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    LESSON 6
    RELATIVE
    PRONOUNS
    Teacher Alessandro
    Odoardi
    RELATIVE PRONOUNS
    Relative pronouns are used to connect a clause (or
    phrase) to a noun or pronoun. The clause modifies or
    describes the noun.
    The most common relative pronouns are who, whom,
    "whose", "which", and "that". Sometimes "when" and
    "where" can be used as relative pronouns as well.
    HOW DO WE USE
    RELATIVE
    PRONOUNS?
    RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
    Subject
    We use "who/whom" for people and "which" for things. We can
    also use "that" for people and things. We can use these relative
    pronouns after a noun to make it clear which person/thing we're
    talking about (they are followed by verbs).
    Examples:
    a) This is the bike that was in the shop.
    b) The woman who sings this song is Aretha.
    c) My car is the one which is there.
    RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
    Relative clause
    We use relative pronouns to introduce relative clauses. These
    relative clauses tell us more about a person or thing (and we
    can't use "that" with them).
    Examples:
    a) Boris Johnson, who is the British Prime
    Minister, lived in New York part of his life.
    b) Lady Diana, who died in 1997, is still an icon.
    c) We ate pasta, which is my favourite meal.
    RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
    Object (1)
    We can leave out the relative pronoun if it is the object of the
    relative clause (this happens when the relative pronoun is
    followed by a noun).
    Examples:
    a) This is the pencil that Nancy left.
    b) Edith Piaf is the singer who I admire.
    c) That is a house which we can buy.
    d) Mark is the boy that I met yesterday.
    RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
    Object (2)
    We sometimes use "whom" as the object of a verb or preposition
    (but nowadays we normally use "who").
    Examples:
    a) This is Merkel, whom you saw on TV
    (=This is Merkel, who you saw on TV).
    b) This is Charlote, whom I met yesterday
    (=This is Charlote, who I met yesterday).
    RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
    Object (3)
    When we use "whom" and "which", we can place the
    prepositions at the beginning or the end of the clause.
    Examples:
    a) We found a pencil, with which we can work
    (We found a pencil, which we can work with).
    b) This is Maria Callas, from whom you can listen
    to relaxing music
    (This is Maria Callas, whom you can listen
    to relaxing music from).
    RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
    Object (4)
    When we use "that", we have to place the preposition
    at the end of the clause.
    Examples:
    a) I didn't know the sister that I received a gift from.
    b) I couldn't find the ball that we played with.
    c) Reagan was a man that everyone could speak with.
    d) Mario is someone that I need advice from.
    RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
    Possessive
    We use "whose" as the possessive form of "who".
    Examples:
    a) She's Meryl Streep, whose films I always enjoy.
    b) Daniel is the teacher whose classes
    are always crowded.
    c) Samantha is a girl whose parents
    like to watch her too much.
    RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
    Time and place
    We can use "when" (with times) and "where" (with places) to
    make it clear which time or place we're talking about.
    Examples:
    a) 1999 was the year when I was born.
    b) Her last birthday was the day when
    my boss went to Las Vegas.
    c) Does she remeber the place where she
    left her phone?
    d) Woolsthorpe is the town where Isaac
    Newton was born.
    RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
    Quantifiers and numbers
    We can use quantifiers and numbers with relative pronouns.

    Examples:
    a) I have three counsins, two of whom study at Oxford.
    b) I watched lots of films, most of which I enjoyed.
    c) There were some good teachers, none of whom I met.
    d) Elvis sang wonderful songs, all of which were loved
    by the public.

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