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Relative Clause

Relative Clause

who
It modifies a noun as a person and functions as subject in sentence.

Structure
Noun + who + Verb

Examples
-The children are good. The children obey their parents.
The children who obey their parents are good.

-The people have to pay more. The people live upstairs.
The people who live upstairs have to pay more.
- I have a friend. A friend can speak three languages.
I have a friend who can speak three languages.

-I saw a boy at the concert last night. A boy looked like Sornram.
I saw a boy who looked like Sornram at the concert last night.

whom
It expands a noun as a person and functions as an object in sentence.

Structure
Noun + whom + Subject + Verb
Noun + whom + Subject + Verb + Preposition
Noun + Preposition + whom + Subject + Verb


Example
-The woman is my mother. You saw the woman yesterday morning.
The woman whom you saw the woman yesterday morning is my mother.

-The man gave me a bonus. I work for the man.
The man whom I work for gave me a bonus.

-This is the advisor. I must discuss with the advisor for the exam.
This is the advisor with whom I must discuss for the exam.

-Kannika is the girl. I fall in love with the girl.
Kannika is the girl with whom I fall in love.

Whose
It indicates possessive of a noun that as a person.

Structure
Noun + whose + possessive noun +Verb
Noun + whose + possessive noun + Subject + Verb


Example
-Mr William teaches a class for the students. The students’ native language is not English.
Mr William teaches a class for the students whose native language is not English.

-The woman moved to London last month. The woman’s son got the first prize of the lottery.
The woman whose son got the first prize of the lottery moved to London last month.

-I met a man yesterday. A man’s house was burnt by a fire.
I met a man whose house was burnt by a fire yesterday.


Which
It expands a noun that as an animal and a thing

Structure
Noun + which + Verb
Noun + which + Subject + Verb


Examples
-The dog has been found. The dog was lost.
The dog which was lost has been found.

-The book is War and Peace. You ought to read a book.
The book which you ought to read is War and Peace.

When
It expands a noun that indicates to times.

Subject
Time + When + Subject + Verb

Examples

The time when my father arrived was convenient.
This is the year
when Thailand suffers many economic problems.

Where
It expands a noun that indicates places.

Structure
Place + where + Subject+ Verb

Examples
The school where I first met him is now closed.
The store where I bought my camera is having a big sale.
I’ll never forget the place where I first met you.
The house where I grew up was torn down.


Why
It expands a noun that indicates to the reason.

Structure
the reason why + Subject + Verb

Examples
The reason why Jack raped Nina has just been clear.
That is the reason why I come to school late.
She can’t give the reason why her students were absent.

That
It that can be used instead “who, whom, which” .

Examples
The man who(that) quit forgot his papers.
The picture which(that)I wanted had been sold.

1 Comment:

Amy กล่าวว่า...

Hi, Meena...
All in all, your examples are very good. However, "full stop" is very infortant for grammartical sentence.

Cheer!

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