Relative Clause (adjective clause)

What does a relative clause look like?

• This is the book which I like the most.

The clause “which I like the most” tells us about the book; it is a relative clause.

•  Mary likes the man who helped her yesterday.
•  She wishes to return to the place where she went to last month.

Which pronouns are used to begin the relative clause? 
We use these relative pronouns to begin a relative clause.

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• “which” for things and animals.
• “who or whom” for people (whom is formal)
• “when for times
•   why for reasons
•   where for places
•   whose for possessions (whom +n)
• that for people, things or animals

More examples:

• Dara doesn’t want to tell about the reason why he was absent.
• This is the time when my son returns home from work.
• The person who (m) I trust is you.
• That is the boy whose father died last night.
• The book that you gave to me is interesting.

Why is a relative clause used?

Look at these sentences.

1.      Dany is talking to the doctor who lives next door.

A.  The clause ‘who lives next door’ tells us more about the doctor, so a relative clause is used to give more information about the noun it describes.

B. Another reason is that a relative clause makes a sentence more complex which is appropriate for high level learners.

· John is a teacher. He teaches in grade 10.

We can combine the above two sentences into one using a relative clause.

1. John is a teacher who teaches in grade 10.

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