Who Are They Talking About?

Quick-fire: say or type who, which, where, or whose.

1. The woman _____ has curly hair is my neighbour.
2. The laptop _____ is on the table belongs to my colleague.
3. This is the café _____ we usually meet.
4. I know a photographer _____ photos are in that magazine.
5. The boy _____ sits behind me is very quiet.
6. The museum _____ opened last year is popular.
7. That is the town _____ my grandparents live.
8. She is the friend _____ brother is a doctor.

A defining relative clause tells us exactly which person, thing, place, time, or possession we mean.

Build Clear Descriptions

That can describe people or things.

In an object clause, we can often omit who, which, or that:

The colleague (who/that) I called is reliable.
The film (which/that) we watched was funny.

Join the sentence halves

Connect each beginning with the ending that completes the description.

Identify the person, thing, or place

Choose the ending that gives essential information.

Make full descriptions

Connect the two halves, then read each complete sentence aloud.

Choose the relative word

Type one suitable relative word.

1. The colleague [___] sits next to me is very reliable.
2. The book [___] I borrowed is about personality.
3. The apartment [___] we lived was small.
4. I remember the day [___] we first met.
5. She is the woman [___] advice helped me.

Check the Form

Decide if each statement is correct

Notice subject and object clauses

Choose the best option

1. The neighbour [___] has a dog is very generous.
2. The laptop [___] my colleague uses is very fast.
3. This is the anniversary [___] they first met.
4. The quiet woman [___] brother works at the museum is a photographer.

Check the meaning again

Final Recall

Answer quickly, then give a reason: person, thing, place, time, possession, subject, or object.

1. The neighbour _____ has a dog is very friendly.
2. This is the restaurant _____ we celebrated my birthday.
3. Choose: The film _____ we watched was funny.

which / that / no pronoun needed

1. I remember the year _____ I started this job.
2. Correct the sentence: The woman which lives upstairs is a musician.