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The young man came to see my about the job. He used to be my classmate.
The young man
He
who/that
The young man came to see me about the job.
who/that used to be my classmate
The young man came to see my about the job.
My father introduced him to me .
The young man
him
The young man came to see my about the job.

whom/that/X
whom/that/X my father introduced to me
Combine two sentences , using relative clauses
The young man came to see my about the job. His father used to be my classmate.


The young man
His
whose

The young man came to see me about the job.
whose father used to be my classmate
The young man told about the wedding party .
He attended that wedding party last Sunday.
The young man told about the wedding party
the wedding party .
that wedding party .
that / which/X
that / which/X he attended last Sunday
Combine two sentences , using relative clauses
which/that/X
The book is about Nick

Vujicic’s life and love.
The book is about Nick Vujicic’s life and love. I’m reading it
which/that/X I’m reading
Combine two sentences , using relative clauses
The book
It
Do you get on well with your next door neighbour?(who)

Do you get on well with ………………………………………………next door?
Reduced relative clauses
living
Do you get on with the neighbour ………………………?
who
lives next door?
Do you get on with the neighbour ………………………?
living next door?
Many people were rescued quickly .They were injured in the typhoon-Haiyan.
Reduced relative clauses
Many people
who/that
They
Many people

were rescued quickly
injured in the typhoon
who/that were
Many people were rescued quickly
injured in the typhoon
Reduced relative clauses

We use the present participle (V-ING) to reduce an active relative clause

We use the past participle (V-ed / V- III ) to reduce a passive relative clause


RELATIVE ADVERBS
Our school has a good laboratory. The students often chemical experiments in this laboratory
In the laboratory
Our school has a good laboratory the students often chemical experiments.
where / in which
RELATIVE ADVERBS
We haven’t decided the day. We will get married on that day
We haven’t decided the day we will get married
on that day
when / on which
RELATIVE ADVERBS
You haven’t told me the reason. You were absent yesterday for that reason.
You haven’t told me the reason you were absent yesterday.
for that reason
why / for which