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Defining Relative Clauses PT 4 (Reduction)

The document provides examples of using relative clauses to combine two sentences into one. It discusses using relative pronouns like "that", "who", and "which" depending on whether the clause is essential or non-essential information. It also discusses using prepositions like "to", "in", and "at" when combining sentences where the verb is followed by a preposition. Some examples are provided of rewriting two sentences into a single sentence using relative clauses.

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Defining Relative Clauses PT 4 (Reduction)

The document provides examples of using relative clauses to combine two sentences into one. It discusses using relative pronouns like "that", "who", and "which" depending on whether the clause is essential or non-essential information. It also discusses using prepositions like "to", "in", and "at" when combining sentences where the verb is followed by a preposition. Some examples are provided of rewriting two sentences into a single sentence using relative clauses.

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Unit the people we met the hotel you stayed at

102 (relative clauses 2)


The man is carrying a bag.
2 sentences
It's very heavy.

The bag (that) he is carrying is very heavy.


.................... 1 se n te n ce ................ :......]

Kate won some money.


2 sentences
W hat is she going to do with it?

W hat is Kate going to do with the money


(that) she won?
KATE .................... 1se n te n ce ...................

You can say:


O The bag that he is carrying ... or The bag he is carrying ... (with or without that)
O ... the money that Kate won? or ... the money Kate won?

You do not need that/who/which when it is the object:

subject verb object

The man was carrying a bag —>the bag (that) the man was carrying
Kate won some money —>the money (that) Kate won
You wanted some books —>the books (that) you wanted
We met some people —>the people (w ho) we met

O Did you find the books you wanted? (or ... the books that you wanted?)
O The people we met were very friendly, (or The people who we m e t ...)
O Everything I said was true, (or Everything that I said ...)

We say:
O The film we saw was very good, (not The film we saw it w a s ...)

Sometimes there is a preposition (to/in/at etc.) after the verb:

Eve is talking to a man. —» Do you know the man Eve is talking to?
We stayed at a hotel. —> The hotel we stayed at was near the station.
I told you about some books. —> These are the books I told you about.

We say:
... the books I told you about (not the books I told you about them)

You can say '(a place) where ...;:


O The hotel where we stayed was near the station. (= The hotel we stayed a t ...)

You must use who/that/which when it is the subject (—> Unit 101):
O I met a woman who can speak six languages, (who is the subject)
O Jack was wearing a hat that was too big for him. (that is the subject)

214 [ a person who ..., a thing that/which ... (relative clauses 1) 4 Unit 101
Exercises
Make one sentence from two.
1 (Helen took some pictures. Have you seen them?)
.Hayp.ypu.5een the p j c t u ^ ...........
2 (You gave me a pen. I've lost it.)
I've lost th e ........................................................................................
3 (Sue is wearing a jacket. I like it.)
I like th e ...............................................................................................
4 (I gave you some flowers. Where are they?)
Where are th e .................................................................................
5 (He told us a story. I didn't believe it.)

6 (You bought some oranges. How much were they?)


H o w ..........................................................................................................

I T C H Make one sentence from two.


1 (I was carrying a bag. It was very heavy.)
The bag Iw as.carrying w a s v e ry heavy..........................
2 (You cooked a meal. It was excellent.)
T h e ..................................................................................................................................
3 (I'm wearing shoes. They aren't very comfortable.)
The shoes....................................................................................................................
4 (W e invited some people to dinner. They didn’t come.)
T h e ..................................................................................................................................

m w t You ask your friend some questions. Complete the sentences.


1 Your friend stayed at a hotel. You ask:
What's the name o f th e .h p ta ly p u .5 ta y p d .a t................................
2 Your friend was talking to some people. You ask:
W ho are the people............................................................................................
3 Your friend was looking for some keys. You ask:
Did you find t h e ....................................................................................................
4 Your friend is going to a party. You ask:
Where is t h e ..............................................................................................................
5 Your friend was talking about a film. You ask:
What's the name o f ..............................................................................................
6 Your friend is listening to some music. You ask:
What's th a t................................................................................................................
7 Your friend applied for a job. You ask:
Did you g e t...............................................................................................................

Complete the questions. Use where.


1 John stayed at a hotel. You ask him:
Did you like 5.hp, hptel whera.ypu.stayp.d........................................
2 Sue had dinner in a restaurant. You ask her:
What's the name of the restaurant.............................................................
3 Sarah lives in a village. You ask her:
How big is t h e .........................................................................................................
4 Richard works in a factory. You ask him:
Where exactly is .....................................................................................................

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