People are irresponsible. They don’t care about their future.

       Which people?

        All the people?

        No! Only those who don’t care about their future

 

People who don’t care about their future are irresponsible.

Defining relative clause

 

Sarah is irresponsible. She doesn’t care about her future.

Sarah, who doesn’t care about her future, is irresponsible.

Non – defining relative clause

 

û Extra information

û Between commas

û Never start with “that”

 

Girls – who

The factory – which

The ear factory - which

The city – where/which

Paul - who

The boys – who

Those boys,

My parents,

 

a) That lady was really nice. Her son is my workmate. (That lady)

b) People may be disappointed. They have cyber relationships. (People)

c) Peter was really puzzled. He wondered how the old man knew so much about him. (Peter)

d) People often lie in chatrooms. They pretend they are something they are definitely not (People)

e) Cyber romances are nice. They are based on the sharing of feelings. (Cyber romances)

f) Students forget their duties. Their free time is spent in chatrooms. (Students)

g) Póvoa is a nice city. Its inhabitants are friendly. (Póvoa)

h) Online affairs are risky. They are often deceiving. (Online affairs)

i) The girl sent me an electronic message. I met her at the conference.

j) The boy was injured in the fire. He is now in hospital.

k) Those ladies were very helpful. We’ve asked them for new sites.

l) The police have found the little boy. His parents were on TV asking for help.

m) The people were very friendly. They asked us for help with the car.

 

Solutions

a) That lady, whose her son is my workmate, was really nice.

b) People who have cyber relationships may be disappointed.

c) Peter, who wondered how the old man knew so much about him, was really puzzled.

d) People who pretend they are something they are definitely not often lie in chatrooms.

e) Cyber romances, which are based on the sharing of feelings, are nice.

f)  Students whose free time is spend in chatrooms forget their duties.

g)  Póvoa, whose inhabitants are friendly, is a nice city.

h) Online affairs, which are often deceiving, are risky.

i) The girl (that) I met at the conference sent me an e-mail.

j) The boy who is now in hospital was injured in the fire.

k) Those ladies, whom we asked them for new sites, were very helpful.

l) The police have found the little boy whose parents were on TV asking for help.

m) The people who asked us for help with the car were very friendly.

 

 

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