Unit 7 - Grammar 4ESO Relatives

DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES:

Person: We can use who or that to talk about people. that is more common and a bit more informal. 

The woman who/that lives next door works in a bank. 

He is the man who/that I met at the conference.

Animal: We can use which or that to talk about animals or things. that is more common and a bit more informal. 

The cat which/that I wanted to adopt has disappeared. 

Thing: We can use which or that to talk about animals or things. that is more common and a bit more informal. 

This is the video which/that I wanted to show you.

The phone which/that has the most features is also the most expensive.

These are the flights which/that have been cancelled.

Time:when can refer to a time.

Summer is the season when I'm the happiest. 

Place: where can refer to a place. 

That's the stadium where Rea Madrid play.

Let's go to a country where the sun always shines. 

Belonging: whose refers to the person that something belongs to. 

He is a musician whose albums have sold millions.

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Cuando quieras elegir el relativo para una cosa, piensa si en realidad estás hablando de un objeto o de un lugar, por ejemplo: 

Ayer te di una lista. La lista es larga. 

↓

(nos referimos a una cosa) 

La lista que (which / that) te di ayer es larga. 

O también: 

Te he enviado una lista. En la lista puedes encontrar la palabra. 

↓

(en realidad no nos referimos a una cosa, sino a un lugar) 

Te he enviado una lista que donde (where) puedes encontrar la palabra.