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The relatives

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The relative clause is a part of a sentence that cannot exist independently and describes a noun that comes before it in the main part of the sentence.

Rules	Example
who / that refer to people	They caught the man who / that spied for Portugal.
which / that refer to objects	I lost the map which / that she gave me.
whose refers to possession	She complained to the man whose dog bit her.
when refers to a moment in time	Christmas Day is a day when people are happy.
where refers to a particular place	We visited the house where our father was born.

Exercises - The relatives

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1) That's the hotel whose who where you stayed.

2) Here's the bag whom who which you let on my desk yesterday.

3) Ann what who whose is very smart, did the puzzle in five minutes.

4) I went to Greece who whose where I had a nice time.

5) That's the boy whose who what brother was a teacher.

6) A painter is the person who whose where paints pictures.

7) Can you tell me the reason whose what why he left the city?

8) My mother, whose what why name is Kate, is an English teacher.

9) That's autumn who which when it rained every day.

10) The clock who whom which I bought yesterday does not work.

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