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Elena Geiko: Nouns and phrases: relative clauses in English
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Elena Geiko: Participle relative clauses Present and past participle forms, (e.g: talking, made) can be used without a pronoun or auxiliary to form a participle relative clause, e.g.: Do you know the boy talking to Thomas? The participle relative clause underlined in the example has the same meaning as a defining relative clause with the relative pronoun who, i.e: Do you know the boy who is talking to Thomas? A participle relative clause with an –ing (present participle) form can be used like a defining relative clause to identify which person or thing you are referring to, e.g.: The house has three bedrooms. The bedroom overlooking the garden… (= which overlooks the garden) -ing participle clauses also often show what someone or something is, or was, doing at a particular time, e.g.: Who were those children waiting outside? (= … who were waiting outside..) Police investigating the robbery are asking people to come forward. (= …who are investigating the robbery..) Participle relative clauses with an –ed (past participle) form are also used like defining relative clauses to identify a particular person or thing. They have a passive meaning, e.g.: The woman injured in the accident was expecting a baby. (= who was injured in the accident…) All cakes sold in the café are made on the premises. (= which are sold in the café …) It is also possible to use participle relative clauses as non-defining relative clauses which add information. Like other non-defining relative clauses, these participle clauses are surrounded by commas, e.g.: His first novel, published in 1965, was an immediate success. (= which was published in 1965…) John’s father, lying on the sofa, was trying to take a nap. (= who was lying on the sofa)
Elena Geiko: /hu:z/ The word /hu:z/ can be tricky for students as it can mean who is (contracted), who has (contracted) or whose. Here is a sample restricted practice exercise to differentiate between the three. The sentences in this exercise are all based around the topic of hotels – teachers could make their own sentences. * The receptionist is the person /hu:z/ responsible for reservations. * Do you know anybody /hu:z/ worked in a hotel? * There is a 10% discount for guests /hu:z/ reservations are made on the Internet. * Is there anybody in the class /hu:z/ stayed in a luxury hotel? * /hu:z/ luggage is this? * That’s the guest /hu:z/ plane arrived late. * The hotel manager, /hu:z/ not here today, is the person you need to talk to. Answers * The receptionist is the person who’s responsible for reservations. * Do you know anybody who’s worked in a hotel? * There a 10% discount for guests whose reservations are made on the Internet. * Is there anybody in the class who’s stayed in a luxury hotel? * Whose luggage is this? * That’s the guest whose plane arrived late. * The hotel manager, who’s not here today, is the person you need to talk to.
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