Relative Clauses: Intro 1 - Sentences for your grammar! - Useful Language

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who / that

• My friend is the girl who/that is sitting on the bench
• My friend is the boy who/that is holding the books
• This is the teacher who/that teaches fifth grade
• This is the student who/that lives in Málaga
• The woman who/that is wearing a black dress is Silvia's mum
• The man who/that is talking with Peter is my dad
• Obama, who* was born in Hawai, is now the president of the USA (*no other option possible)

which / that

• The book which/that is on the desk is mine
• The animal which/that got run over by a car is dead
• The food which/that is on the table is for the baby
• Madrid, which* was/used to be a welcoming city, is now overcrowded and full of vehicles! (*no other option possible)

whose

• That's the girl whose name is Eloísa
• That's the boy whose parents live in Denver
• That's the car whose owner got arrested
• That's the dog whose owner died last week
• Don Quixote was born in a village whose name I do not recall!
• [Whose is this? It's mine! / It's María's]
• [Whose is NOT Who's = Who is it? / Who's]

where

• That's (the place) where my grandmother was born
• That's (the hotel) where we stayed

when

• That's (the day) when my grandfather was born
• That's (the day) when my friend had surgery