THE ASIAN GAMES
UNIT 12
LESSON 1:
LANGUAGE FOCUS
relative pronouns
who
whom
which
whose
that
Grammar Relative clauses
Omission of relative pronouns
+ Eg1: The woman is very friendly. She lives next door.
The woman who/ that lives next door is very friendly.

+ Eg2: This is the novel. Shakespeare wrote this novel.
This is the novel which/ that Shakespeare wrote.

This is the novel Shakespeare wrote.
+ Eg3: The girl is very nice. I talked about her yesterday.
The girl whom/ that I talked about yesterday is very nice.

The girl I talked about yesterday is very nice.
+ Eg4: The girl is very nice. I talked about her yesterday.
The girl about whom I talked yesterday is very nice.

+ Eg5: My Tam is a famous singer. I like her songs very much.
 My Tam,who I like her songs very much, is a famous singer
Subject
Object
 Can’t omit
 Can omit
Object
 Can omit
Object after a preposition
 Can’t omit
Object after a comma
 Can’t omit
1.Chúng ta có thể lược bỏ đại từ quan hệ khi nó là tân ngữ ở mệnh đề quan hệ xác định
2.Chỳng ta khụng th? lu?c b? d?i t? quan h? khi nú l� tõn ng? ? m?nh d? quan h? khụng xỏc d?nh
+ m?nh d? quan h? khụng xỏc d?nh sau d?y ph?y.
+ Nú l� ch? ng?.
+ Nú d?ng sau gi?i t?.
Notes:
Exercise 1: Complete each of the following sentences, using a suitable sentence in the box to make a relative clause without a relative pronoun.

we had it for lunch we met him this morning
John told them he invited them to the birthday party
you lost it I bought it yesterday
Example:
I like the diamond ring ……………………
Mary is wearing it
1. Have you found the bike…………………………..
2. Most of the classmates……………………..........couldn’t come.
3. The short stories…………………….......were very funny.
4. The dictionary……………………..…….is expensive, but very interesting.
5. I didn’t like the man…………………………………
6. The beef…………………………..was really delicious.
we had it for lunch
we met him this morning
John told them
he invited them to the birthday party
you lost it
I bought it yesterday
a
c
f
e
d
b
1. e 2. f 3. a 4. b 5. d 6. c
Exercise 2: Complete each of the following sentences, using a suitable sentence in the box to make a relative clause with a preposition.

we’re living in it they were talking about them
I work with them we went to it
I slept in it he applied for it
I want to travel on it
Ex: The flight……………………..……..was fully booked.
I enjoy my job because I like the people …….……
The dinner party …….….…...… wasn’t very enjoyable.
The house …………….…...… is not in good condition.
I wasn’t interested in the things …………………..…
He didn’t get the job ……………………………….…
6. The bed ……………………..… was very modern.
a.we’re living in it
b. they’re talking about them
d. I work with them
f.we went to it
e. he applied for it
c. I slept in it
EXERCISE 3
Tick () the sentences in which the relative pronoun can be omitted .
1. The girl who we are going to see is from Britain.
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2. He works for a company that makes cars.
3. What was the name of the man who you met yesterday.
4.The table that was broken has now been repaired.
5. Do you know the girl who he is talking to ?
6. This is the novel that I`ve been expecting.
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1. Relative pronouns "who, whom, which, that" can be omitted when they are (1)....
a. objects in the defining clauses
Consolidation
b. objects in the non- defining clauses
c. subjects in the defining clauses
2. 2. But we can`t omit :
a. When " who, which, that" are objects.
b. When " who, which, that" stand before a subject
c. When " who, which, that" stand before a verb
2. 3. And we can`t omit :
a. When " who, which, that" are after a preposition.
b. When " who, which, that" stand behind a comma
c. When " who, which, that" stand behind a preposition and after a comma
Decide whether the statements are True(T) or False( F).
Beckham whom I met on T.V yesterday, is a famous footballer.
The dictionary which has 205,000 words is very useful.
I’m reading the book I bought in 1996.
I know the girl to who I spoke this morning.
Dan Truong, that sings “Tinh khuc vang” song, is a singer.
Do you know the film whom he is talking to?
This puppy, my grandfather gave me on my birthday, is 9 months old.
The table was broken has now been repaired.
The ladder on I was standing began to slip.
This is Mr. Hung, who writes the script of the film.
F
T
T
F
F
F
F
F
F
T
,
whom
who
which
This puppy, which my grandfather gave me on my birthday, is 9 months old.
The table that/ which was broken has now been repaired.
The ladder on which I was standing began to slip.
Homework
Redo exercises in textbook.
Prepare for the next lesson:
unit 12: Reading ( read at home in advance)
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