RELATIVE

CLAUSES
XPLORE 10
Unit 2.2. Broadcast Yourself

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 Teens who use blogs have a positive impact
in society.

Citizens that post news stories on the web

become amateur reporters.

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Ive just posted a comment that shares some
ideas on citizen journalism.

Traditional newspapers which have become

obsolete should adopt an online version.
Clarissa, whose blog on bullying was awarded
a medal, was a victim.

The underlined words are

RELATIVE PRONOUNS .
They are used to link sentences and
refer to the words that precede them.
Lucinda is a young blogger Main Clause

Relative Clause who has a lot of followers.

Person Thing
Subject who / that which / that
Object who / that which / that
Possessive whose whose
 Now Practise!

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 Complete with the correct relative pronoun.

1. The man __________ I met yesterday is a

CNN reporter.
2. John, _______ wife works for The Times,
couldnt participate in the discussion.
3. That is the blog ___________ I always read.
4. My email account ___________ was blocked
is working now.
5. Students ________ blogs provide trustworthy
information will receive an award.
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 Join these sentences with the correct
relative pronoun. is aimed at teens
1. Jonas writes a blog problems and worries.
2. School newspapers witnessed the fight in
3. Our school newspaper the canteen.
Who
asked for the cooperation main priority is making
of students teens aware of Internet
Which dangers.
4. Lucy deleted some
posts were very poorly
Whose written.
5. My school has a citizen
journalism project deals with his everyday
6. Ive just participated in life.
a blog are online get more
attention from students.
1. Jonas writes a blog which deals with his
everyday life.
2. School newspapers which are online get
more attention from students.
3. Our school newspaper asked for the
cooperation of students who witnessed the
fight in the canteen.
4. Lucy deleted some posts which were very
poorly written.
5. My school has a citizen journalism project
m whose main priority is making teens
aware of Internet dangers.
6. Ive just participated in a blog which is
aimed at teens problems and worries.
 Further Practice!

Relative Pronouns Quiz

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