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14 Unit 01 | Way to grow! Read the sentences again. What could be the rule for when to use a comma and when not? Complete the sentences with the correct relative pronouns and add a comma where necessary. 1 Everyone came to the sports event except for Mark was ill on the day. 2 He stepped on some Lego bricks his sister had left in his room. 3 It was snowing really hard when I left home. That’s the reason I’m late. 4 Are you a person online presence is always up to date? 5 Tom makes a fool of any friend has problems. That’s why Rachel doesn’t like him. 6 You need to choose the people you interact with online carefully. 7 Tom likes making stupid jokes I think is really mean. 8 Hannah is going to visit her cousin Adam is studying in California. This is a picture of the hostel she will stay. 9 Do you remember the time we spent whole weekends building Lego sets? b 15 When the relative pronoun is the object of the relative clause, you can leave it out. This only works when giving essential information. This is often called ‘contact clause’. Look at the example below, then decide if you can leave out the relative pronouns in sentences 1–8. Emma Watson is the actress who played Hermione in the Harry Potter films. NOT: Emma Watson is the actress played Hermione in the Harry Potter films . Circle is a film which she made in 2017. OR: Circle is a film she made in 2017. 16 M p. 7 Relative clauses Relative clauses can be used to give more information about persons and things. They are usually connected to the main clause of a sentence by a relative pronoun. Read the sentences in the table and circle the correct relative pronouns.  See Grammar revisited, Relative clauses , p. 169. LANGUAGE 14 a M p. 6 Giving essential information ( you can’t understand the sentence without this information) 1 An online presence whose / which makes you look lazy is bad for you. 2 I saw the picture that / who Oliver uploaded to the school homepage. 3 The artist whose / that music blog Hannah’s been following will come to Cambridge next week. 4 Hannah’s never been to the café in which / whose the concert is taking place. 5 This is the street where / which the gig will take place. 6 It started to rain the moment where / when Hannah stepped out of the café. 7 I don’t know the reason why / when Tom is always telling rude jokes. Giving additional information ( you can understand the sentence without this information) 8 Our English language assistant, that / who comes from Newcastle, speaks with a very strong accent. 9 Tom eats his own pizza and any leftovers, which / that is really gross. 10 The author of the book, which / who you can download for free, lives in South Africa. 11 Cindy’s car, why / whose alarm kept us up all night, is being repaired now. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv