Grammar: B1 - ✨ Grammar Essentials: 🧩 Parts of Speech & 🏗️ Sentence Structure - Lesson 1: Defining Relative Clauses with "who" (for people)
Grammar: Defining Relative Clauses B1 Lesson 18: Identifying People with 'Who' What you will learn: By the end of this lesson, you will be able to use defining relative clauses with 'who' to give essential information about people.
What is a Defining Relative Clause? At the B1 level, we learn to connect ideas to make our sentences more detailed. A defining relative clause is a powerful tool to do this. Its job is to give essential information that identifies exactly which person or thing we're talking about. Think of it this way: "The man is a tour guide." This sentence is like a blurry photo. We don't know which man. A defining relative clause makes the photo clear: "The man who speaks French is a tour guide." Now we know exactly who he is. How to Build the Sentence 📖 The Recipe for Joining Sentences We use the relative pronoun 'who' to connect two sentences about a person. Sentence 1: The man is a tour guide. Sentence 2: He speaks Frenc…