Relative clauses – usage
Relative clauses are very important, since they’re used in everyday situations on a regular basis, I think. Let’s take a look at the examples below.
This is the man who works with me. To jest mężczyzna, który ze mną pracuje.
Can you see that building? That’s where I live. Widzisz tamten budynek? To miejsce, gdzie pracuje.
Peter whose brother in an engineer lives here. Piotr, którego brat jest inżynierem mieszka tutaj.
Everything that I have is yours. Wszystko, co mam jest twoje.
The film which I find amazing is the Titanic. Film, który uważam za niesamowity to Titanic.
Relative clauses – the key concepts
Which = który do rzeczy
“Which” is mainly used for objects.
This is the house which she bought.
That’s the company which is the biggest in the Podkarpacie area.
Who = który do osób
“Who” is used for people:
Brian is someone who I work with.
The colleague who I last go on a business trip with is sick now.
That = “który”, dla rzeczy, osób:
It’s a man that gave me the money.
That = “co”, po słowach “something”, “nothing”, “everything”, “anything”:
I have something that is yours.
Where = gdzie
That’s where I was born.
Oftentimes we can substitute “where” for “in which” with no difference in meaning:
That’s the office in which she works = That’s the office where she works.
Whose = czyj?/czyja?/czyje?
Brian whose father is a teacher also wants to be a teacher.
This is the student whose exam result was the best of all the students.
Use ‘which’, ‘where’, ‘who’ to make one sentence.
- Peter lives in the same city as I do. He’s my friend.
- He’s bought a new car. It’s really nice.
- They went to the mountains. They liked the place.
- My sister made dinner. It was delicious.
- He works for a marketing company. It’s located in Poland.
- He spent a lot of money. This money was spent on food.
You can do more exercises on: Relative Pronouns- Online Exercises – English Grammar (english-grammar.at).
