1、Grammar and usageUnit 3 Getting along with others01The forum exchange below includes a post written by Amy,a teenage girl.She had a problem with her best friend Jenny.She was a popular girl.She was willing to make friends with me.David also had a friend.He trusted the friend a lot.The forum exchange
2、 below includes a post written by Amy,a teenage girl who had a problem with her best friend Jenny.She was the popular girl who was willing to make friends with me.David also had a friend whom he trusted a lot.Below is a magazine article on friendship in the modern age.Find the sentences with restric
3、tive relative clauses in the article and fill in the box below.The first one has been done for you.Part A()A real friend is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.A real friend is someone whose support we can count on.A real friend is someone who sees our true self,not just the fa
4、ce that we show to the world.Yet these days,the modern tools that keep us connected are eating away at the meaning of friendship.Social media like blogs has come between us and the friends whom we love.“Sharing”our experiences on social media is not enough to express the values which matter most to
5、us.“Liking”our friends photos online does not develop the connection which we share.A real friend is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.A real friend is someone whose support we can count on.A real friend is someone who sees our true self,not just the face that we show to the
6、world.Yet these days,the modern tools that keep us connected are eating away at the meaning of friendship.Social media like blogs has come between us and the friends whom we love.“Sharing”our experiences on social media is not enough to express the values which matter most to us.“Liking”our friends
7、photos online does not develop the connection which we share.RulesA restrictive relative clause is used to modify a noun,pronoun or noun phrase before it.The noun,pronoun or noun phrase is the antecedent.We can use relative pronouns to introduce restrictive relative clauses.RulesThe most frequently
8、used relative pronouns include who,whom,which,that,whose.We use _ for things,and _ and whom for people.We can use _ for both things and people.We use _ to show possession.The relative pronouns,who,whom,which,that,often act as a component in clauses.which who that whoseRewrite the following sentences
9、 using restrictive relative clauses.Part B1 antecedentthe main clauserelative pronounA restrictive relative clause is used to modify a noun,pronoun or noun phrase before it.David also had a friend.He trusted the friend a lot.whomDavid also had a friend whom he trusted a lot.)(1.Common interests prov
10、ide rich ground.Many friendships grow from rich ground.Common interests provide rich ground _.whichfrom which many friendships grow2.When friends communication is warm and open,friendships grow best.Friendships grow best between friends _.friends communication=whose communication whose communication
11、 is warm and open3.Friendships are like flowers.These flowers need to be taken good care of.Friendships are like flowers _.which/thatwhich/that need to be taken good care of 4.A relationship with a true friend will surely produce fruit.You can count on a true friend.A relationship with a true friend
12、 _will surely produce fruit.whom/who/that you can count onwhom/who/that5.You have been helped by others.To make friends,you should help others in the same way.To make friends,you should help others the way _.in which/that you have been helped by others The way was not difficult to understand.He expl
13、ained the sentence to us in the way.The way was not difficult to understand.He explained the way to us.The way(that/in which)he explained the sentences to us was not difficult to understand.The way(that/which)he explained to us was not difficult to understand.I dont like the way _ you talk to your p
14、arents.I dont understand the way _ you thought of to solve the problem.(that/in which)(that/which)Common interests provide rich ground from which many friendships grow.Preposition+which Preposition+that Friendships are like flowers which/that need to be taken good care of.A relationship with a true
15、friend(whom/who/that)you can count on will surely produce fruit.A relative pronoun can only be ignored when it acts as an object.To make friends,you should help others the way(in which/that)you have been helped by others.the way(in which/that)The passage below is about friendship in a great novel.Co
16、mplete the passage with correct relative pronouns where necessary.Part B2 which/thatwhosewho/that(which/that)whichwhom/that/whowho/thatTipsFind the antecedent.Try to complete the clause with the antecedent.Use the right relative pronoun to replace the antecedent.In pairs,describe a friend of yours u
17、sing restrictive clauses.Part B3 My best friend is Hannah.I met her in a park where we play badminton.One day,the friend who I normally play with had to go to home early,and I was about to leave too.That was the moment when Hannah came up to me and asked if I wanted to play with her.We got on really
18、 well and soon became close friends.I know she is someone that I can rely on in times of difficulty.Express your opinion on friends or friendship using restrictive relative clauses with relative pronouns.Friendship is like sunshine which brings us warmth and happiness.Friendship is also one of the g
19、reatest pleasures that we can enjoy.When in trouble,we need friends who can give us support and encouragement.With success achieved,we also need friends that can share our joys.We all need friends whose help makes our life more enjoyable.)the subject of the clausewhichsunshinethatantecedent Friendsh
20、ip is like sunshine which brings us warmth and happiness.Friendship is also one of the greatest pleasures that we can enjoy.(one of the greatest pleasuresthe object of the clauseantecedent()the subject of the clausewhofriendsthatfriendsthe subject of the clauseantecedent antecedent When in trouble,w
21、e need friends who can give us support and encouragement.With success achieved,we also need friends that can share our joys.(We all need friends whose help makes our life more enjoyable.()friends whoseantecedents A real friend is someone(whose support we can count on).whose support=someones support
22、I saw a man shouting at a driver _ car was blocking the street.This is the little girl _ parents were killed in the great earthquake.whosethe drivers carwhosethe little girls parentsFind an article about friendship from books and appreciate sentences using restrictive relative clauses with relative pronouns.
