Relative Sentence Example

The relative sentences they are a type of subordinate sentences that give information about the noun they are modifying. They fulfill a function of adjectival sentences, that is, of sentences that function as adjectives.

Types of relative sentences:

Relative sentences can be of two types: explanatory and specific.

1. Explanatory relative sentences:

The explanatory relative sentences they give information about the subject, but that is not essential to understand the sentence. These sentences are enclosed in commas:

• That cat, that is not mine, he is very affectionate.

His car that he just got from the agency, has a flat tire.

2. Specific relative sentences

The specific relative sentences, fulfill the function of providing the necessary information to identify the subject of the sentence, so they are written after it, and without being separated by commas:

• I went to the garden where i met her to spend the afternoon.
• Person Who did I introduce you to yesterday? his name is Eduardo Lozano.

Relative sentences are connected to the subject by a relative pronoun or a relative adverb. This helps us to identify the relationship with the subject, which can be of the following types:

Subject accuracy: that (the one, the one, the one, the one, the one); who (to whom, from whom, with whom, to whom, from whom, with whom); which (which, which, which, which).

• That puppy, the fact that he was in the park, he is very friendly.
• Girl with whom you danced last night she is my cousin.
• That man, which we saw in the movies, he is a private investigator.

Quantity: how much (how much, how many, how many).

• He gave how much he carried in his pockets on the promise that he would make him rich.

Possession: whose, whose, whose, whose

• My Granny, whose portrait you are seeing, he was born in San Miguel de Allende.
• Mrs whose children you met is the landlady.

Place: where, where, in the, in the, in the, in the.

• Building where you saw your uncle is a tax office.
• The street in which you stumbled on the street of Bolívar.

50 examples of relative sentences:

1. That man, that he is french, he plays the piano very well.
2. Church where we went yesterday it was built in the seventeenth century.
3. My mom, who did she come with last night she sends you cheers.
4. The lamp, that she was decomposed, she worked again.
5. The images what did you see on the wall they are cave paintings.
6. The numbers, whose origin is Arabic, have been used for many years.
7. At the end of the day, since he couldn't take it anymore, she slept hastily.
8. The cherry trees, that bloom in spring, they are so beautiful.
9. The sea, where I saw a beautiful sunset, it has many tourist attractions.
10. The student, the less he tries to learn, the better he will learn.
11. Let's go back where do we find it to see if it's still there.
12. Home where i grew up is still standing.
13. Cinema where I saw the conflict of the galaxies now exhibits the Men M.
14. Square where we had coffee they are now office buildings.
15. The drawer where my grandfather kept his cigars now contains medicines.
16. That boy, the more you study, he becomes more distracted.
17. The dog the one you were chasing It is from the neighbor.
18. Birds what do you say they were chasing you they are swallows.
19. The school where did you study he has court and computer courses.
20. That treatment, which looks like a horse priest, it does not cure your disease.
21. The novels whose theme is the mystery I like them very much.
22. Witches and fortune-tellers who say they know the future they are charlatans.
23. A fortune teller, which they say is very famousshe, she said a meteor will fall tomorrow.
24. Things, the more you miss, I find them more interesting.
25. The ways where you least expect traffic they are the busiest.
26. The phone what did you buy last week it has a novel system.
27. The place in which we meet is far.
28. The moods, how more exalted, they can be more violent.
29. The pigeons, which birds of prey, they pounced on the wheat.
30. The soap opera where your cousin works happens on channel 45.
31. Computer what did they lend you keyboard fails.
32. Some times I would, in the breaks, take a nap.
33. When you are back in the city call me.
34. The Wolves, that hunt in a herdThey are similar to dogs.
35. The cameo that belonged to my great-grandmother my aunt keeps it.
36. Storm, which was one of the strongest, devastated the population.
37. That book, that was on my desk, you will not understand.
38. The marquesse, where we ate trout, is on the highway to Toluca.
39. The Unicorns, that do not exist, they should be white.
40. The progress, which were not expectedThey barely met the basics.
41. The cage where the lions were they were very old and made of iron.
42. Prices, as soon as nothing changes, will remain the same.
43. Countries in which they cook with chili they're very few.
44. You have to look for the bugs wherever they are.
45. I found these coins where we were hiding yesterday.
46. The insect what did you find last night it is a variety of beetle.
47. Fabrics that were made in the far east are the exotic fabrics.
48. Stains What did you do with the coffee? they are difficult to remove.
49. There is a cookie left in the jar where we keep them.
50. The Dolphins, which are very intelligent, they can communicate with each other.