6. Do you know the girl? The headmaster is talking to her.
Ask the student to combine the two sentences together using attributive clauses.
Sample answers.
1. I don't know the man who/that wrote the article.
2. The paintings (which/that) David donated to the school is being displayed in the assembly hall.
3. She has a brother whose name I can't remember.
4. The cake (which/that) you made yesterday was delicious.
5. The river whose banks/the banks of which are covered with trees flows to the sea.
6. Do you know the girl (who/whom/that) the headmaster is talking to?
Note 1:
Sometimes the antecedent can be a pronoun, such as 'someone somebody, everybody, no one, nobody, something, anything, everything, nothing, all, those', etc.
Here are some examples:
1. Everyone who/that knows him thinks highly of him.
2. Nobody that/who has been there will forget the beauty of the place.
3. All that must be done has been done.
4. I want to find someone who/that can speak Japanese.
Note 2:
If the antecedent is an infinitive pronoun, 'all, few, little, much, something, nothing, anything', etc. , the best relative pronoun is that.
Examples:
1. All that we have to do is to practice speaking English.
2. Some parents are willing to do anything that their children ask them to.
Note 3:
If the antecedent is modified by 'all, any, every, each, few, little, no, some' etc. , the best relative pronoun is that.
Examples:
I've eaten all the food that was given to me.
Note 4:
If the antecedent is modified by 'the only, the very, just', it is better to use that as the relative pronoun.
He is the very man that helped the girl out of the water.
Note 5:
If the antecedent is modified by 'the first, the second, the last or the best' etc. , you'd better use that as the relative pronoun.
The first English book that I read was "The Prince and the Pauper" by Mark Twin.
Note 6:
If the antecedents refer to people and things, it is better to use 'that' as the relative pronoun.
He talked about the teachers and schools that he had visited.
Exercises:
1. All_____________ is needed is a supply of oil. (that)
2. Finally, the thief handed everything_____________ he had stolen to the police. (that)
3. This is the most interesting film_____________ I have ever seen. (that)