# Relative clauses

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_Alexander Bell was the man **who **invented the telephone._

| **which,who,**** ****that, where**** ****gibi**** ****sözcüklerle başlayan ve bir cümledeki**** İSİMLERI NİTELEYEN YA DA ONLAR** **HAKKINDA**** EKSTRA BİLGİ VEREN cümleciklere ilgi cümlecikleri denir. Relative clauses, iki cümleyi BİR- LEŞTİRMEK İÇİN ve genellikle anlatımda akıcılığı sağlamak için kullanılır.** |

| _ _ **who** | _ _ **insanlar**** ****için** | I told you about the woman **who **lives next door. The man **who **robbed the bank had two pistols. The woman **who **gave him the money was young. | 
| _ _ **which** | _ _ **cansız**** ****ve**** ****hayvanlar**** ****için** | Do you see the cat **which **is lying on the roof? This is the bank **which **was robbed yesterday. This is the book about **which **I was telling you. |

A women opened the door.                                                  She was
wearing a white dress

(Kapıyı bir kadın açtı.)                                                        (
Kadın beyaz bir elbise giyiyordu.)

| The woman **who opened **the door was wearing a white dress. **(Kapıyı**** ****açan kadın**** ****beyaz**** ****bir elbise**** ****giyiyordu)** | 
| **(Yukarıdiki**** ****iki**** ****cümleyi**** ****“WHO”**** ****Relative**** ****Clause**** ****kullanarak**** ****TEK**** ****cümle**** ****haline**** ****getirdik)** |

**The**** ****woman**** **sleeps in hospital. **The**** ****woman**** **is Mary

_                                                   The woman **who sleepls **in
hospital is Mary.                                                   _

**The man **spoke to the driver .**He **was a policeman

_                                           The man **who **spoke to the driver 
was a policeman                                           _

**The**** ****woman**** **is running          .**The**** woman **is Linda

_                                                            The woman **who **is
running **is Linda****                                                          **_

The woman is a nurse.         The women is sitting at the back of the train.

The woman **who is sitting **in the back of the train is a nurse **(Trenin arkasında
outran kadın bir hemşiredir.)**

The man wants to go to hospital. The man is wearing a blue hat The man **who is 
wearing **a blue hat wants to go to hospital. **(Mavi bir şapka takan adam hastaneye
gitmek istiyor.)**

| I met a woman. She can speak six languages           **I met a woman WHO can speak six languages** | 
| Jack was wearing a hat. It was too big for him          **Jack was wearing a hat THAT was too big for him** | 
| Do you know the girl? She is talking to Tom              **Do you know the girl WHO is talking to Tom?** | 
| The man drives the car.        The man is my brother. **The man WHO drives the car is my brother.** | 
| I met a woman. She can speak six languages.          **I met a woman WHO can speak six languages** | 
| Jack was wearing a hat. It was too big for him.         **Jack was wearing a hat THAT was too big for him** | 
| Do you know the girl? She is talking to Tom              **Do you know the girl WHO is talking to Tom?** | 
| The man drives the car.        The man is my brother. **The man WHO drives the car is my brother.** |

WHICH                                                                           

I’ve bought the car. You wanted it

_I’ve bought the car **which **you wanted._

I listened to the music. It was very good.                       **(Müziği dinledim.
Çok güzeldi.) **The music **which **we listened to was very good.

The music **that **we listened to was very good.                 **(Dinlediğimiz
müzik çok güzeldi.)**

The shop **which **sells that good bread is closed today    **(Bu iyi ekmekleri 
satan dükkân bugün kapalı.) **The dictionary **which **I bought yesterday isn’t 
very good. **(Dün satın aldığım sözlük çok iyi değil)**

That cheese **which **you like comes from Scotland         **(Senin sevdiğin peynir
İskoçyadan geliyor**.) I can’t find the key **which **opens this door.          **(
Bu kapıyı açan anahtarı bulamadım.)**

I’d like to speak to the person.           He wrote this letter

_I’d like to speak to the person **that **wrote this letter._

(Bu mektubu yazan şahısla konuşmak istiyorum.)

A man wants to marry my sister.    He lives in New York.

**(Bir**** ****adam**** ****kız**** ****kardeşimle**** ****evlenmek**** ****istiyor.********
O**** ****New**** ****York’ta**** ****yaşıyor) **A man **that **lives in New York
wants to marry my sister.

(New York’ta yaşayan bir adam kız kardeşimle evlenmek istiyor.)

Relative clauses – when / where / why                                           

_This is the station **where **Emily met James_

| _ _ **When** | _ _ **bir**** ****zaman**** ****ifade**** eder** | This is the station **where **Emily met James. July and August are the months **when **most people go on holiday. | 
| _ _ **Where** | _ _ **bir**** ****yer**** ****anlamina**** ****gelir** | This is the shop **where **I bought my bike I liked the hotel **where **we spent our holiday last summer. Edinburgh is the town **where **Graham Bell was born | 
| **Why** | **bir**** ****nedeni**** ****ifade**** ****eder** | Do you know the reason **why **so many people in the world learn English? |

                                                                                “
when”                                                                           

Sunday is the day **when **are going to meet.               **(Pazar buluşacağımız
gündür.)**

I don’t know the day **when **he came**.                        (Onun hangi gün 
geleceğini bilmiyorum) **Yesterday was the day **when **we met first time.      **(
Dün buluştuğumuz ilk gündü. )**

Ali went to the cinema the night **when**** **the letter came **(**** ****Mektubun
geldiği**** ****gece**** ****Ali sinemaya**** ****gitmişti.)**

**                                                                              “
why”                                                                          **
He didn’t tell me the reason **why **he resigned.                               **(
Bana istifa etme sebebini söylemedi.)**

This is the reason **why **I don’t like him.                                    **(
Ondan hoşlanmamamın sebebi bu.) **This is the reason **why **I left early.      **(
Erken ayrılmamın nedeni bu.)**

I don’t know the reason **why **he doesn’t like me.       **(Onun beni niye sevmediğini
bilmiyorum.) **Do you know the reason **why **she cried?                        **(
Onun neden ağladığını biliyormusun?)**

                                                                        “where” 

This is the house **where **I was born.                                **(Doğduğum
ev burası.)****

She would like to live in a country **where**** **it never snows. **(Hiç**** ****
kar**** ****yağmayan**** ****bir**** ****ülkede**** ****yaşamak**** ****istiyor.)**
That’s the place **where **the accident occurred.                               **(
Kazanın olduğu yer işte burası.)**

That is the café **where **we held the meeting.                                 **(
Toplantıyı yaptığımız café burası.) **The house **where **the actor stays is the
most great house in the city.

(Aktörün kaldığı ev şehirdeki en büyük evdir.)

The room **where **I was born has at least a fourty bouses. **(Doğduğum hastane 
en azından kırk tane oda vardır)**

_We saw some people **whose car **had broken down_

| **relative** **pronoun** | **kullanim**** ****amacı** | **örnek**** ****cümle** | 
| _ _ **whose** | **insanlar ,hayvanlar, cansız ****varlıklarda iyelik durumu** **kullanılırken** | Do you know the boy **whose **mother is a nurse? The man **whose **son is a doctor will come to us tomorrow. The car, **whose **driver is a young man, is from Ireland. | 
| **Whom** | **insanlar**** ****için**** ****nesne**** ****zamiri** | I was invited by the professor **whom **I met at the conference. Come and meet people with **whom **I work. |

**                                                               Relative clauses–
WHOSE                                                               **The girl is
looking for you.                                                                
Her bag is purple.

(Kız seni arıyor)                                                               (
Onun çantası mor)

| The girl **whose bag **is purple is looking for you. **(Çantası**** ****mor**** ****renkli**** ****olan**** ****kız**** ****seni**** ****arıyor)** |

**Mutlaka**** ****ama**** ****mutlaka**** ****“whose”dan**** ****önce**** ****ve********
sonra**** ****BİR**** ****İSİM**** ****olmalıdır.**

I met a man **whose wife **works in a hospital**.           (Eşi hastahanede çalışan
bir adamla tanıştım.) **I find a wallet **whose colour **is grey.               **(
Rengi gri olan bir cüzdan buldum.) **The woman **whose husband **was wounded was
carying.                                             **(Eşi yaralanan bayan ağlıyordu.)**

I bought a car **whose **engine was out of order**.                     (Motoru 
bozuk olan bir araba aldım.) **The girl is looking for you. Her bag is purple.  **(
Kız seni arıyor. Onun çantası mor.) **The girl **whose **bag is purple is looking
for you.                                                                   **(Çantası
mor renkli olan kız seni arıyor.)****

 Relative clauses – WHOM                                                        

_She is the girl **whom **I saw at the party last night._

The boy is my friend’s brother.                                                 **(
Çocuk arkadaşımın kardeşidir) **You like the boy very much**.                   (
Çocuğu çok beğeniyorsun.)**

The boy **whom **you like very much is my friend’s brother **(Çok beğendiğin çocuk
arkadaşımın kardeşidir)**

The student **whom**** **the teacher is shouting is very naughty. **(Öğretmenin********
bağırdığı**** ****öğrenci**** ****çok**** ****yaramaz.**** ****) **Do you know the
boy **whom **Deniz is talking?                                                  **(
Deniz’ in konuştuğu çocuğu tanıyor musun?) **Is there anyone **whom **I can consult?(**
Danışabileceğim birisi var mı?)**

The woman whom we saw at the zoo last night is a doctor. **(Dün gece hayvanat bahçesinde
gördüğümüz kadın doktordur)**

The boy whom / who / that you like very much is my friend’s brother. **(Çok beğendiğin
erkek arkadaşımın kardeşidir.)**

The woman who(m) / that my mother is talking to is a pilot. **(Annemin konuştuğu
kadın pilottur.)**