Unit 102 · Conjunctions and clauses

the people we met / the hotel you stayed at

Study

The man is carrying a bag. It's very heavy.

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The bag (that) he is carrying is very heavy.

Kate won some money. What is she going to do with it?

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What is Kate going to do with the money (that) she won?

You can say:

The bag that he is carrying ... or The bag he is carrying ... (with or without that)

... the money that Kate won? or ... the money Kate won?

You do not need that/who/which when it is the object:

subject	verb	object
The man	was carrying	a bag	→ the bag (that) the man was carrying
Kate	won	some money	→ the money (that) Kate won
You	wanted	some books	→ the books (that) you wanted
We	met	some people	→ the people (who) we met

Did you find the books you wanted? (or ... the books that you wanted?)

The people we met were very friendly. (or The people who we met ...)

Everything I said was true. (or Everything that I said ...)

We say:

The film we saw was very good. (not The film we saw it was ...)

Sometimes there is a preposition (to/in/at etc.) after the verb:

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Eve is talking to a man. → Do you know the man Eve is talking to?

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We stayed at a hotel. → The hotel we stayed at was near the station.

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I told you about some books. → These are the books I told you about.

We say:

... the books I told you about (not the books I told you about them)

You can say '(a place) where ...':

The hotel where we stayed was near the station. (= The hotel we stayed at ...)

You must use who/that/which when it is the subject (→ Unit 101):

I met a woman who can speak six languages. (who is the subject)

Jack was wearing a hat that was too big for him. (that is the subject)

0/4 exercises checked

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102.1

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(Helen took some pictures. Have you seen them?)
Have you seen the pictures Helen took? example
2
(You gave me a pen. I've lost it.)
I've lost the .
3
(Sue is wearing a jacket. I like it.)
I like the .
4
(I gave you some flowers. Where are they?)
Where are the .
5
(He told us a story. I didn't believe it.)
I didn't believe the .
6
(You bought some oranges. How much were they?)
How much were the ?

102.2

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(I was carrying a bag. It was very heavy.)
The bag I was carrying was very heavy. example
2
(You cooked a meal. It was excellent.)
The was excellent.
3
(I'm wearing shoes. They aren't very comfortable.)
The shoes aren't very comfortable.
4
(We invited some people to dinner. They didn't come.)
The didn't come.

102.3

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1 Your friend stayed at a hotel. You ask:
What's the name of the hotel you stayed at? example
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2 Your friend was talking to some people. You ask:
Who are the people ?
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3 Your friend was looking for some keys. You ask:
Did you find the ?
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4 Your friend is going to a party. You ask:
Where is the ?
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5 Your friend was talking about a film. You ask:
What's the name of the ?
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6 Your friend is listening to some music. You ask:
What's that ?
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7 Your friend applied for a job. You ask:
Did you get the ?

102.4

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1 John stayed at a hotel. You ask him:
Did you like the hotel where you stayed? example
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2 Sue had dinner in a restaurant. You ask her:
What's the name of the restaurant ?
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3 Sarah lives in a village. You ask her:
How big is the village ?
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4 Richard works in a factory. You ask him:
Where exactly is the factory ?