The Neighborhood Watch: Mastering Relative Clauses
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Hello and welcome. Today we will learn a simple but strong trick to make your English sound better and more natural.
short, broken sentences. But with the trick, it's "That is the man who lives here." It sounds much better and smoother.
use "who". For example, "the woman who called me." Next, we use "which" for everything that is not a person.
plays football. We need to join them into one smooth sentence. The boy is a person. Which word should we use?
Which word is correct here? Good. For animals, we use "which," like for things. So, we say "the cat which sleeps."
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📖 Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
able to speak or write a language easily and well
She wants to speak English fluently.
not smooth or continuous; broken into short, separate parts
His sentences were choppy and hard to understand.
a set of tools or skills that you can use to do something
Learning new words adds to your English toolkit.
used to describe the best choice or the one you usually use
My go-to snack is an apple.
including many different things; general
"That" is a catch-all word for people and things.
the basic idea or principle on which something is based
Good grammar is the foundation of clear writing.
always wanting to know about other people's business and what they are doing
My nosy neighbor always watches what I do.
to improve your skills or move to a higher level
After practicing, I can level up my English speaking.
to promise to do something or to give your time and energy to something
You need to commit to practicing every day.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| fluent | adjective | able to speak or write a language easily and well | She wants to speak English fluently. |
| choppy | adjective | not smooth or continuous; broken into short, separate parts | His sentences were choppy and hard to understand. |
| elegant | adjective | simple and clever | This is an elegant solution to a difficult problem. |
| toolkit | noun | a set of tools or skills that you can use to do something | Learning new words adds to your English toolkit. |
| go-to | adjective | used to describe the best choice or the one you usually use | My go-to snack is an apple. |
| catch-all | adjective | including many different things; general | "That" is a catch-all word for people and things. |
| foundation | noun | the basic idea or principle on which something is based | Good grammar is the foundation of clear writing. |
| nosy | adjective | always wanting to know about other people's business and what they are doing | My nosy neighbor always watches what I do. |
| level up | phrase | to improve your skills or move to a higher level | After practicing, I can level up my English speaking. |
| commit | verb | to promise to do something or to give your time and energy to something | You need to commit to practicing every day. |
✏️ Exercises
Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.
The man ___ lives next door is very friendly.
The book ___ is on the table is mine.
I like the coffee ___ you made.
Choose the most natural sentence in everyday speech:
This is the dog ___ barks loudly.
We visited the city ___ has a famous tower.
The teacher ___ teaches English is very kind.
Which sentence sounds more natural in everyday speech?
She bought a dress ___ was very beautiful.
You can use "that" for:
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