grammar · neutral

who/that + V

Band 4-5speakingtask2

Use who/that + verb to give essential information about people (defining relative clause).

Examples

“The teacher who teaches Maths is very strict.”

“Students that study regularly improve faster.”

“This is the author who wrote the article.”

Band 8 sentence

“The students who contributed to the project demonstrated not only technical skill but also strong teamwork.”

Common mistakes

dùng which cho người→dùng who/that cho người

dùng that trong non-defining clause→dùng who (và phải dùng dấu phẩy) trong non-defining clause

Say it for a higher band

5who + V (dùng trong nói)→6that + V (dùng thường, nhưng hay lẫn với who)→7+who/that + V

Easily confused

who vs which

“The woman who answered the phone was helpful.”

Related words

defining vs non-defining relative clauses (use of commas and that/which/who), who + Vthe + superlative + N + (that) + S + Veach of whom + V, which is why + S + VIndefinite pronouns + who/that + V (someone/anyone/anything + who/that)the majority of + N + who + Vthose who + V

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