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C. Activate yourself

Collect a cheque book from your parents/teachers/school. Now write a cheque for
5000 rupees to your friend.

2. Time for grammar

A. Engage yourself

a. Sometimes you want to define or identify which person or thing you are talking
about. How do you define them?
b. Look at these dialogue below and underlined clauses.

i. Shalik : I saw Rajesh yesterday.

Bipin : Rajesh? The man who acts in movies?

Shalik : Yes.

ii. Chandra : I had been to Gorkha.

Ashis : Gorkha? The place where Prithivi Narayan Shan was from?

Chandra : Yes. It is the place which is famous for its historical and
religious importance.
c. Can you guess when we use such clauses?

B. Study

1. Complete the sentences with one of the relative pronouns from the box.
Some pronouns might be repeated.

which who whose where

(a) The man ............. is sitting on the chair is my brother.
(b) The house ............. I don't like is a model.

(c) The hotel ............. was destroyed in the fire has been rebuilt.

(d) Rhinos ............. were nearly extinct, are now increasing.

(e) Chame is the place ............. they went for hiking.

(f) They saw a lady ............. husband is a teacher.

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