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2. Time for grammar

A. Engage yourself

You might have net many people in your life. Recall one of your relatives whom you like
most. Who is he/she? Can you describe the person?

B. Study.

1. Study the following text about a boy.

The boy who is reading a book is my brother. He is 17 years old. He is hard-
working. He looks funny. He usually wears a shirt, pants and a cap. He likes to
play football and cricket. He has a small mole on his right cheek.

2. Can you describe a person in a similar way? Now describe the person
using the clues given in the box.

A lady in a sari - my sister - doctor- works in her clinic- 25 years old - usually
carries a bag and an umbrella - likes singing and dancing.
Study these examples.

Examples:

(i) A woman is a doctor. She lives next door.

- The woman who lives next door is a doctor.

(ii) A lady is writing with her leg. She is Jhamak Ghimire.

- The lady who is writing with her leg is Jhamak Ghimire.

Relative clause: A clause is a part of a sentence. A relative clause tells us which person
or thing the speaker is talking about. To form relative clauses you can use relative
pronouns like 'who', 'which', 'whom', 'where', 'that' etc.

Now make one sentence from each of the following pairs using relative pronoun.

(a) A man answered the phone. He was my uncle.

(b) A waiter servesd us. He was very polite.

(c) A lady wrote 'Jiwan kaandaa ki phool'. She won Madan Puraskar in 2010.
(d) People met me at the party. They were friendly.

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