Defining and Non-Defining Relative Clauses

<p>The house that I bought is on a hill. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To act as the object of the verb or preposition within the relative clause (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The store where I bought the clothes was very expensive. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It's always avoided in non-defining clauses. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The book, which I bought last week, was a great read. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The boy who lost his wallet was very upset. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The book that I read yesterday is very interesting. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the relative pronoun is the object of the verb, but in formal writing. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To express possession by a person or thing mentioned in the main clause. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The student who scored the highest mark in the class is very intelligent. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The person, to whom I spoke, gave me good advice. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>who (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Who (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It can be omitted. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Object of a preposition (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Whose (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>That (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It adds extra information about the train. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It shows the clause is non-essential. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mr Jones, who I was working for, was generous. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It indicates possession. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The house, whose roof is damaged, needs repairs. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Of which (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The car, of which the handbrake isn't reliable, began to slide. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It appreciated from £10,000 to £50,000. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It describes the man. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The woman who opened the door was wearing a yellow dress. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A person who is ill and receiving care. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>which (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Yesterday we found a wallet which was empty. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>who was born in the USA (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>whose (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Michaelangelo, who painted the Sistine Chapel, was a famous artist. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>My grandparents, who are school teachers, live in Córdoba. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>who (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>they live in a house (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>you went to a party (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>we had dinner in a restaurant (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She spoke to the man who was standing next to her. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>where John works (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>that they live in (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>that I met at the party (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>that we used on the trip (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the relative clause follows a superlative adjective. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The day when they arrived was sunny. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The dog that chased the cat is black. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The book I am reading on is interesting. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Non-defining relative clauses (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The house, whose walls were made of glass, is very fragile. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The year when he was born was 1990. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Clauses that provide essential information to identify a noun or pronoun.

Clauses that give extra information, set off by commas, not essential for meaning.

Pronouns that connect relative clauses to the nouns they modify, like who, whom, whose, which, that.

The most frequently used relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, that.

Adverbs that modify nouns or pronouns by showing where, when, or how.

The variations of 'who' include who (subject), whom (object), whose (possessive).

Defining clauses are essential; non-defining are extra information marked by commas.

'That' is a common relative pronoun used in defining clauses for people or things.

Responses that use 'to be' or 'have' verbs for specific tenses.

Use 'to be' (am/is/are) for short answers in present simple questions.

Use 'to be' (was/were) for short answers in past simple questions.

Use 'which' or 'that' to define the subject of a clause.

Use 'which', 'that', or omit for the object of a verb.

Use 'whose' and a clause or 'with' and a phrase for possession.

Clauses that add information without defining the noun, set off by commas.

Used for people as the subject in non-defining clauses.

Used for people as the object in non-defining clauses.

Indicates ownership in non-defining clauses.

Used after prepositions when talking about people.

Used for things as the subject in non-defining clauses.

Used for things as the object in non-defining clauses.

Prepositions can go before or at the end of the clause with which.

The boy who was playing is my brother.

The pronouns used in defining clauses: who or that.

The object forms are whom, who, or that.

Place prepositions before the relative pronoun whom.

Often, the object pronoun can be omitted altogether.

Whose is the form used to show possession.

That is often used interchangeably with who.

Used to introduce defining relative clauses that identify a noun.

Use 'that' for things and 'who' for people in defining clauses.

Example: 'My brother, who is a doctor, lives abroad.'

Link sentences using relative clauses to combine information succinctly.

Use 'which', 'that', or omit when defining an object in a clause.

Example: 'The wallet was empty. It was found yesterday.' becomes 'The wallet that was found yesterday was empty.'

'Who' is for subjects; 'whom' is for objects in sentences.

Pronouns indicating ownership, like 'whose'.

Used for both animals and things; indicates possession.

Phrase used to indicate possession in formal English.

His house, whose windows are all broken.

Using relative clauses to provide information about someone.

Joining two sentences for more detail about a subject.

Defining gives essential info; descriptive adds extra info.

Creating longer sentences by using relative pronouns.

Fill in blanks with provided information to form complete sentences.

Insert 'where' to indicate the location in sentences.

Use 'who' for people and 'which' for things in sentences.

Relative pronouns function to connect clauses to nouns.

Information needed to identify the noun or pronoun clearly.

Context determines whether to use 'who' or 'which'.