However, many tasks that lend themselves to spoken input making travel arrangements, for example, or selecting a movie are in fact exercises in interactive problemsolving. A clause of this kind is essential to clear understanding of the noun. Learn more about these constructions by watching the video. The relative clause is closed off by commas and is quite similar to information in brackets. Review the rules on relative clauses and youll be able to do this as well. Dublin, is the capital of ireland, is my favourite city. In some of the sentences, you can leave off the relative pronoun. Learning these distinctions is one technical aspect of grammar that every user of english should understand, because it is at the root of an assortment of grammatical errors. Relative clauses pdf quiz relative clauses worksheet relative clauses pdf exercises defining and.
Defining relative clauses definition of defining relative. The form of cuyo agrees with the noun following it. Solutions 2nd ed interm students book surveillance. The first case is more formal and there we cant omit the relative, we cant use that, and we use whom instead of. Use of the relative pronouns who, which, where, that. Should we use a defining relative clause or a nondefining relative clause. You then join the two sentences, one of which becomes a sub clause i. The relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause. That is the man helped me when i fell down in the street. Advanced choose the correct response to complete each relative clauses. It was my exgirlfriend, who was from venezuela, that sold my car. Before we can identify the differences between defining and nondefining clauses, its helpful to understand what a relative clause actually is.
Relative clauses relative pronouns mixed relative pronouns 1 level. Relative pronouns relative pronouns introduce relative clauses. We dont need a relative pronoun, because the first word in the relative clause is not a verb. That is the woman complained about the room service. Use relative pronouns only where necessary and remember to use commas with non defining sentences. Relative clauses in english exercises advanced level esl. I broke the plate which that was a wedding present. A defining relative clause gives essential information about the noun or noun phrase it modifies, without which the sentence wouldnt make sense as the listener or reader would not be able to identify the noun in the sentence. It takes lots of practice, so make sure to write down what you learn as you learn online.
Defining and nondefining relative clauses who, whom, whose, which, that. Amelia, mother is from shanghai, speaks english and chinese fluently. You can use nondefining relative clauses to demonstrate your background knowledge of certain characters in books or any other additional information you want to provide. Relative clauses that give additional information are called defining. Defining relative clauses exercise 3 make one sentence by changing the sentence in italics into a defining relative clause. The sentence in italics should become the relative clause. Esl english relative clauses quiz 5 mixed relative pronouns. To understand the distinctions between that and which it is necessary to understand defining restrictive and non defining nonrestrictive clauses. No, mine is the one is parked just opposite the bank. Combining sentences with which, who, in which, of which, whose, whom. Relative clauses are used to state additional information about the noun in the sentence. Complete the sentences with whose, who, which, or where.
The pronoun cannot be left out because it is the subject of the relative clause. Exercise 2 complete sentences with that if necessary. Defining and nondefining relative clause exercicios. In the sentence the dragon who breathed blue fire has retired, who breathed blue fire is a relative clause. The solution is often built up incrementally, with both user and computer playing active roles in the \conversation.
A defining relative clauses give essential information to the person or thing we are talking about. Relative pronouns and clauses in english grammar exercises. Fernandez carmona, english grammar with exercises, longman, 2000. The pronoun can never be omitted in a nondefining relative clause. If the omission of the relative pronoun is possible, put that in brackets. Ptk alumni helped welcome new rebels at their spring 2020 orientation. As the name suggests, a ndrc is a clause that provides supplementary information not defining information. Exercises with answers and grammar rules with examples. Free printable pdf grammar worksheets, quizzes and games, from a to z, for eflesl teachers. Defining relative clauses 1 in pdf here defining relative clauses 2 in pdf here defining relative clauses 3 in pdf here defining relative clauses 4 in pdf here go to the main relative clauses explanation page here. Defining relative clauses these describe the preceding noun in such a way as to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class.
Defining and nondefining relative clauses we use relative clauses to give additional information. We use relative pronouns like which, that, who and where at the beginning of relative clauses. Complete the sentences with relative pronouns or relative adverbs. Next weekend im going to glasgow, where my sister lives. The relative pronoun can be the subject or the object of the relative clause. Defining retative clauses a defining relative clause comes immediately after a noun and tells us which person, thing or place we are talking about. Where do we place the relative clauses in the sentences. Try the given relative pronouns on the sentences below. Heres a list of all the relative clause exercises on the site. Prepositions in relative clauses when there is a preposition in a defining relative clause this can go before the relative pronoun or at the end of the clause. Non defining relative clauses are not used in spoken english. Make one sentence by changing the sentence in italics into a defining relative clause. Relative clauses describe or give extra information about something.
This smartphone, i bought last week, takes great photos. Relative clause exercise 1 2 advanced relative clause exercise 3 4 intermediate pdf exercises. Answer key 1 fill in the gaps with a suitable relative pronoun. Thank you for your letter, which i was very happy to get. Defining and nondefinining relative clauses exercises pdf. Non defining relative clauses defining relative clauses these describe the preceding noun in such a way to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class. A clause of this kind is essential to the clear understanding of the noun. Non defining relative pronouns exercise three things about non defining relative clauses. Sarah, who doesnt care about her future, is irresponsible. My cousin ethan, who whom that which when where whose why. Reducing relative clauses is difficult to understand. Defining relative clauses exercise 1 make one sentence from the two short ones. A relative pronoun is a word like that or which or who, so a relative clause is a clause that begins with a relative pronoun.
Defining relative pronouns exercise people that who whom owners whose things that which places where when the relative pronoun is an object, it can be omitted except with whose and where. Its usually just a phrase or clause, thats included as part of the main. Relative clauses defining and nondefining that, which. Nov 04, 2016 relative clauses worksheet by manjusha nambiar november 4, 2016 underline the relative adjective clauses used in the following sentences and identity the nouns modified by them. That cannot be used and even though there is a pronoun in the relative clause which cannot be left out because in non defining relative clauses the pronoun can never be left out. Exercise 1 defining relative clauses solutions oxford. Both that and which can be used in this relative clause and the pronoun can be left out because there is a subject. The letter thatwhich peter has sent to you is in the drawer.