DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

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What is a relative clause?

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A relative clause is a part of a sentence that describes a noun and usually begins with a relative pronoun like 'who', 'which', or 'that'.

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What is the function of the relative pronoun 'who'?

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The relative pronoun 'who' is used to refer to people.

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What is the function of the relative pronoun 'which'?

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The relative pronoun 'which' is used to refer to animals and things.

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What is the function of the relative pronoun 'that'?

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The relative pronoun 'that' can refer to people, animals, or things and is often used in defining relative clauses.

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Complete the sentence: The book _______________ I borrowed was fascinating.

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that

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Complete the sentence: The teacher _______________ teaches us math is very kind.

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who

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Complete the sentence: The car _______________ I want to buy is red.

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which

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In which sentence can you delete 'who'?

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The man who lives next to me is nearly eighty.

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What is a defining relative clause?

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A defining relative clause gives essential information about the noun it describes, helping to identify it.

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What is a non-defining relative clause?

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A non-defining relative clause adds extra information about a noun but is not essential to understand the sentence.