Relative clauses

Grammar lesson

Relative clauses

Multiple Choice

In which of the sentences below can you use that?

• Dr Lawson's office, ______ is located in the Language Department, is being renovated.

• The researcher´s office ______ is located in the Language Department is being renovated.

Multiple Choice

Look at these sentences. Which is the defining clause?

• Dr Lawson, who was walking ahead of us, is a leading researcher in the field of linguistics.

• He is the man who changed our views on how languages are born, evolve and eventually die.

Multiple Choice

Look at these sentences. Which is the non-defining clause?

• Dr Lawson, who was walking ahead of us, is a leading researcher in the field of linguistics.

• He is the man who changed our views on how languages are born, evolve and eventually die.