Unit 5: What a story

Unit 5: What a story

Relative pronoun, defining and non-defining relative clauses

Unit 5: What a story! quiz

• Identify the relative pronouns

• Identify defining and non-defining relative clauses

• identify vocabulary related to types of story

• Identify relative clauses with which

Relative Pronouns

which

where

who

whose

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option.

1. He’s the one _____ won the prize.

• whose

• who

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option.

2. That’s the shop ______ sells the best shoes.

• where

• that

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option.

3. The author _____book is on sale is signing today.

• who

• whose

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option.

4. That’s the castle _____ the story is set.

• where

• that

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option.

5. The man ______ lived in that house was a murderer.

• which

• that

Defining and Non- defining relative clauses

Do the following exercises.

Multiple Choice

Identify the relative clauses and choose D for defining or ND for non-defining. 0. He gave me a copy of his book, which was signed. ND

1. The dog, which is running around, loves playing with kids. _____

• D

• ND

Multiple Choice

Identify the relative clauses and choose D for defining or ND for non-defining. 2. The dog that loves playing with kids is black. _____

• D

• ND

Multiple Choice

Identify the relative clauses and choose D for defining or ND for non-defining.

3. The main character, who lives in Georgia, is a poor man. _____

• D

• ND

Multiple Choice

Identify the relative clauses and choose D for defining or ND for non-defining.

4. I met a lovely man yesterday, whose son studies at the same university as mine. _____

• D

• ND

Multiple Choice

Identify the relative clauses and choose D for defining or ND for non-defining.

5. Their sister who lives in India is trying to become a photographer. _____

• D

• ND

Relative clauses with which

Let's do the following exercises.

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence halves.

0. I got lost, _d_

1. She’s spending the day at the beach, ____

a. which is why he can’t hear you.

b. which is strange because she hates the sand.

c. which is why I’m so sad.

d. which is why I’m late.

e. which is a great story.

f. which means no one can contact me

• a

• b

• c

• e

• f

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence halves.

0. I got lost, _d_

2. I read her latest book,

a. which is why he can’t hear you.

b. which is strange because she hates the sand.

c. which is why I’m so sad.

d. which is why I’m late.

e. which is a great story.

f. which means no one can contact me

• a

• b

• c

• e

• f

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence halves.

0. I got lost, _d_

3. My phone broke,

a. which is why he can’t hear you.

b. which is strange because she hates the sand.

c. which is why I’m so sad.

d. which is why I’m late.

e. which is a great story.

f. which means no one can contact me

• a

• b

• c

• e

• f

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence halves.

0. I got lost, _d_

4. He’s wearing his headphones,

a. which is why he can’t hear you.

b. which is strange because she hates the sand.

c. which is why I’m so sad.

d. which is why I’m late.

e. which is a great story.

f. which means no one can contact me

• a

• b

• c

• e

• f

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence halves.

0. I got lost, _d_

5. My best friend has just moved to France,

a. which is why he can’t hear you.

b. which is strange because she hates the sand.

c. which is why I’m so sad.

d. which is why I’m late.

e. which is a great story.

f. which means no one can contact me

• a

• b

• c

• e

• f

Vocabulary

Types of story

Multiple Choice

Complete the definitions with a word-

1. a book about aliens and robots _______________

• science fiction

• poetry

Multiple Choice

Complete the definitions with a word-

2. sometimes these rhyme _______________

• travel literature

• poetry

Multiple Choice

Complete the definitions with a word-

3. books with stories about a specific place ________________

• travel literature

• romantic novel

Multiple Choice

Complete the definitions with a word-

4. a story about love _______________

• autobiography

• romantic novel

Multiple Choice

Complete the definitions with a word-

5. a book written by a famous person about his/her life ______________

• autobiography

• short stories

Multiple Choice

Complete the definitions with a word-

6. a book with a collection of stories that aren’t long ______________

• horror story

• short stories

Multiple Choice

Complete the definitions with a word-

7. a book that tells a scary story ______________

• horror story

• short stories

Multiple Choice

Complete the definitions with a word-

8. a book about real people in the past ______________

• historical novel

• short stories