Restrictive relative clauses

Restrictive relative clauses

​Scientists developed special fins.

Surfers can attach those fins to their surfboards.

​Scientists developed special fins (that) surfers can attach ^{those fins} to their surfboards.

The scientists won an award.

The scientists were both women.

The scientists who

won an award ^{the scientists} were both women.

Multiple Choice

The snorkelers saw lots of fish ***** they wanted to photograph

• (that)

• who

Multiple Choice

They’re volunteers ***** are cleaning up the beaches

• who

• (who)

• that

• (that)

Multiple Choice

The volunteers picked up trash ***** people had left on the beach

• that

• (that)

• who

• (who)

Multiple Choice

He invented a device ***** runs on solar energy

• that

• (that)

• (who)

• who

Multiple Choice

Let’s take care of the planet ***** we live on

• (that)

• that

• who

• (who)

Multiple Choice

They’re studying the coral reefs ***** we visited

• (that)

• that

• who

• (who)

Fill in the Blank

I’m interested in problems. Climate change has created the problems.

Fill in the Blank

The river is contaminated. We have a sample of the river.

Fill in the Blank

I met a woman. The woman had hiked up a volcano.