relative clauses

Relative Clauses

By Sian Townley

Multiple Choice

1

This is the place ______ I saw him the last time.

• a.where

• b.which

• c.that

Multiple Choice

2

That's the man ______ daughter has won the lottery.

• a.which

• b.who

• c.whose

Multiple Select

3

Do you know the musician ______ is playing the guitar. Choose TWO correct options

• a.who

• b.-

• c.that

Multiple Choice

5

This is the person ______ I introduced you a few weeks ago.

• a.which

• b.that

• c.-

Multiple Choice

7

What's the book ______ we must read this term?

• a.where

• b.who

• c.–

Defining relative clauses

• which --------> things (The dress which she chose to wear was very expensive.)

• where ---------> places (The place where I went for summer camp was really amazing.)

• why -----------> reasons (The reason why he decided to leave the party was a mystery.)

Non-defining relative clauses

They give us extra information but a non-essential one. We use commas and we can't leave out the relative pronoun and we can't use that.

-Donna, who you met at the party, has decided to dye her hair red.

-> In non-definig clauses, the pronoun which can refer to the whole of the previous clause. I chose to study German this year, which I'm really enjoying.

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.

Multiple Choice

Choose the options with the relative clauses that correctly complete the following sentence:

New York City, ________________________, is an amazing city.

• who is really big

• where over 19 million people live

• my best friend was born there

• whose my parents born

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that uses a defining relative clause.

• Mary is the little girl she has a little lamb.

• Anne is the girl who goes to school with me.

Multiple Choice

A cook is a person _______________.

• when they make food

• who makes food

Multiple Choice

What type of relative clause can be found in the following sentence?

The Mona Lisa, which was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci, is also known as La Gioconda.

• Non-defining relative clause.

• Defining relative clause.

Multiple Choice

What type of relative clause can be found in the following sentence?

Anne is the girl who goes to school with me.

• Defining relative clause.

• Non-defining relative clause.

Multiple Choice

Culiacan City, ________ my parents were born, is an amazing city.

• Where

• who

• that

• which