Non-defining relative clauses

Non-defining relative clauses

​Focus 3, Pearson, praca zbiorowa, s. 129

Non-defining relative clauses

​Zdania przydawkowe niedefiniujące:

• dostarczają dodatkowych informacji na temat rzeczy lub osoby/osób, o której/których mówimy. Zdanie nadrzędne zachowuje swój sens nawet bez tych informacji:
  
  Giant pandas, which are an endangered species, live in the mountains in central China. ➞ Giant pandas live in the mountains in central China. 
  Pandy wielkie, które są gatunkiem zagrożonym wyginięciem, żyją w górach w środkowych Chinach. ➞ Pandy wielkie żyją w górach w środkowych Chinach.

Non-defining relative clauses

​Zdania przydawkowe niedefiniujące:

• zawsze są oddzielone przecinkami od zdania nadrzędnego,

Non-defining relative clauses

​Zdania przydawkowe niedefiniujące:

• rozpoczynają się od zaimków względnych who, which, where i whose (nigdy that):

  
  Last year we visited our friends on Aran Islands, where you can see lots of bird species.
  W zeszłym roku odwiedziliśmy naszych przyjaciół na wyspach Aran, gdzie można zobaczyć wiele gatunków ptaków.
  
  

Non-defining relative clauses

W zdaniach przydawkowych niedefiniujących nigdy nie opuszczamy zaimków względnych.

Multiple Choice

That young man over there, --- name I can’t remember at the moment, is a famous ecologist.

• whose

• who 

• where

• which

Multiple Choice

We went on an expedition to the Amazon, --- none of us had ever been before.

• whose

• who 

• where

• which

Multiple Choice

The doctor, --- can’t have been older than thirty, examined Lisa’s leg carefully.

• whose

• who 

• where

• which

Multiple Choice

1. Mrs Janet McGregor’s favourite holiday destination is London, --- people don’t recognise her.

• whose

• who 

• where

• which

Multiple Choice

1. One of my friends, --- wife runs a big business, has made a big donation to an environmental charity.

• whose

• who 

• where

• which

Multiple Choice

1. The elephants, --- were drinking water from the river, suddenly became very anxious.
   

• whose

• who 

• where

• which

Multiple Choice

My friend, whose | which project about environmental protection won the competition, goes to an eco-school.

• whose

• which

Multiple Choice

Car exhaust fumes, who | which cause a lot of pollution, are dangerous to human health.

• who

• which

Multiple Choice

Diving in a turquoise ocean, where | which is inhabited by numerous species, is an extraordinary experience.

• where

• which

Multiple Choice

WWF, which | whose mission is to conserve nature, is known worldwide

• which

• whose

Multiple Choice

Last week I interviewed Mark, who | which is in charge of our school’s eco team.

• who

• which

Multiple Choice

The Amazon, which | where you can see amazing fauna and flora, has become a popular travel destination.

• which

• where

Multiple Choice

The panda, which | who is an endangered species, has been WWF’s logo since 1961.

• which

• who

Multiple Choice

The animal rescuers finally caught an injured dolphin which | who was seen near the coast.

• which

• who