This relative clause gives essential information about the person/thing/possession/place.

Non-definining Relative Clause.

This relative clause gives aditional information about the person/thing/possession/place.

Non-definining Relative Clause.

We need this clause to know who or what we're talking about.

Non-definining Relative Clause.

We don't need this clause to understand the sentence.

Non-definining Relative Clause.

The man whose bag had been stolen was angry. The clause in red is an example of a...

Non-definining Relative Clause.

Stephen King, who is American , is a famous writer. The clause in blue is an example of a...

Non-definining Relative Clause.

This clause is separated with commas:

Non-definining Relative Clause.

This clause is NOT separated with commas:

Non-definining Relative Clause.

Which sentence is correct?

The new stadium, which can hold over 100,000 people, opened last week.

The new stadium opened last week, which can hold over 100,000 people.

The new stadium, that can hold over 100,000 people, opened last week.

Which sentence uses commas (,) correctly?

My sister, who you met last year, is coming to visit.

My sister who you met last year, is coming to visit.

My sister, who you met last year is coming to visit.

Rewrite these sentences. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland. My aunt lives in Edinburgh.

My aunt lives in Edinburgh, which is the capital of Scotland.

The capital of Scotland, which my aunt lives, is Edinburgh.

Edinburgh, which is the capital of Scotland, lives my aunt.

Rewrite these sentences. Emma is often bored at home. Emmas husband goes away a lot.

Emma, whose husband goes away a lot, is often bored at home.

Emma, who is often bored at home, husband goes away a lot.

Emma's husband, who goes away a lot, she is often bored at home.

In which sentence can you delete who ?

The man who I saw on the bus is my neighbour.

The man who lives next to me is nearly eighty.

The man who cleans my windows has gone into hospital.

In which sentence can you NOT delete that ?

A photocopier is a machine that makes copies of pages.

I’ve lost the magazine that I was reading.

The film that we saw yesterday was brilliant.

Rewrite these sentences: Greg bought a camera yesterday. The camera doesn’t work.

The camera that Greg bought yesterday doesn’t work.

Greg, who bought a camera yesterday, doesn’t work.

The camera who Greg bought yesterday doesn’t work.

Rewrite these sentences. I met a man at a meeting last week. The man was at the party.

The man I met at the meeting last week was at the party.

The man who I met at the party last week was at the meeting.

I met the man, which was at the meeting last week, at the party.

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Defining and Non-Defining relative clauses

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English

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8th Grade

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CCSS

L.6.2A, L.3.1A, L.7.1A

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False?
"Relative clauses give information about a person, an object, a place, etc..."

Yes!

No way!

Mmm, I have no clue...

What's a relative clause???

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False?
"WHO, WHICH, THAT, WHOSE, WHERE are relative pronouns"

Yes!

No way!

Mmm, I have no clue...

What's a relative pronoun???

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We use this pronoun
to give information about people.

WHO

WHICH

WHOSE

WHERE

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We use this relative pronoun to give information about things.

WHICH

WHERE

WHO

WHOSE

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We use this relative pronoun
to give information about possessions.

WHOSE

WHO

WHERE

WHICH

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We use thIS relative pronoun to give information about places.

WHERE

WHICH

WHO

WHOSE

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the two types of relative clauses?

Defining and Non-defining Relative Clauses.

Essential and Aditional Relative Clauses.

Subject and Object Relative Clauses

Standard and Non-standard Relative Clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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Defining and Non-Defining relative clauses

50 questions

True or False?"Relative clauses give information about a person, an object, a place, etc..."

True or False?"WHO, WHICH, THAT, WHOSE, WHERE are relative pronouns"

We use this pronounto give information about people.

We use this relative pronoun to give information about things.

We use this relative pronounto give information about possessions.

We use thIS relative pronoun to give information about places.

What are the two types of relative clauses?

This relative clause gives essential information about the person/thing/possession/place.

This relative clause gives aditional information about the person/thing/possession/place.

We need this clause to know who or what we're talking about.

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True or False?
"Relative clauses give information about a person, an object, a place, etc..."

True or False?
"WHO, WHICH, THAT, WHOSE, WHERE are relative pronouns"

We use this pronoun
to give information about people.

We use this relative pronoun
to give information about possessions.