Relative Clauses with determiners and prepositions

A relative clause...

• works like an adjective, because it is a phrase that describes or gives more information about a noun in the sentence. It is a dependent clause, which means that it cannot be written by itself as a separate sentence.

• works like a preposition, because it is a phrase that describes or gives more information about a verb in the sentence. It is an independent clause, which means that it could also be written by itself as a separate sentence.

• works like an adverb, because it is a phrase that describes or gives more information about a verb in the sentence. It is a dependent clause, which means that it cannot be written by itself as a separate sentence.

• works like a noun, because it is a phrase that represents a complete idea. It is a dependent clause, which means that it cannot be written by itself as a separate sentence.

A relative clause can start with either a....

• verb or an article.

• determiner or a preposition.

• funny saying or a serious tone.

• participle or an infinitive.

A determiner...

• is a type of word, most often a pronoun, placed in front of another noun/pronoun to make it clear what that noun/pronoun refers to. Examples: that, those, these, this, who, whom, when, what, where, one, ones, that of, those of, the one, the ones, such, either, neither, other, another.

• is a type of word, most often a verb, placed in front of a noun/pronoun to indicate an action. Examples: go, see, do, think, cherish, understand, buy.

• is a type of word that "determines" how important the sentence should be considered.

• None of the other options listed.

A preposition...

• is a word that is written before the location of something. PRE=before, POSITION=location. In formal English, this type of word can be used to start a relative clause. Example: Berlin is the city IN which I learned German.

• is a word that is written after the location of something. PRE=after, POSITION=location. In formal English, this type of word can be used at the end of a relative clause. Example: Berlin is the city I learned German IN.

• is a word that is added to the sentence for emphasis. For example: I find English to be a VERY diverse language.

• is a word that is added to the sentence in order to reduce the impact of its words. For example: I was JUST A BIT bored the other day.

Correctly join these two sentences using a relative clause:

The man ran away quickly. The man robbed a bank.

• The man who ran away quickly and robbed a bank.

• The man that robbed a bank ran away quickly.

• The man who robbed a bank ran away quickly.

• The man that ran away quickly and robbed a bank.

Correctly join these two sentences using a relative clause:

Of the two exams I had to take, I did not pass the first exam. The first exam had forty questions.

• Of the two exams I had to take, I did not pass the first exam, which had forty questions.

• I did not pass the first exam of the two exams I had to take. The first exam had forty questions.

• Of the two exams I had to take, I did not pass the first exam. It had forty questions.

• Of the two exams I had to take, I did not pass the one. It had forty questions.

Correctly join these two sentences using a relative clause in which you also include the word "some":

The people at the party were really arrogant. They made me feel uncomfortable.

• The people at the party were really arrogant, and some made me feel uncomfortable.

• Some of the people at the party, who were really arrogant, they made me feel uncomfortable.

• The people at the party who were some really arrogant made me feel uncomfortable.

• The people at the party, some of whom were really arrogant, made me feel uncomfortable.

Correctly join these two sentences using a relative clause in which you start with the preposition "to":

We drove. The farm was enormous.

• The farm to which we drove was enormous.

• We drove to a farm, and it was enormous.

• It was enormous, the farm to which we drove.

• The farm to which we drove --it was enormous.

Which of these sentences correctly incorporates a relative clause that starts with a preposition?

• The dog with a large tail and sharp eyes barked when I got too close to him.

• The dog barked, and that is because I got too close.

• The dog that barked had a large tail and sharp eyes.

• The dog I got too close to barked

Correctly finish the sentence by completing the relative clause:

This is the purse ______ ________ I am looking.

• to that

• for which

• from which

• who that