DEFINING AND NON DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

The internet service, ____ is available between 9 am and 10 pm, is free of charge.

• who

• which

• where

• when

These pants, ______ I bought yesterday, are much too long.

• who

• which

• where

The receptionist, _____is Italian, recommended a good pizzeria near the hotel.

Austin, _____ my daughter goes to school, is having a summer festival next week.

• which

• who

• where

• that

Check the ones that apply: A non defining relative clause ....

• can't be removed without affecting the meaning

• gives us extra information

• we know which person or thing we are referring to

• are separated by commas

The song _____ plays at the end of the movie has been a big hit this summer.

Look! He is the actor _____ I was telling you about.

• who

• where

• which

• how

Here we can delete the relative pronoun. The company that sold me the car has gone bankrupt.

• True

• False

I recognize the famous landmarks ...

• which the director used in several scenes.

• who promised to invite us to the party.

• that the surgeon operated on

A defining relative clause ...

• gives us extra information about a place.

• cannot be removed without affecting the basic meaning,

• is separated by commas