Y8 worksheet 2 on relative clauses

1.1. Relative clauses describe or give extra information about something.

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1.2. We use relative pronouns like which, that, who and where at the beginning of relative clauses.

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1.3. The information in relative clauses is always essential for understanding the sentence.

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• False

1.4. Some relative clauses give additional information which is not essential for understanding.

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1.5. Relative clauses that give additional information are called 'defining'.

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1.6. Relative clauses are always in the middle of a sentence.

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1.7. We can use exactly the same relative pronouns in defining and non- defining relative clauses.

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1.8. The punctuation is different for defining and non-defining clauses.

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2.1. That's the house ___________ I was born.

2.2. My Auntie Ella, ___________ is a journalist, is coming to visit next week.