Relative clauses

Which option is an example of a relative clause?

• This is the place where I was born.

• This is the place where I was born.

• I was born in this place, in England.

What type of clause doesn't go between commas?

Which option shows an example of a non-defining relative clause.

• Liverpool is the place where the Beatles started.

• I love Liverpool because of the Beatles.

• Liverpool, where the Beatles started, is in the north.

I really like the car _____ I bought last year.

They chose the class delegate whose aim was to earn more student free time. Whose is indicating...

• person

• possession

• thing

• place

The restaurant _____ we usually eat is the best in town.

• where

• which

• that

• when

We can use that instead of...

• who and which in non-defining clauses.

• where and who in non-defining clauses.

• where and who in defining clauses.

• who and which in defining clauses.

Answer explanation

Remember we can ONLY use that instead of who and which in DEFINING clauses.

I love the jacket _____ I borrowed from you.

Complete the sentence with a relative pronoun, or "nothing" if needed.

When can we omit the relative pronouns who and that?

• In defining clauses, when who and that don't come right before the verb.

• In non-defining clauses, when who and that don't come right before the verb.

Create one sentence out of the two following ones:

I met a woman. Her husband is a famous actor.