1 BACHILLERATO RELATIVE CLAUSES

Relative clauses usually come after the nouns that they describe.

• True

• False

A lawyer is a person who can help you get information about your rights.

• Defining relative clauses

• Non-defining relative clauses

That is the kind of house THAT everyone would love to live in.

• THAT can be omitted.

• THAT cannot be omitted.

Beijing, which is one of the world's most populated cities, is the capital of China.

• Defining relative clauses

• Non-defining relative clause

The food that they served at the reception was delicious.

• THAT can be omitted.

• THAT cannot be omitted.

This poem, which was written by Robert Frost, is one of my favourites.

• WHICH can be omitted.

• WHICH cannot be omitted.

The man whose seat I had accidentally taken offered to sit somewhere else.

• WHOSE can be omitted.

• WHOSE cannot be omitted.

Alex, who had never flown before, was terribly nervous.

• WHO can be omitted.

• WHO cannot be omitted.

Robert, that had promised to help paint the kitchen, didn't come.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Oscar Wilde, ... graduated at Trinity College in Dublin.

• whose wrote many important theatre plays

• who wrote many important theatre plays

• that wrote many imprtant theatre plays