Defining and Non-Defining Relative Clauses

1. The children ............. are in the park live nearby.

• who

• which

2. Here's the office .............. my mom works.

• which

• where

3. I live in a flat ...................... is in the town centre.

• which

• who

4. Frank Jones's cat, ........................ is five years old, loves hunting.

• which

• who

5. This is the place ______ I saw him the last time.

• where

• which

• that

6. London, which is the capital of England, is one of the largest cities in the world.

• It is a defining relative clause

• It is a non-defining relative clause

7. I can't find the shop ______ I bought my computer two years ago.

• where

• that

• which

8. The final decision,  ______ not everybody is going to like, will be announced at the next meeting.

• -

• which

• that

9. ............................ relative clauses give essential information, which cannot be left out of the sentence.

• Defining

• Non-defining

10. ................................. relative clauses give extra information, and could be left out of the sentence without changing the main message.

• defining

• non-defining