Clause

All clauses must have . . .

• subject

• conjunction

• direct object

• verb

• prepositional phrase

The man was her husband’s boss. He was bitten by my neighbour’s dog.

This relative clause gives aditional information about the person/thing/possession/place.

• Defining Relative Clause.
• Non-definining Relative Clause.
• Aditional Relative Clause
• Standard Relative Clause.

The homeless was sleeping on the sidewalk ..... was dirty and smell very bad.

• when

• where

• which

• whose

• whom

The man whose bag had been stolen was angry.
The clause in red is an example of a...

• Defining Relative Clause.
• Non-definining Relative Clause.
• Aditional Relative Clause
• Standard Relative Clause.

Thank you for the present_________ you sent me.

• where

• when

• which

• who

If the non-defining relative clause comes in the end of the sentence, we only use ONE comma.

• True
• False

This clause is separated with commas:

• Defining Relative Clause.
• Non-definining Relative Clause.

can usually stand alone; is a complete sentence

• independent clause

• dependent clause

• adverbial prepositional phrase

• adjectival prepositional phrase

True or False?
"Relative clauses give information about a person, an object, a place, etc..."

• Yes!
• No way!
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• What's a relative clause???