non defining and defining relative clauses

Complete the following sentence so as to explain what non defining relative clauses are.

Non defining relative clauses are used to...

He dedicated his work to William Shakespeare .......... .

• that he admired a lot

• , who he admired a lot

• who he admired a lot

• , that he admired a lot

Choose all the correct answers.

• In defining relative clauses we can use the relative pronoun "that" to replace "who" or "which".

• In defining relative clauses we can under certain circunstances omit the relative pronoun.

• In non defining relative clauses we can under certain circunstances omit the relative pronoun.

• The relative pronoun "whose" is used to express possession.

"Who" is used to refer to

• things and animals

• things

• animals

• people

Defining relative clauses

• ask questions

• haven't got a relative pronoun

• give essential information

• give additional information

Non-defining relative clauses have the following punctuation mark:

• . (full stop)

• , (comma)

• ! (exclamation mark)

• - (dash)

They live in a house _____ roof is full of holes.

• none

• whose

• which

• that

"When" is used to refer to

• things

• place

• time

• people

They’re the people who want to buy our house.

What kind of relative clause is this?

• Defining

• Non-defining

In non-defining relative clauses, we can also use THAT for people and things.

• True
• False