Relative Clause 3

1. 1. Differentiating subjects for defining and non-defining relative clauses

Organize these options into the right categories.

[defining relative clause = Important information - we need the RC to help us identify the subject.]

[non-defining relative clause = extra information - we don't need the RC to help us identify the subject.]

Groups:

(a) Subjects with defining relative clause

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(b) Subjects with non-defining RC

• The student

• The S.2 class

• The football player

• Class 2B

• The woman

• Michael Jordan

• Fiona

• The man

• The school

• Messi

• Ming Kei College

• John's mom

2. Match subjects to relative pronouns

First, Let's work on subjects that follow by defining relative clauses.

Match the subjects with the relative pronouns.

Groups:

(a) Who / that

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(b) Which / that

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(c) When

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(d) Where

• the puppy

• the bakery (you can find the best pineapple bun)

• the bakery (opened last year)

• the DC teacher

• the day

• the singer

• the supermarket (my mom went yesterday)

• the month

• the jacket

• the supermarket (is huge)

Then, match the subjects that goes with non-defining relative clause with the relative pronouns.

Groups:

(a) who

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(b) which

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(c) when

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(d) where

• Taylor Swift

• yesterday

• the fifteen of March

• Stephen Curry

• My student handbook

• Regent Hotel (provides the best buffet in town)

• Regent Hotel (opened in 1980)

• New Kowloon Plaza

• Fish and chip

What is the difference between subjects followed by defining and non-defining RC respectively?

(e.g. the school VS Ming Kei College; the class VS class 2B)?

3. Delete subject p_________

This picture tells us that there should be no subject p_______ (such as I, you, we, they, he,she, it) in the relative clause.

(Enter the complete word)

4. Position of adding relative clauses

Circle the nouns that the relative clause [RC] describe in red and underline the RC (the part that adds more information) in blue.

Do the colours stick together or separate?