Defining and Non-Defining Relative Clause

1. Which sentence contains a defining relative clause?

• Rahman, who is a doctor, lives in New York

• The man who fixed Surya's car is very kind.

• Sarah, who loves chocolate, baked a cake

• London, which is the capital of England, is very old

What is the function of a defining relative clause?

• To add extra, unnecessary information.

• To describe a general idea.

• To define or identify exactly which person or thing is meant.

• To describe future actions.

Which relative pronoun is not typically used in non-defining clauses?

• Who

• Which

• Whose

• That

What is the main difference between defining and non-defining relative clauses?

• Defining clauses are always longer

• Non-defining clauses use “that” instead of “which”

• Non-defining clauses are used only in questions

• Defining clauses are essential to the sentence meaning; non-defining are extra

Which sentence can omit the relative pronoun?The dress (that) she wore was beautiful.

• The dress (that) she wore was beautiful.

• I met a woman who works at NASA.

• My uncle, who loves music, plays the piano.

• The bag that is on the table is mine.