B. Understanding Relative Pronouns and Clauses

What is a relative pronoun used for?

• To change the tense of a verb

• To start a new paragraph

• To add descriptive information to a sentence

• To end a sentence

What does 'defining' mean in the context of relative clauses?

• Irrelevant

• Optional

• Non-essential

• Essential

What does 'non-defining' mean in the context of relative clauses?

• Non-essential

• Mandatory

• Essential

• Critical

In the sentence 'The man who was wearing a hat was about to fall', what is 'who was wearing a hat'?

• A command

• Essential information

• A greeting

• A question

What happens if you remove 'who was wearing a hat' from the sentence?

• The sentence becomes a command

• The sentence becomes a question

• The sentence becomes longer

• The meaning changes

What punctuation change makes a clause non-defining?

• Adding a period

• Putting it inside commas

• Using a question mark

• Adding an exclamation mark

What is the effect of a non-defining clause on the sentence meaning?

• The sentence becomes a command

• The sentence becomes a question

• The sentence becomes longer

• The meaning doesn't change

What is the role of commas in non-defining clauses?

• They indicate extra information

• They end the sentence

• They start a new paragraph

• They change the verb tense

What should you remember about clauses between commas?

• They are non-defining

• They are questions

• They are commands

• They are greetings

What should you remember about clauses not between commas?

• They are non-defining

• They are questions

• They are commands

• They are defining