DEFINING AND NON DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

Which sentence contains a defining relative clause?

• My brother, who lives in Paris, is a doctor.

• The man who lives next door is very friendly

• Paris, which is the capital of France, is beautiful

• Mr. Brown, whose son is in my class, is a lawyer.

Answer explanation

Sentence B identifies which man we are talking about. That’s essential

Which sentence contains a non-defining relative clause?

• The book that you lent me was very interesting.

• The students who study hard usually get good grades.

• Mount Everest, which is the highest mountain in the world, is in Nepal

• The woman who is wearing a red coat is my aunt

Which sentence is an example of a defining clause?

• London, which I visited last year, is very expensive.

• The boy who won the race is my cousin

• My father, who loves football, rarely misses a match.

• My car, which I bought in 2010, still works well.

Assume the speaker has more than one uncle. Where should commas be placed in this sentence? “My uncle who lives in Canada is coming to visit.”

• After "Canada" only

• After "uncle" only

• After "uncle" and after "Canada"

• No commas are needed

Assume the speaker has only one sister. Which sentence is punctuated correctly

• My sister who works in London is visiting us.

• My sister, who works in London is visiting us.

• My sister, who works in London, is visiting us

• My sister who works in London, is visiting us.

The students ___ studied hard passed the exam

• who

• whose

• which

• whom

My phone, ___ I bought last year, is already broken.

• which

• who

• whose

• whom

• when

That’s the man ___ daughter won the prize

• who

• when

• which

• whose

This painting, ___ was created in the 18th century, is priceless.

• Who

• Which

• When

• Whom

Which sentence means the speaker has only one sister?

• My sister who lives in New York is a doctor.

• My sister, who lives in New York, is a doctor