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Relative clauses

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Those Native Americans who tried to resist the influence of the settlers were driven off their land or killed"

a)

defining relative clause

b)

non-defining relative clause

c)

no relative clause

2.

"The events leading to the declaration of independence were the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Lexington and Concord"

a)

defining relative clause

b)

non-defining relative clause

c)

no relative clause

3.

"After the founding fathers of the U.S. had signed the declaration of independence, the thirteen colonies became independent states."

a)

defining relative clause

b)

non-defining relative clause

c)

no relative clause

4.

"The settlers, who are sometimes called colonizers, wanted to move west to expand their territory."

a)

defining relative clause

b)

non-defining relative clause

c)

no relative clause

5.

"The man who was trying to lead 120 men and 230 women and children to safety was the chief of the Miniconjou Sioux tribe"

a)

defining relative clause

b)

non-defining relative clause

c)

no relative clause

6.

"Thomas Jefferson, who was mainly responsible for the declaration of independence, was the third president of the United States."

a)

defining relative clause

b)

non-defining relative clause

c)

no relative clause

7.

"The men who fought for the independence of the thirteen colonies were called Patriots."

a)

defining relative clause

b)

non-defining relative clause

c)

no relative clause

8.

"Buffalos, which had lived undisturbed in the North American plains, were killed by the millions when the European settlers arrived."

a)

defining relative clause

b)

non-defining relative clause

c)

no relative clause

9.

Choose the relative prononuns that can be used for defining relative clauses

a)

that

b)

which

c)

who

d)

whose

e)

because

10.

Choose the relative prononuns that can be used for non-defining relative clauses

a)

that

b)

which

c)

who

d)

whose

e)

although

11.

Translate into English:

"Derjenige Cousin, der in Boston lebt, hat zwei Kinder."

(a)  

12.

Translate into English: "Mein Cousin, welcher übrigens in Boston lebt, hat zwei Kinder"

(a)  

13.

A Miniconjou woman lost her son, [ ... ] was only two years old, in the Battle of Wounded Knee.

(a)  

14.

Forty-nine wounded women and children were left lying on the cold ground of a church, [...] was absurd because churches should be places of safety and peace.

(a)  

15.

Thomas H. Tibbles was a newspaper reporter [...] had ridden to Wounded Knee with the 7th cavalry

(a)  

16.

It was an accidental shot [...] caused the Battle.

(a)