WorksheetsGrammar check - relative clause and linking ideas
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
My father lives in a small house full of ornaments. This makes it really difficult to clean
=> My father ___________________________
lives in a small house full of ornaments, which makes it really difficult to clean
who makes it really difficult to clean, lives in a small house full of ornaments,
Some students take a year out before university. This allows them to work or travel
=> Some students ___________________
who allows them to work or travel, take a year out before university,
take a year out before university, which allows them to work or travel
What is correct about the defining relative clause?
identify the thing that you are talking about
give additional, non-essential information
Does a non-defining relative clause need a comma?
Yes, but sometimes
Not at all
Definitely yes
No, but sometimes
'That' can be used to replace 'who' and 'which' in
Defining relative clause
Non-defining relative clause
Why is a comma used in a non-defining relative clause?
to separate relative clauses from the main clause
to leave out the relative pronouns
to refer to a single noun phrase or to a whole sentence
to give additional, non-essential information
You may have a neighbour. The person that you can rely on
=> You may __________________________
You may have a neighbor whom on you can rely
You may have a neighbor on whom you can rely
We were in a situation _____ there was no easy solution
which
who
where
when
The marriage rate remained stable in 1980 but fell to 2 million by the year 2000._________, the divorce rate peaked in 1980, at nearly 1.5 million divorces, before falling back to 1 million at the end of the period.
In contrast
In addition
Although
As a result
People in developing nations attended school for an average of around 3 years, with only a slight increase in years of schooling from 1980 to 1990. ________, the figure for industrialised countries rose from nearly 9 years of schooling in 1980 to nearly 11 years in 1990.
Therefore
Consequently
Additionally
On the other hand
Spending on research and development also saw rapid growth in these countries, reaching $350 billion in 1990. ________, the number of science workers in developing countries remained below 20 per 1000 people, and research spending fell from about $50 billion to only $25 billion.
Similarly
However
By contrast
At the same time
The figures for spending on toys were the same in both France and Italy, at nearly £160,000. ________, while French people spent more than Italians on photographic film and CDs, Italians paid out more for personal stereos, tennis racquets, and perfumes
However
While
But
Although
We can see that the cool climate house has a high-angled roof, ___ allows sunlight to enter through the window
what
which
that
where
Some of it may fall into lakes or return to the oceans via ‘surface runoff’. _____, rainwater may filter through the ground, reaching the impervious layer of the earth.
Otherwise
Therefore
In contrast
Additionally
At the first stage in the paper recycling process, waste paper is collected either from paper banks, ____ members of the public leave their used paper, or directly from businesses
which
when
where
that
