In defining clauses, we can omit the relative pronoun in the position of object. Heres a list of all the relative clause exercises on the site. B combine each pair of sentences with a relative clause. I caught a ride with tony, whose car barely made it up the hill. There are two broad types of relative clauses in english. Combine the following sentences using noun clauses. It isnt essential for understanding who or what we are talking about. Defining and nondefining relative clauses test english. Nondefining relative clauses defining relative clauses these describe the preceding noun in such a way to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class.
Review the rules on relative clauses and youll be able to do this as well. Relative clauses, inversion, causative, english grammar guide. Multiple choice, fill in the word, select from drop down levels of exercise. Relative clauses exercise 1 perfect english grammar. Exercise 4 relative pronouns exercise 5 relative adverbs defining nondefining exercise 1relative clauses defining or nondefining. This smartphone, i bought last week, takes great photos. Relative clauses defining and nondefining that, which. I am looking at a woman she is looking at the water. Here we need the relative pronoun which, because it is a nondefining relative clause and the first word after the pronoun is a verb. To understand the distinctions between that and which it is necessary to understand defining restrictive and nondefining nonrestrictive clauses learning these distinctions is one technical aspect of grammar that every user of english should understand, because it is at the root of an assortment of grammatical errors. Amelia, mother is from shanghai, speaks english and chinese fluently. Nondefining relative clauses are not used in spoken english.
Relative clauses nondefining relative clauses grammar. The relative pronoun can be the subject or the object of the relative clause. The man who wants to talk to you is waiting for you. School of english defining and nondefining relative clauses exercise school of english oficines centrals. Exercise school of english defining and nondefining. Both that and which can be used in this relative clause and the pronoun can be left out because there is a subject. If i want to turn these sentences into adjective clauses, i must keep the preposition the woman at whom i am looking is sitting near the ocean the water at which she is looking is blue. It is not essential information to understand the sentence. Defining relative clauses these describe the preceding noun in such a way as to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class. Nondefining relative pronouns exercise three things about nondefining relative clauses. Defining relative clauses also called identifying relative clauses or restrictive relative clauses give detailed information defining a general term or expression. Noun clauses after linking verbs be, become, seem, look. Defining relative clauses defining relative clauses carry essential information, because they identify which thing or person we are talking about, and they are used without commas this is the music which was used at the show. You may remove the relative pronoun and reduce your sentence in certain conditions.
That something or someone is the object of the preposition at. The letter thatwhich peter has sent to you is in the drawer. Inversion is a way of reversing the usual or expected word order to bring emphasis to a sentence, to make it more negative, to make it stronger, more dramatic. When there is a preposition in a relative clause, this usually goes at the end of the sentence. Have they found the prisoner who escaped last week. Note that that can be used in informal english instead of whowhomwhich but it is never used after commas, i. Complete these sixteen sentences to score your knowledge of relative clauses. Object pronouns can be dropped in defining relative clauses, which are then called contact clauses. Dublin, is the capital of ireland, is my favourite city. Buckingham palace, the queen of england lives, is in the. After submitting your answers, you will see how well you have done in the test. Relative clauses 1 adv failed to load the quiz data. Lets focus on the verb look at we look at something or someone. Descargar ejercicio relativos pdf en ingles con soluciones incluidas.
Defining and nondefining relative clauses who, whom, whose, which, that. We can use that in defining relative clauses we can use that instead of. Choose the correct relative pronoun or relative adverb. If the relative pronoun is not followed by a verb but by a noun or pronoun, the relative pronoun is an object pronoun. We dont need a relative pronoun, because the first word in the relative clause. The award was given to sara, whose short story impressed the judges. Exercises with answers and grammar rules with examples.
Relative clauses are nonessential parts of a sentence. Choose the correct relative pronoun who, whose, that, which, why, when or where. Relative clauses defining and nondefining test english. They can act as the subject or the object of the relative clause. Defining and nondefinining relative clauses exercises pdf. Nondefining clauses nonrestrictive clauses we use nondefining relative clauses to give extra information about the person or thing. A clause of this kind is essential to the clear understanding of the. London, which is the capital of england, is one of the largest cities in the world. En algunas situaciones, las palabras what, when, y where pueden funcionar como pronombres relativos. The relative clause is closed off by commas and is quite similar to information in brackets. Defining relative clauses are not put in commas imagine, tom is in a room with five girls. Relative pronouns interactive exercises i superprof. I broke the plate which that was a wedding present.
Defining relative clauses exercise 3 make one sentence by changing the sentence in italics into a defining relative clause. They may add meaning, but if they are removed, the sentence will still function grammatically. Complete the sentences with whose, who, which, or where. Relative pronouns ejercicios who, whom, which, that y. The drag and drop activity below might not work properly in old. The apple which george lay on the table was put back into the basket. Nondefining relative clauses give us extra information about someone or something. Next weekend im going to glasgow, where my sister lives. Defining relative clauses 1 in pdf here defining relative clauses 2 in pdf here defining relative clauses 3 in pdf here defining relative clauses 4 in pdf here go to the main relative clauses explanation page here. In the worksheet, students first need to decide whether the relative clause can be reduced or not, then make the necessary changes in the sentence to make it shorter. It is important to distinguish between them because it affects the choice of pronoun used to introduce the clause. Heres a worksheet on reduced relative clauses for you to check your students on reduced relative clauses. A clause of this kind is essential to clear understanding of the noun. The house, which was built in 1883, has just been opened to the public.
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