EXERCISE
37 page 138
1. which
2. which
3. whom
4. whom
5. that
6. whom
7. whose
8. who
9. that
10. that
11. whose
12. which
13. who
14. that
15. whose
EXERCISE
38 page 139
1. George is the man. George was chosen to represent
the committee at the convention
2. All the money (the money was accepted) has
already been released
3. The papers (the papers are on the table) belong
to Patricia
4. The man was brought to the police station
confessed to the crime
5. The girl is drinking coffee. Mary Allen is the
girl
6. John's wife, a professor, has written several
papers on this subject
7. The man is talking to the policeman. The man is
my uncle.
8. The book (the book is on top shelf) is the one
that I need
9. The number of students (the number of students
have been counted) is quite high
10. Leo Evans, a doctor, cats in this restaurant
every day
ARTICLE RELATIVE CLAUSE
Relative Clauses + Exercises
Learn Relative Clauses with Examples and Exercises
What is a Relative Clause?
A relative clause is a phrase that adds information
to a sentence. All relative clauses describe a noun, and they begin with one of
these relative pronouns or relative adverbs.
Relative Pronouns
·
who (to describe people – subject)
The woman who works in the bank is my neighbor.
·
whom (to describe people – object)
My cousins, one of whom is a doctor, live in
England.
·
whose (to describe possession)
The man whose car was stolen went to the police
station.
·
that (to describe things – defining
relative clauses)
I’m selling the computer that I bought in the U.S.
·
which (to describe things – non-defining
relative clauses)
I’m selling this computer, which has a 250-GB hard
drive, for $500.
Relative Adverbs
·
when (to describe times)
My favorite season is fall, when all the leaves
change color.
·
where (to describe places)
I visited the neighborhood where I grew up
·
why (to give a reason)
Do you know the reason why the stores are closed
today?
Using relative clauses helps you create better
sentences in English
Relative Clauses = Better Sentences in English
Here is an example of some English sentences without
relative clauses:
·
Yesterday I met a man. He works in the
circus.
·
I bought a cell phone. It has internet
access.
·
There’s the restaurant. I ate at that
restaurant last night.
These sentences are correct, but they are very short
and simple. You can use relative clauses to make your sentences in English
sound more fluent and natural:
·
Yesterday I met a man who works in the
circus.
·
I bought a cell phone that has internet
access.
·
There’s the restaurant where I ate last
night.
Defining and Non-Defining Relative Clauses
Non-defining relative clauses add EXTRA information
to the sentence.
Defining relative clauses add ESSENTIAL information
to the sentence.
You can see if a relative clause is defining or
non-defining by removing it from the sentence. If you remove a non-defining
relative clause, the sentence still has the same meaning. If you remove a defining
relative clause, the sentence has a different meaning or is incomplete.
Example of a sentence with a NON-DEFINING relative
clause:
·
My brother, who lives in California, is
an engineer.
If you remove “who lives in California,” the
sentence still has the same meaning:
·
My brother is an engineer.
The relative clause “who lives in California” is
extra information.
Example of a sentence with a DEFINING relative
clause:
·
That’s the student who failed English
class three times.
If you remove “who failed English class three
times,” the sentence is incomplete:
·
That’s the student.
Therefore, the relative clause “who failed English
class three times” is essential information, because it defines which student,
specifically, we are talking about.
In written English, use a comma before and after
non-defining relative clauses.
Learn when to use “which” and “that” in relative
clauses
Which or That?
Use which for non-defining relative clauses, and use
a comma before it.
Use that for defining relative clauses, and don’t
use a comma before it.
·
The bananas that I bought on Monday are
rotten.
·
The bananas, which I bought on Monday,
are rotten.
In the first case, it’s possible that we have two
types of bananas in the house:
·
Older bananas that I bought on Monday
·
Newer bananas that I bought on Wednesday
…and that only the first bananas are rotten, but the
second bananas are not rotten.
In the second case, all the bananas in the house
were bought on Monday, and they are all rotten.
Again, to decide if a clause is defining or
non-defining, try removing it from the sentence:
I
read all the books that I borrowed from the library.
Without clause: I read all the books.
(sentence is incomplete – WHAT books?)
The
new Stephen King book, which I borrowed from the library, is very good.
Without clause: The new Stephen King book is very
good.
(sentence is complete. The “library” part was only
an extra detail)
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