They provide NON-ESSESNTIAL information
They provide ESSENTIAL information
Video
No commas needed
Commas are needed
Examples
Examples
NON-DEFININGrelative clauses
RELATIVECLAUSES
DEFINING relative claues
Main pronouns
Main pronouns
As SUBJECT of the clause they CANNOT be ommitted
As SUBJECT of the clause they CANNOT be ommited
As OBJECT of the clause they CAN be omitted
As OBJECT of the caluse theyCANNOT be omitted
Other pronouns
Join the sentences using a relative pronoun and the correct punctuation.
1. They gave us a present. This was a complete surprise. 2. My girlfriend is very intelligent. She's an architect. 3. It's too hot in my flat. This makes it impossible to sleep. 4. I spoke to a police officer. She was working on the reception desk. 5. The houses are still in very good condition. Many of them were built in 1870.
They gave us a present, which was a complete surprise. My girlfriend, who is an architect, is very intelligent / My girlfriend, who is very intelligent, is an architect. It's too hot in my flat, which makes it impossible to sleep. The police officer to whom I spoke was working at the reception desk. The police officer (who/that) I spoke to was working at the reception desk. The houses, many of which were built in 1870, are still in good condition. Many of the houses, which are still in good condition, were built in 1870.
C1.1 - Relative clauses - theory
Verónica Gaute
Created on September 23, 2021
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They provide NON-ESSESNTIAL information
They provide ESSENTIAL information
Video
No commas needed
Commas are needed
Examples
Examples
NON-DEFININGrelative clauses
RELATIVECLAUSES
DEFINING relative claues
Main pronouns
Main pronouns
As SUBJECT of the clause they CANNOT be ommitted
As SUBJECT of the clause they CANNOT be ommited
As OBJECT of the clause they CAN be omitted
As OBJECT of the caluse theyCANNOT be omitted
Other pronouns
Join the sentences using a relative pronoun and the correct punctuation.
1. They gave us a present. This was a complete surprise. 2. My girlfriend is very intelligent. She's an architect. 3. It's too hot in my flat. This makes it impossible to sleep. 4. I spoke to a police officer. She was working on the reception desk. 5. The houses are still in very good condition. Many of them were built in 1870.
They gave us a present, which was a complete surprise. My girlfriend, who is an architect, is very intelligent / My girlfriend, who is very intelligent, is an architect. It's too hot in my flat, which makes it impossible to sleep. The police officer to whom I spoke was working at the reception desk. The police officer (who/that) I spoke to was working at the reception desk. The houses, many of which were built in 1870, are still in good condition. Many of the houses, which are still in good condition, were built in 1870.