Relative Caluse
non-
defining
defining
You will hear a dialog between grandma and her granddaughter. Tell me, how did they understand which person they were talking about?
Look at the sentances below and complete the rules
Defining relative clauses give important/extra information about aperson, thing, place or time. Non-defining relative clauses give important/extra information.
The relative pronoun that can replace who or which in defining/non-defining clauses only.
Commas are used before and after defining/non-dedfining clauses.
We don't use commas with that
What is the difference between these two sentances? (punctuation, meaning)
"The brother who arrived late to the family reunion brought a delicious homemade pie for everyone to enjoy."
"My brother, who arrived late to the family reunion, brought a delicious homemade pie for everyone to enjoy."
"My brother that arrived late to the family reunion, brought a delicious homemade pie for everyone to enjoy."
Complete the following sentences
- The car, which is parked in the garage, is red.
- This is the restaurant where I had my first date.
- The girl who I met at the party was nice.
- The movie that we watched last night was amazing.
- The girl whose book you borrowed is looking for it.
... can refer to a person.
... can refer to a thing or an object.
... can refer to a place.
... refers to the person that something belongs to.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
... can be used to talk about people, places or things (in defining relative clause only).
Where
Who
Which
Whose
That
- What kind of films do you like? Would you call yourself a fan?
- Whose your favourite character?
- What do you like about him/her?
You will hear a part of an interview with Helen Partridge. Listen and do the quiz.
Quiz!
fill in the blank with relative pronoun
where
Helen Partridge, ___was in the newspapers, became the number one potterite in the country.
who
whose
non-
defining
defining
Quiz!
fill in the blank with relative pronoun
where
In the final, there were many questions about the books and the films ___tested the knowledge of dedicated potterites.
whose
that
non-
defining
defining
Quiz!
fill in the blank with relative pronoun
whose
Helen managed to answer quite a few tricky questions about the characters, ___ were part of the competition.
who
which
non-
defining
defining
Quiz!
fill in the blank with relative pronoun
where
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in Florida, ___ Helen plans to visit next month, is a dream come true for many fans.
which
whose
non-
defining
defining
Quiz!
fill in the blank with relative pronoun
where
She has her own website, ___she shares a vast amount of information about Harry Potter.
who
which
non-
defining
defining
Quiz!
fill in the blank with relative pronoun
which
A true friend, ___ loyalty and bravery make him an ideal character to admire.
whose
where
non-
defining
defining
Complete the sentences below so that they are true for you
- I hate films where...
- My favourite actress/actor is..., who...
- I like it in films when...
Combine the sentences using the relative pronouns who, which, that, where.
HOMEWORK
Workbook page 16 Exercise С-E
relative clause
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Transcript
Relative Caluse
non-
defining
defining
You will hear a dialog between grandma and her granddaughter. Tell me, how did they understand which person they were talking about?
Look at the sentances below and complete the rules
Defining relative clauses give important/extra information about aperson, thing, place or time. Non-defining relative clauses give important/extra information.
The relative pronoun that can replace who or which in defining/non-defining clauses only.
Commas are used before and after defining/non-dedfining clauses.
We don't use commas with that
What is the difference between these two sentances? (punctuation, meaning)
"The brother who arrived late to the family reunion brought a delicious homemade pie for everyone to enjoy."
"My brother, who arrived late to the family reunion, brought a delicious homemade pie for everyone to enjoy."
"My brother that arrived late to the family reunion, brought a delicious homemade pie for everyone to enjoy."
Complete the following sentences
... can refer to a person.
... can refer to a thing or an object.
... can refer to a place.
... refers to the person that something belongs to.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
... can be used to talk about people, places or things (in defining relative clause only).
Where
Who
Which
Whose
That
You will hear a part of an interview with Helen Partridge. Listen and do the quiz.
Quiz!
fill in the blank with relative pronoun
where
Helen Partridge, ___was in the newspapers, became the number one potterite in the country.
who
whose
non-
defining
defining
Quiz!
fill in the blank with relative pronoun
where
In the final, there were many questions about the books and the films ___tested the knowledge of dedicated potterites.
whose
that
non-
defining
defining
Quiz!
fill in the blank with relative pronoun
whose
Helen managed to answer quite a few tricky questions about the characters, ___ were part of the competition.
who
which
non-
defining
defining
Quiz!
fill in the blank with relative pronoun
where
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in Florida, ___ Helen plans to visit next month, is a dream come true for many fans.
which
whose
non-
defining
defining
Quiz!
fill in the blank with relative pronoun
where
She has her own website, ___she shares a vast amount of information about Harry Potter.
who
which
non-
defining
defining
Quiz!
fill in the blank with relative pronoun
which
A true friend, ___ loyalty and bravery make him an ideal character to admire.
whose
where
non-
defining
defining
Complete the sentences below so that they are true for you
Combine the sentences using the relative pronouns who, which, that, where.
HOMEWORK
Workbook page 16 Exercise С-E