2. DEFINING AND NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

  MODULE 2. RELATIVE CLAUSES
 

A.-TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEFINING AND NON-DEFINING
 

DEFINING: The student who/that recorded the video is studying forestry.
NON- DEFINING: John, who recorded the video, is studying Forestry.
DEFINING: The teacher (who / that ) you met at the entrance teaches English.
NON-DEFINING: Irene, who you met at the entrance, teaches English.
DEFINING: The town where I live is in the north of Cáceres.
NON-DEFINING: Plasencia, where I live, is in the north of Cáceres.
DEFINING: The woman whose son works with me is very friendly.
NON-DEFINING: Mrs Smith, whose son works with me, is very friendly.
DEFINING: The month (when/that) I finish my exams is my favourite time of the year.
NON-DEFINING: June, when I finish my exams, is my favourite time of the year.
 

B.-DECIDE WHETHER THE FOLLOWING CLAUSES ARE DEFINING OR NON-DEFINING CLAUSES. INSERT COMMAS WHERE NECESSARY. OMIT THE RELATIVE PRONOUN WHEN IT IS POSSIBLE.
1. The car which was a rare sports coupe was built in 1966.
2. We invited Robert who Tom had met the week before.
3. The friends who we met at university are coming to visit us next week.
4. That is the building where they shot the film 'Vanilla Sky'.
5. Mr Jackson whose son goes to my school will be attending the party next weekend.
6. My favourite author's latest book which is a bestseller is about two children in
Jamaica.
7. London where many inmigrants live is the most multicultural city in Europe.
8. The area where we live is very quiet.
9. I will never forget the day when I met my girlfriend.
10. The man whose daughter works with us is now unemployed.
 

C.-DEFINING: COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT RELATIVE PRONOUN. OMIT IT WHEN POSSIBLE:
Q1 - He's the man …………… car was damaged by the demonstrators.
Q2 - That's the car ……………….. I am thinking about buying.
Q3 - She was the person …………….saw it first.
Q4 - The email …………… I sent didn't reach everybody.
Q5 - The flight ………….. we were supposed to take was cancelled.
Q6 - Nothing …………… she does shocks me now.
Q7 - There is no one ……………….. I trust more.
Q8 - He's not the sort of person ……………… everyone likes.
Q9 – She is the woman …………… son works in Britain.
Q10 - It's something ……………… I don't want to think about.
Q11 - He's the one ………………… took it.
Q12 –I’ve got a friend …………….. mother is a famous politician.
 

D.-DEFINING AND NON-DEFINING: COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT RELATIVE PRONOUN.
OMIT IT WHEN POSSIBLE:
DEFINING: The boy who/that works at the supermarket is my brother.
The city where he lives is very expensive.
NON-DEFINING: Marcos, who works at the supermarket, is my brother.
New york, where he lives, is very expensive.
1.-The woman ………….. is sitting at the desk is Mr Winter's secretary.
2.-Mr Yeast, ………… I admire a lot, is a great teacher.
3.-Jane, …………….mother is a physician, is very good at biology.
4.-She didn’t see the snake …………… they brought to school.
5.-Do you know the shop …………………Andrew picked me up?
6.-Harrods, …………… is a really expensive shop, is famous for sales.
7.-London, ……………..is the capital of Britain, is a Cosmopolitan city.
 

E.-JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. FORM DEFINING AND NON-DEFINING RELATIVE
SENTENCES.
1. The woman showed me a photograph of her son. Her son is a policeman.
2. The new stadium will be opened next month.It holds 90,000 people.
3. John is one of my closest friends. I have known John for eight years
4. The boy is one of my closest friends. He is waiting for me.
5. Thank you for your letter. I was very happy to get your letter.
6. The letter is in the drawer. Peter has sent the letter to you.
7. Next week-end I’m going to Glasgow. My sister lives in Glasgow.
8. Next summer we are visiting the town. My father was born there.
9. The storm caused damage. Nobody had been expecting the storm.
10. That man over there is an artist. I don’t remember his name.
11. Mr Yates is retiring this month. He has worked for the same
company all his life.
12. I’ve just bought a book about astronomy. I’m very interested in it.
13. The man is in prison. Janet fell in love with this man.
14. Mr Roberts is in prison. Janet fell in love with him.