DEFINING AND NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES (KEY) 1) Read the information and complete the sentences. Use a relative clause. Use commas where necessary. 1. there’s a woman living next door. She’s a doctor./ The woman who lives next door is a doctor. 2. I´ve got a brother called Jim. He lives in London. He’s a doctor. My brother Jim, who lives in London, is a doctor. 3. There was a strike at the car factory. It lasted ten days. It is now over. the strike at the car factory, which lasted ten days, is now over. 4. I was looking for a book this morning. I´ve found it now. I´ve found the book (which/that) I was looking for this morning. 5. London was once the largest city in the world, but the population is now falling. The population of London, which was once the largest in the world, is now falling. 6. A job was advertised. A lot of people applied for it. Few of them had the necessary qualifications. Few of the people who/that applied for the job which was advertised had the necessary qualifications. 7. Margaret has a son. She showed me a photograph of him. He’s a policeman. Margaret showed me a photograph of her son, who is a policeman. 2) In some of these sentences you can use Which or That; in others, only Which is possible. Cross out That if only Which is possible. Also, put commas where necessary. 1. Jane works for a company which / that makes shoes. ( both possible) 2. Colin told me about his new job , which / that he’s enjoying very much. 3. My office, Which /that is on the second floor of the building, is very small. 4. The office (which / that) I’m using at the moment is very small. 5. She told me her address , which / that I wrote down on a piece of paper. 6. There are some words ( which / that) are very difficult to translate. 7. The sun , which / that is one of millions of stars in the universe , provides us with heat and light.
1. Identifying clauses and adding clauses. Combine the two sentences using a relative clause. Some clauses need commas; some do not. e.g. Crossford has only two hundred inhabitants. It’s miles from anywhere. Crossford, which has only two hundred inhabitants, is miles from anywhere. Someone made the arrangements. It was Karen ---- the person who made the arrangements was Karen. 1. Mr Perkins is a bit deaf. He couldn’t hear the phone. Mr Perkins, who is a bit deaf, couldn’t hear the phone 2. St Michael’s Church dates from the 14th Century. It’s a fine building. St Michael’s Church, which dates from the 14th Century, is a fine building. 3. Someone’s suitcase got lost. It was Colin’s. The suitcase (which/that) someone got lost was Colin’s 4. A road leads to the farm. It isn’t suitable for cars. The road which /that leads to the farm isn’t suitable for cars. 5. Our teacher lives ten miles away. She stayed at home during the bus strike. Our teacher, who lives ten miles away, stayed at home during the bus strike. 6. Diamond is a very hard substance. It is used for cutting. Diamond, which is used for cutting, is a very hard substance. 7. Someone got everything ready. It was Kevin. The person who/that got everything ready was Kevin. 8. Someone knows all about it. It’s the secretary. The person who/that knows all about it is the secretary. 9. Mandy´s name was missed off the list. She wasn’t very pleased. Mandy, whose name was missed off the list, wasn’t very pleased.
Oraciones en las que se puede omitir el relative: 5,6,8,11
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