Relative clauses are dependent clauses which provide information about a noun or pronoun from the main clause. A defining relative clauses give essential information to the person or thing we are talking about. Relative clauses practice relative pronouns exercise 1 2 3 who vs which exercise 1 2 3 which or where exercise drag and drop exercises. This smartphone, i bought last week, takes great photos. The letter thatwhich peter has sent to you is in the drawer. In english, there are two types of relative clauses. Relative clauses exercise 1 perfect english grammar. Exercise 1 exercise 2 exercise 3 subject or object pronoun exercise 1 omission of relative pronoun exercise 1 exercise 2 defining or nondefining exercise 1 exercise 2 exercise 3 exercise 4 nondefining clauses exercise 1 exercise 2 defining clauses exercise. I caught a ride with tony, whose car barely made it up the hill.
After submitting your answers, you will see how well you have done in the test. Write these sentences again together without using a relative pronoun. A relative clause is a group of words that describes a noun, and we looked at two different ways to use relative clauses in spanish. Answer key 1 fill in the gaps with a suitable relative pronoun. I wouldnt stay in a hotel that refused to accept children. Here you have some more exercises to practice some exercises about relative clauses. But that is a possible alternative after all, everyone, everybody, no one, nobody and those. To know which ones we are talking about, we must have the information in the relative clause. Buckingham palace, the queen of england lives, is in the. It must have been the wind the noise i waved to a man. English grammar relative clauses relative clauses introduction there are two types of relative clauses. The hospital that you bought yesterday are too small. They allow to include additional information without having to start a new sentence. Amelia, mother is from shanghai, speaks english and chinese fluently.
In the free exercises, you can practice relative clauses. Baachhillleeraatoo defining 1 underline the relative clauses and write subject clause or object clause to indicate the type of relative clause. My sister, who works in a bank, is moving house next week. You can use who or that to put the clauses together. John, who is a doctor in london, has helped many people in africa. Relative clauses practice bachillerato 1 8 im sure he is the old man. Make the necessary changes and leave the relative pronoun when possible 1. Learn about defining and nondefining relative clause with lingolias online grammar lesson. Relative clause exercise 1 2 advanced relative clause exercise 3 4 intermediate pdf exercises. Commas are not used to separate defining relative clauses from the rest of the sentence. The computer which i would like isnt very expensive. Heres a list of all the relative clause exercises on the site. Both that and which can be used in this relative clause and the pronoun can be left out because there is a subject. Put the adjective clause after the noun that it describes.
Combine two sentences together to make one sentence. Eathquakes, which are a great natural disaster, have killed many people. Defining relative clauses are composed of a relative pronoun sometimes omitted, a verb, and optional other elements such as the subject or object of the verb. Sarah, who doesnt care about her future, is irresponsible. Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original. Clauses english grammar today cambridge dictionary. Learn to use relative clauses and improve your spanish communication skills online with lingolia. Defining relative clauses they describe the preceding noun in such a way as to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class. A scot is a person live in scotland nessie is a monster live in loch ness a fridge is a thing keep food cool a dj is someone play music in a disco a bee is an insect make honey a lemon is a fruit be yellow and sour. A scot is a person live in scotland nessie is a monster live in loch ness a fridge is a thing keep food cool a dj is someone play music in a disco a bee is an insect make. The children who skateboard in the street are especially noisy in the early evening. Exercise school of english defining and nondefining. Next weekend im going to glasgow, where my sister lives. Nondefining relative clauses defining relative clauses these describe the preceding noun in such a way to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class.
Exercise 1 defining relative clauses solutions oxford. A relative clause is essential when you need the information it provides. School of english defining and nondefining relative clauses exercise school of english oficines centrals. Dublin, is the capital of ireland, is my favourite city. Combine the sentences using defining relative pronouns.
Relative clauses allow us to provide additional information without having to start a new sentence. A b the computer who is looking at you is my sister. Diagonal 26, 1r 1a 0006 arcelona edifici indsor, entre ia augusta i rambla catalunya seu 1 via ugusta 6 s. Defining and nondefining relative clause exercicios. Write one relative sentence by joining the following ones with a relative pronoun. Defining relative clauses 1 in pdf here defining relative clauses 2 in pdf here defining relative clauses 3 in pdf here defining relative clauses 4 in pdf here go to the main relative clauses explanation page here.
But that is a possible alternative after all, everyone, everybody, no one, nobody and. Relative clauses exercises tomas y valiente english blog. When the relative pronoun is an object, it can be omitted except with whose and where. The girls who serve in the shop are the owners daughters. Bbc learning english quiznet nondefining relative clauses quiznet bbc learning english 2010 page 1 of 3 1. The student who comes from japan is a very nice person. They add something to the noun by given more information about it. London, which is the capital of england, is one of the largest cities in the world. Bbc learning english quiznet nondefining relative clauses.
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