20 questions
How many kinds of relative clauses do you know?
3
1
2
4
Relative clauses can be divided in:
coordinated and defining
defining and non-defining
non-defining and subordinated
coordinated and subordinated
The most important elements in the relative clauses are:
the antecedent and the verb
the verb and the relative pronoun
the following word and the relative pronoun
the antecedent and the relative pronoun
Defining relative clauses
give essential information
ask questions
give additional information
haven't got a relative pronoun
Non-defining relative clauses
provide us with essential information
have two relative pronouns
haven't got a relative pronoun
give additional and non-essential information
which is used to substitute
people
things
places
time
whose is used to express
belonging
possession
people
reasons
whom is used to express the:
belonging
possession
addressee
people
when is used to substitute
place
time
things
people
Non-defining relative clauses have the following punctuation mark:
-(dash)
. (full stop)
! (exclamation mark)
, (comma)
Complete the following sentence:
Felipe is the king
which rules in Spain
whose rules in Spain
why rules in Spain
who rules in Spain
Complete:
Do you know the student
which won the competition?
who won the competition?
whose competition won?
whom competition won?
Complete:
Granada, ...... I live, is a big city
that
which
when
where
Choose the right option:
Newton who was born in England, is famous for his theory of gravity
Newton, who was born in England is famous for his theory of gravity
Newton, whom was born in England, is famous for his theory of gravity
Newton, who was born in England, is famous for his theory of gravity
Choose the correct option
We stopped at the museum, which we had never visited it before.
We stopped at the museum, where we had never visited before.
We stopped at the museum, which we had never visited before.
We stopped at the museum, when we had never visited before.
Which of these sentences isn't a non-defining relative clause?
Fuente Vaqueros, which many people have visited, is Lorca's birthplace
She gave me the present, which was in a blue envelope
She gave me the present which was in a blue envelope
She's studying to become a translator, which isn't easy
Which is the correct option to:
My sister, who lives in Granada, is an actress.
I haven't got a sister
I only have a sister and she doesn't live in Granada
I have more than one sister, but only one of them lives in Granada
I only have a sister. She lives in Granada and she is an actress
Rewrite these sentences using relative clauses:
English is fascinating. I'm really interested in this subject.
English is a fascinating subject what I'm really interested in
English is a fascinating subject whom I'm really interested in
English is a fascinating subject that is interesting
English is a fascinating subject which I'm really interested in
Rewrite these sentences using relative clauses:
This is the song. My sister used to listen to it in the 1990s.
This is the song which my sister used to listen to in the 1990s
This is the song when my sister used to listen to in the 1990s
This is the song which my sister used to listen to it in the 1990s
This is the song whom my sister used to listen to in the 1990s
Transform into a correct relative clause:
I went to school with my neighbour's son.
This is the neighbour whose son I went to school
This is the neighbour whose son I went to school with
This is the neighbour whose son I went to school whom
This is the neighbour whom I went to school with