If you are not aware of these provisions, please read about them in this link, and then try the restrictive and nonrestrictive exercise adjectives. Grammar exercise 4 defining and nondefining relative clauses we use relative clauses to give additional information. Nondefining relative clauses give information about nouns the river nile, which is over 6,500 kilometres long, is egypts main source of water. Exercises, pdf worksheets and grammar rules on defining and nondefining relative clauses who, whom, whose, which, that. The man who wants to talk to you is waiting for you. Combine the sentences using nondefining relative clauses. Try another exercise about defining relative clauses, both subject and object here. A boy sister is in my class was in the bank at that time. Our students can practise relative clauses defining and nondefining with this exercise. Exercise school of english defining and nondefining relative. Relative clauses samuel johnson scotland free 30day. In this exercise you have to explain what some words mean.
Relative clauses practice relative pronouns exercise 1 2 3 who vs which exercise 1 2 3 which or where exercise drag and drop exercises. They refer to persons or things and replace the subject expressed in the main clause, to avoid repetition of it in the relevant clause. We use the relative pronouns who, which, whose, shes the woman that works with my mother. Downloadable pdf grammar and vocabulary worksheets. Nondefining relative clauses add to my workbooks 120 download file pdf embed in my website or. Below is a list of simple sentences with a relative pronoun at the end. When there is a preposition in a relative clause, this usually goes at the end of the sentence. Please rewrite each sentence again and add a sensible relative clause. Relative clauses b1 rc005 relative clauses combine the two sentences.
Students solutions intermediate grammar exercise 1 defining relative clauses. The sentence in italics should become the relative clause. I know an exciting place you and your boyfriend can go on holidays. Pdf relative clauses issues and strategies in l2 student. Dr tom banks, that is an aviation expert, was asked to comment on the latest plane crash. Restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses exercises pdf. I have used relative pronouns to start my relative clauses. The download ebook download ebook syntax prints this post relative pronomi are used to introduce related clauses. Mayor is a very nice person to serve others will also find written english which best website. Defining and nondefining relative clauses practice bachillerato 2 1 defining relative clauses 1 join these sentences using a relative clause. The modern olympic games, which take place every four years, were first held in 1896. By marron again the same text but with a different activity. Relative clauses complete these sixteen sentences to score your knowledge of relative clauses. Relative clauses omitting the relative pronoun exercises pdf continue.
This is a clause that generally modifies a noun or a noun phrase and is often introduced by a relative pronoun which, that, who, whom, whose. Tenses printable pdf worksheets for english language learners intermediate level b1. Exercise 1 defining relative clauses solutions oxford. The exercise which nobody could do was very complicated. Fernandez carmona, english grammar with exercises, longman, 2000.
My relative clause checklist target tick i have included relative clauses to add extra information about nouns. Object pronouns can be dropped in defining relative clauses, which are then called contact clauses. Nondefining relative pronouns exercise three things about nondefining relative clauses. Complete the passage with suitable relative pronouns. Fill in the following sentences with the appropriate relative pronoun. A relative clause is also known as an adjective clause. Relative pronouns and relative clauses worksheets pdf exercises. Restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses exercises pdf share00 restrictive and nonstatistical adjective exercise proposals we have already talked about restrictive and nonbreeding adjective clauses. This is a free intermediate english grammar quiz and esl worksheet. Defining relative clauses exercise 4 make one sentence by changing the sentence in italics into a defining relative clause. You may sometimes have to change the word order or change a into the. Relative clauses omitting the relative pronoun exercises pdf.
When there are two object relative clauses in a row, the first relative pronoun is usually omitted but the second one cannot be omitted. Diagonal 26, 1r 1a 0006 arcelona edifici indsor, entre ia augusta i rambla catalunya seu 1 via ugusta 6 s. Relative clauses pdf notes, documents and exercises with. English esl relative pronouns worksheets most downloaded. Relative clauses issues and strategies in l2 student writing. Relative clauses b1 pdf worksheets english practice. Defining relative clauses exercise 1 make one sentence from the two short ones. Relative clauses are used to link sentences in english, to strengthen the meaning of the. Defining relative pronouns exercise people that who whom owners whose things that which places where when the relative pronoun is an object, it can be omitted except with whose and where. List of contents listed in the list of items write the relevant clauses with jo or if necessary, do not use the kama.
Nondefining relative clauses give additional information about people, things or places. This example contains information about the noun the river nile. Note that you have to use commas in some of the sentences. The relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause. Dr tom banks, that is an aviation expert, was asked to comment on the latest plane. Rewrite relative clauses exercises pdf squarespace. John pointed to the doorway by which we need to apply for the vacancy. Relative clauses exercises intermediate join the following sentences to make one sentence using a relative pronoun when necessary. Heres a list of all the relative clause exercises on the site. Choose the right meaning from the box and then write a sentence with who. A relative clause tells us which person or thing or what kind of person or thing the speaker means. He is now able to beat his father, that is in the top drawer. Followed by two exercises practising relative pronouns. We in nondefining relative clauses we put a comma before can replace who or which with that in defining relative and after the main clause.
Complete with the correct relative adverb why, where, when or pronoun who, which, whose 1. Exercise on relative clauses contact clauses relative pronouns who which whose choose the correct relative pronoun who, which, whose. 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. If it is possible to omit the relative pronoun, write it in brackets. She failed the test the women whothat came in for an interview failed the test. Use the sentence in brackets to make a relative clause. A defining relative clauses give essential information to the person or thing we are talking about. The relative clause is closed off by commas and is quite similar to information in brackets. C the woman who lives next door who lives next door tells us which.
Relative clauses give us information about the person or thing mentioned. Mar 18, 2020 relative clauses mcq grammar quiz test exercise 16 free online english grammar quizzes tests exercises about relative clauses mcq grammar quiz test exercise. I the following sentences contain mistakes in the relative clauses. Relative clauses usually add more information about a noun in a sentence. How would you feel if you suddenly had to stop using. Contemporary colloquial english employs fewer and different strategies to form relative clauses. Complete with the correct relative adverb why, where, when or pronoun who, which, whose. Iii join the following sentences to make defining relative clauses using an appropriate relative pronoun as a connective. Use the relative pronouns in the box to complete the sentences whom that which.
Nondefining relative clauses are not used in spoken english. If the relative pronoun is unnecessary, put it in brackets. A small amount of jewellery who was taken by the thief was later found. The pronoun can never be omitted in a nondefining relative clause. Martin, whose mother is spanish, speaks both spanish and english fluently. Relative clauses worksheets pdf exercises agendaweb. Try an exercise about defining relative clauses, both subject and object here. Clauses exercises for class 10 cbse with answers learn cram. Test yourself with our free english language quiz about relative pronouns omission. The apple which george lay on the table was put back into the basket. Paul, who started singing at 15, is now very famous. Relative clauses pdf notes, documents and exercises with answers. You may remove the relative pronoun and reduce your sentence in certain conditions. Tenses exercise pdf present simple tense exercises grammar practice worksheets simple present simple present.
Relative clauses pdf grammar worksheet b1 rc005 author. Complete these sixteen sentences to score your knowledge of relative clauses. They help make your work more interesting for the reader. There are defining and nondefining relative sentences. By irepaju a set of exercises to improve and learn about relative pronouns. Relative, restrictive, and nonrestrictive clauses grammar.
This is particularly true of first language l1 speakers of most east asian languages, whose structure of rcs differs markedly from that of english and. Nondefining relative clauses give us extra information about someone or something. Introductionenglish relative clauses rcs represent one of the most challenging areas during second language l2 writing development and second language acquisition sla more generally. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. A relative clause connects ideas by using pronouns that relate to something previously mentioned and allows the writer to combine two independent clauses into one sentence. Relative clauses perfect english grammar exercises pdf. Join the sentence halves with where, who and which. Use the relative clause checklist when you have finished your work to see how well you have done. The relative pronoun can be the subject or the object of the relative clause. We dont use that in nondefining relative clauses, so we need to use which if the pronoun refers to a thing, and who if it refers to a person. Defining and non defining relative clauses 2 pages worksheet with grammar guide 24,764 downloads. In object relative clauses, the relative pronoun can be omitted with no change in meaning. Relative clauses perfect english grammar exercises pdf squarespace.
A boy sister is in my class was in the back at that time 3. He is the guy car is parked in front of your house. Relative clauses nondefining relative clauses grammar. Defining and nondefinining relative clauses exercises pdf. Relative clause exercise 1 2 advanced relative clause exercise 3 4 intermediate pdf exercises. This is also true in object relative clauses ending with prepositions. The following esl efl resources are available for nondefining relative clauses grammar. If the relative pronoun is not followed by a verb but by a noun or pronoun, the relative pronoun is an object pronoun. Demands too much of this clause exercise is modified by a dog which sentence is restrictive clause is a doctor. English grammar relative clauses relative clauses introduction there are two types of relative clauses.
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