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Unit 9: THE POST OFFICE
Thursday, March 24th , 2016
REVISION: DEFINING & NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
Period: 59
Are the sentences right or wrong? correct the wrong ones
1. The man is a doctor.
who lives next door
who lives next door
RIGHT
S
V
Defining relative clause
2. Marie called me last night.
whom I met at the party
whom I met at the party
X
,
,
Non-defining relative clause
O
S
3. The Titanic, , was supposed to be
V
unsinkable.
that sank in 1912
sank in 1912
that
X
Non-defining relative clause
which
4. This is the book
which/that you gave me yesterday.
which you gave me yesterday.
RIGHT
Defining relative clause


who / whom / whose / which / that.


1. The teacher_____ helped Jack was very kind.
2. An orphan is a child_______ parents are dead.
5. I don’t like the food _________ is very spicy.
3. Mrs.Richmond , ______is 42, has three children.
4. This is the book _______ I have ever read.
6. My friend, _______ I visited last week, is taking a holiday soon.
who
whose
who
best
that
which
whom
N
N
Question 1:
Express Money Transfer is one of the quickest ways ____help us to send money
who C. whose
which D. that
Multiple choice
D
Question 2:

Mark Twain is an author_____I like best.
A. whom books B. that books
C. whose books D. whom books
Multiple choice
C
Question 3:

She lives in the house _____________.
that has the red door
B. whose has the red door
C. which has the red door
D. Both A and C are correct
Multiple choice
D
Question 4:
The Master`s course___ is no longer taught.
A. , which I took in 1990,
B. , that I took in 1990 ,
C. which I took in 1990
D. Both A and B are ok
Multiple choice
A
Question 5:

The problem _________ never occurred.
that I had expected it
B. who I had expected
C. which I had expected
D. All are wrong
Multiple choice
C
Question 6:

_____has just won an international scholarship.
A. David Pike, whose parents are both teachers,
B. David Pike whose parents are both teachers
C. David Pike , who’s parents are both teachers,
D. David Pike, whom parents are both teachers,
Multiple choice
A
Question 7:

The robber…….was arrested yesterday.
whom had stolen ABC bank
B. who had stolen ABC bank
C. whose had stolen ABC bank
D. which had stolen ABC bank
Multiple choice
B


II. Combine these sentences into ONE, using relative pronouns


1. The Earth is a planet . It can support life.

2. I met Jane’s father. He works at the university.
3. She is the woman. Her son is a famous singer.
4. Mary and Julie are twins. You met them yesterday
6. His letter is full of good news. I received it yesterday
5. I saw a lot of people and horses. They went to market
7. I’ll be staying with Adrian. His brother is my friend.
8. He is the only boy. He won the prize.


CONSOLIDATION

DEFINING
RELATIVE CLAUSES
NON-DEFINING
RELATIVE CLAUSES
- follow words of imprecise or general meaning which need further information.

- follow words of which need no further information.
( my, his, her, this, these, …)

- are essential parts of a sentence which makes incomplete sense without them

- are additions to a sentence, which makes complete sense without them
- can be used with THAT
- are not used COMMAS
- cannot be used with THAT
- are used COMMAS
HOMEWORK
 
Write the grammar notes and do exercises on your notebooks.
Thanks for your
Patience !