DEFINING AND NON - DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

You have two houses.

• My house which is in Miami is very expensive

• My house,which is in Miami, is very expensive

You have only one sister.

• My sister , who works in a hotel, got a promotion for work.

• My sister who works in a hotel got a promotion for work.

You are telling somebody that it is your car.

• The car that is outside the house is mine.

• The car, which is outside the house, is mine.

You have many pairs of shoes.

• The pair of shoes,that I bought yesterday ,is my favourite.

• The pair of shoes that I bought yesterday is my favourite.

There are several jackets in the room.

• The jacket, which is on the coatstand,is mine.

• The jacket which is on the coatstand is mine.

There are thousands of museums around the world.

• The museum which we visited on holiday was very interesting.

• The museum ,which we visited on holiday, was very interesting.

You are talking about one room in your house.

• My living room which is the largest room in my house is at the front of the house

• My living ,room which is the largest room in my house, is at the front of the house

There are several houses in the street.

• The house which is at the end of the street is my friend`s.

• The house, which is at the end of the street, is my friend`s.

Everyone in the room owns keys.

• The keys,which are on the table,are mine.

• The keys which are on the table are mine.

You talk about your father.

• My father , who is very tall , lives in the country.

• My father who is very tall lives in the country.