RELATIVE CLAUSES

What is a relative clause?

• A relative clause is one kind of dependent clause. It has a subject and verb, but can’t stand alone as a sentence.

• it gives more information about a noun

• The two previous answers are correct

• is a phrase that can stand by itself

When do we use the defining relative clauses?

• when we want to omit information about the person we are talking about

• when we want to give more information about the person or thing we are talking about

• when we want to join two sentences into one

What are the relative clauses that are place between commas?

• defining relative clauses

• non-defining relative clauses

• reducing relative clauses

We use WHOSE to refer to people and things.

• true

• false

The pronoun THAT can be used in defining and non-defining relative clauses.

• true

• false

Can THAT replace WHO and WHICH?

• true

• false

Choose the correct word to introduce the clause:

That's the woman______ stole my money.

• what

• which

• whose

• who

Choose the correct word to introduce the clause:

That’s the man_______ I spoke to last week

• that

• who

• both are correct

Choose the correct word to introduce the clause:

The hospital _____ I was born is being knocked down.

• where

• who

• what

• that

Choose the correct word to introduce the clause:

This is the dog ________I adopted.

• who

• which

• where

• what