Relative Clauses

Rewrite these sentences:

Greg bought a camera yesterday.

The camera doesn’t work.

• Greg, who bought a camera yesterday, doesn’t work.

• The camera who Greg bought yesterday doesn’t work.

• The camera that Greg bought yesterday doesn’t work.

Rewrite these sentences.

I met a man at a meeting last week.

The man was at the party.

• I met the man, which was at the meeting last week, at the party.

• The man who I met at the meeting last week was at the party.

• The man which I met at the party last week was at the meeting.

The Eiffel Tower was designed by Gustav Eiffel, _______ a civil engineer by profession.

• whom was

• who was

• which was

• who

________ who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

• A person

• people

There have been many creative inventors ____________ the way we live.

• have changed

• has changed

• whom have changed

• who have changed

What is the difference between a ^defining and ^non-defining relative clause?

• Pronouns, punctuation, definition

• Pronouns, verb times, word order

A relative clause...

• is an independent clause

• connects two ideas.

• gives additional information about a verb.

• gives additional information about a noun.

ILC is the place ____ we can get help with our homework.

• which

• where

• who

That fat tycoon is the man for _______ Max works.

• who

• which

• that

• whom

Taylor has a new car, ____ is twice as big as his old one.

• which

• who

• that