Relative clauses

A relative clause is...

• A part of the sentence which tells us which, person, thing or kind of person or thing the speaker mentions.

• A sentence which tells us which, person, thing or kind of person or thing the speaker mentions.

• A phrase which specifies the meaning of a clause

• A sentence which is independent and can be separated from the rest of a clause

The sentences of non-defining relatives clauses always use...

• a) commas and limit the sentences and separate it from the rest

• b) can be left without commas and without parentheses

• c) can be left with dots and connectors

• d) all of the above

The defining relative clauses...

• Need a pronoun to introduce the clause

• Need a pronoun which can be omitted

• Need a pronoun which can't be omitted

• Don't need a pronoun

Which of these words is NOT a relative pronoun

• a) which

• b) that

• c) who

• d) what

My aunt, _______ lives in London, is tall

• which

• who

• that

• whom

I lost the cell phone that I bought

• Defining Relative Clauses

• Non Defining Relative Clauses

María, _______ is my best friend, is very intelligent

• who

• which

• Whose

• That

Raúl, who is my cousin, is a vegetarian.

• Defining Relative Clauses

• Non Defining Relative Clauses

This is the picture that I want to post on Instagram

• Defining Relative Clause

• Non-Defining Relative Clause

The cat, which I adopted, is very noisy

• Defining Relative Clauses

• Non-Defining Relative Clauses