Extra oefeningen defining and non defining relative clauses.

Defining & non-defining 
relative clauses
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Defining & non-defining 
relative clauses

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Relative pronouns
The children, who were tired, went to sleep.
The girl that I like turned out to be Brian's sister. 

A comedy is a type of film which is funny. 
The mountain that we climbed was the highest one in Britain! 

Tim Burton, whose distinctive style is know all over the world, makes the greatest films ever! 

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Defining relative clause

  • necessary information about the topic

  • cannot be left out 

  • part of the main sentence 
Non-defining relative clause
  • extra information about a topic

  • can be left out

  • between 2 commas

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The boys, who are making a lot of noise, are playing a 'truth or dare' game.
A
defining
B
non-defining

Slide 5 - Quiz

What do you call someone who creates computer programs?
A
defining
B
non-defining

Slide 6 - Quiz

Relative pronouns
The children, who were tired, went to sleep.
The girl that I like turned out to be Brian's sister. 

A comedy is a type of film which is funny. 
The mountain that we climbed was the highest one in Britain! 

Tim Burton, whose distinctive style is know all over the world, makes the greatest films ever! 

Slide 7 - Slide

What do these relative pronouns refer to? 
Make correct combinations.
person
thing
possession
that
who
whose
which

Slide 8 - Drag question

He is a famous architect ...
designs won an international award last year.
A
who
B
which
C
that
D
whose

Slide 9 - Quiz

The photocopier, ...
has a two-year guarantee, cost $2000.
A
who
B
which
C
that
D
whose

Slide 10 - Quiz

The people ...
were stopped at the border were all from Eastern Europe.
A
whose
B
which
C
that

Slide 11 - Quiz

(Maak deze oefening op een apart blad, check de volgende slide voor de antwoorden) 

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Correction
1. that / which
2. that / which
3. that / which
4. who / that
5. who
6. that / which
7. that / which

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In ex. 6 a: highlight the answers where you can DROP the relative pronoun. ( Doe dit op jullie blad, check de volgende slide voor de juiste antwoorden)

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Do the next exercise and highlight the answers when you drop the relative pronoun.

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