WEEK 8 LESSON 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Goals for today

 To be able to identify 

defining 

and

non-defining 

relative clauses

 

A relative clause is:

used to give us more information about a noun

They are introduced by a

relative pronoun

For example:

Standing in front of you is the woman who teaches you English

Relative Clause:

       who teaches you English

Noun: woman

Relative Pronoun:

who

Relative pronouns

DUS

who	people
which	animals and things
that	people, animals and things
whose	possessions (of someone/something)
whom where when	if there is a preposition at the beginning of the clause place time

Relative pronouns

Defining

France was the country where the World Cup took place

Non-defining

France, which is a European country, hosted the World Cup

Defining

France was the country where the World Cup took place

essential information

Non-defining

France, which is a European country, hosted the World Cup

extra information

DEFINING

France was the country where the World Cup took place

essential information

no commas

NON-DEFINING

France, which is a European country, hosted the World Cup

non-essential information

commas

Defining or non-defining?

The man, whose name is Kevin, drives very badly. 

The lorry driver was the one who called the police. 

That skier, who won the competition, just broke her leg

The woman who broke her leg just won the competition. 

Autumn is the time of year when the leaves fall.

Autumn, which I love, is when the leaves fall. 

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Relatie Clauses worksheet

Which sentence is correct?

1. A defining relative clause has essential information
2. A defining relative clause has commas
3. A relative clause ALWAYS needs commas
4. Who's is a relative clause

Which sentence is incorrect?

1. Non-defining relative clauses have commas
2. Defining relative clauses contain essential information
3. A relative pronoun defines a noun
4. Relative clauses always begin with a 'W'