grammar 15: relative clauses

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grammar 15: relative clauses

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restrictive & non-restrictive relative clauses

Defining / non-defining relative clauses

Note the difference:

- Her brother, who lives in Germany, is an engineer.

- Her brother who lives in Germany is an engineer.

- The brother that lives in Germany is an engineer.

Which clauses have commas?

1. restrictive relative clauses
2. non-restrictive relative clauses

Relative clauses:
Xander's best friend,... is older than he is, is working as a teacher

1. who
2. that
3. whom
4. which

Relative clauses:
The man ... car was stolen was on the news

1. which
2. whose
3. that
4. who

Relative Clauses:
The village in .........I lived had really changed

1. that
2. which
3. whom
4. who

Ed, to ......... you were talking, is 16.

1. who
2. whom
3. that
4. which

The film ..... I saw last week is no good.

1. .....
2. that
3. who
4. which