This lesson contains 17 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.
Items in this lesson
relative clauses
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defining (restrictive) clauses
My house that has a blue door needs painting.
the blue door is describing a characteristic, it helps to distinguish my house from other houses.
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defining clauses or phrases are not seperated off with commas. A restrictive clause or phrase is essential to the meaning of sentence. Eliminating a restrictive element from a sentence changes its meaning entirely
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non-defining (non-restrictive)clauses
My house, which has a blue door, needs painting.
The real point is that the house needs painting, the blue door is incidental and could be deleted.
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commas are used to set of non-defining elements, which contribute to, but not determine the meaning of the sentence. If you would take away the non-defining clause, the meaning of the sentence would stay the same.
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That's the girl ... loves to read
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who/that
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which/that
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whose
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when
Slide 7 - Quiz
The smartphone, ... he bought yesterday, is 6 months old
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which
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whose
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that
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who
Slide 8 - Quiz
That's the girl ... father owns an expensive car
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who/that
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where
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whose
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which/that
Slide 9 - Quiz
The team, ... was unbeaten in the last 10 games, made it to the playoffs
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that
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whose
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who
D
which
Slide 10 - Quiz
Christmas is a day ... everyone is happy
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who/that
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when
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which/that
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whose
Slide 11 - Quiz
The girl ... you saw yesterday is my best friend
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who/that
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whose
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which/that
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where
Slide 12 - Quiz
The final manuscript, ... was well formatted, was submitted on time
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that
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whose
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who
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which
Slide 13 - Quiz
I will never forget the day ... I graduated
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when
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which/that
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where
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whose
Slide 14 - Quiz
My pet dog, ... is a papillon, is adorable
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that
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whose
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who
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which
Slide 15 - Quiz
Her caretaker, ... is responsible for her, is heartbroken
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that
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who
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which
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where
Slide 16 - Quiz
The writer, ... lives in London, accepted the award