CSP4 Unit 5 Relative Clauses

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Today's Programme

Relative Clauses 

Defining or non-defining???

1. What do you know?

2. Practice/Explanation/Challenge

Lesson Objective:

- You can distinguish between a defining and non-defining clause

- You know when to use which relative pronoun

The man ____ usually helps us is not here today.

The participants ____ children are old enough can bring them if they like.

The inks ____ the tattoo artist used were of course non-toxic.

1. which
2. which, that
3. which, that, X
4. whose

The members of parliament, ____ I happen to know personally, lead very busy lives. (use: 'of')

Defining clause??

Non-defining clause??

Options:

1. Watch the video  on the Relative Clauses using the QR-code on p. 68
2.  Read through the explanation on p. 208
3.  Immediately go to step 4

THEN:

4. Do all the practice questions on p. 208  

(almost) ALL correct??? --> Skip ex. 1+2 and only do ex. 3 on p. 68

DO TAKE NOTES while watching!

Options:

1. Watch the video on the Relative Clauses using the QR-code on p. 68

2. Read the explanation on p. 208

3. Immediately go to step 4

4. Do all the practice questions on p. 208*  

(almost) ALL correct???

 --> Skip ex. 1+2 and only do ex. 3 on p. 68

In this LessonUp file:

Extra challenge

(translation)

Extra practice

Extra explanation

DO TAKE NOTES while watching!

* KEY on next page

KEY p. 208

Exercise 1                                             Exercise 2

1. which                                                 1. some of whom

2. where / in which                          2. both of which

3. why/that/nothing                         3. most of which

4. who / that                                        4. one of whom

5. whom                                               5. many of whom

6. whose ; where

The basics

Defining relative clause (information is needed)

- No commas!

                 >> The woman who I met last night is Sally's neighbour.

- Who/which can be replaced by that.

                 >> The woman that I met last night is Sally's neighbour.

- omission: when there is another subject in the sentence.

                 >> The woman I met last night is Sally's neighbour.

The basics

Non-defining relative clause (information is not needed)

- use commas!

          >> Sally's neighbour, who I met last night, is a doctor.

-  Who/which cannot be replaced by that.

           >> Sally's neighbour, who I met last night, is a doctor.

- No omission

            >> Sally's neighbour, who I met last night, is a doctor.  

Translation practice

1. Peter, wiens fiets gisteren gestolen werd, heeft een probleem, dat alleen opgelost kan worden door Thomas.
2. De vrouw, aan wie deze brief gestuurd is, is de vrouw van de burgermeester van de stad Zwolle.
3. De dikke kat van de buren, die gisteren niet uit de boom durfde te komen, moest gered worden door een brandweerman die van katten hield. 

 

1. Peter, wiens fiets gisteren gestolen werd, heeft een probleem, dat alleen opgelost kan worden door Thomas. Peter, whose bike was/got stolen yesterday, has a problem that can only be solved by Thomas.
2. De vrouw, aan wie deze brief gestuurd is, is de vrouw van de burgermeester van de stad Zwolle. The woman to whom this letter was sent/has been sent is the wife of the mayor of the city of Zwolle.
3. De dikke kat van de buren, die gisteren niet uit de boom durfde te komen, moest gered worden door een brandweerman die van katten hield. The neighbours' fat cat, who didn't dare to get down from/out of the tree yesterday, needed to be rescued by a firefighter who loved cats.

Need more practice?

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g31-advanced-relative-pronoun-gap-fill-quiz.php

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/relative-clauses/

https://www.liveworksheets.com/gt917192dz