Unit 5: The autumn of terror + Relative clauses

• Engels, Nederlands
• Secundair onderwijs

ex. 4 WB p. 184

After watching the clip about the victims, use your notes to add the correct name or object to each description.

1. She was an Irish girl who was 25 years old.

1. Elizabeth Stride
2. Mary Jane Kelly
3. Catherine Eddowes
4. Annie Chapman

2. She was the only victim that the murderer did not mutilate.

1. Annie Chapman
2. Mary Ann Nichols
3. Elizabeth Stride
4. Catherine Eddowes

3. She was the victim that Jack the Ripper slashed up in only 9 minutes in total darkness.

1. Mary Ann Nichols
2. Annie Chapman
3. Catherine Eddowes
4. Mary Jane Kelly

4. This was the nickname that everyone used for Mary-Ann Nichols.

1. Polly
2. Annie
3. Marie
4. Mia

5. This was the organ which Jack removed from Annie Chapman's body.

1. the liver
2. the heart
3. the lungs
4. the uterus

6. This was the murder that was slightly different from the other four.

1. Mary Ann Nichols' s murder
2. Catherine Eddowes's murder
3. Elizabeth Stride's murder
4. Annie Chapman's murder

7. She was the second woman Jack the Ripper killed on September 30th.

1. Catherine Eddowes
2. Mary Ann Nichols
3. Elizabeth Stride
4. Mary Jane Kelly

8. This was the weapon the murderer used.

1. a gun
2. a rope
3. a dagger
4. a knife

9. Jack the Ripper, who was also called the Whitechapel Murderer, killed this victim in Buck's Row.

1. Elizabeth Stride
2. Mary Ann Nichols
3. Annie Chapman
4. Catherine Eddowes

10. Mitre Square, which is situated in the City of London, was the scene of the crime of her murder.

1. Annie Chapman
2. Mary Jane Kelly
3. Catherine Eddowes
4. Elizabeth Stride

Ex. 5 a   Highlight the word that the underlined clause gives more information about.

Ex. 5 b    Complete the grammar box.

Which relative pronoun(s) is/are used to refer to people?

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

Which relative pronoun(s) is/are used to refer to things and animals?

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

• In the next questions you need to type the words yourself.

• Choose between 'who' or 'which'.

That is the woman ....
complained about the room service.

They had to put away the dog ....
bit the boy. It was too dangerous.

The heating is not working. Do you know anyone .... can fix it?

In ex. 4: Find the sentences where you can DROP the relative pronoun.

When the relative clause already has a subject, we can drop the relative pronoun. This is the case in ex. 4 p. 184 for sentence ...

1. 3
2. 6
3. 8
4. 10

Defining relative clause = necessary, essential information

e.g. He saw a man who / that was talking to Catherine Eddowes.

Is this a defining or a non-defining relative clause?

1. defining
2. non-defining

Is this a defining or a non-defining relative clause?

1. defining
2. non-defining

Is this a defining or a non-defining relative clause?

1. defining
2. non-defining

Is this a defining or a non-defining relative clause?

1. defining
2. non-defining

Is this a defining or a non-defining relative clause?

1. defining
2. non-defining

Is this a defining or a non-defining relative clause?

1. defining
2. non-defining

In a defining relative clause...

1. the information is necessary
2. the information is extra

In a defining relative clause...

1. there are usually commas
2. there are usually no commas

In a non-defining relative clause...

1. the information is necessary
2. the information is extra

In a non-defining relative clause...

1. there are usually commas
2. there are usually no commas

In ex. 4, which sentence is an example of a non-defining relative clause?

1. 1
2. 6
3. 3
4. 9

Do ex. 6 a.

Correction

1. that / which

2. that / which

3. that / which

4. who / that

5. who

6. that / which

7. that / which

In ex. 6 a: highlight the answers where you can DROP the relative pronoun.

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

Are there any more questions about relative pronouns / clauses?