(non-) defining relative clauses

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

Today:

- Introduction

- Relative clauses explained, take notes

- time to work on the weektask

(non-) defining relative clauses

Take out your notebook and a pen

What are relative clauses?

 Relative clauses give us more information about a noun (a person, place, thing, or idea) in a sentence.

The man who fixed my car is very friendly.

My brother, who lives in Canada, is coming to visit.

This is the restaurant where we had dinner last night.

London, which is the capital of England, is very busy in summer.

The movie that we watched yesterday was amazing.

Defining vs non-defining 

Defining clauses give essential info. If you take out the clause, the sentence doesn't make sense.

"The woman that lives next door is a doctor."

"This is the restaurant where I met your mother"

Non-defining clauses give extra info. It's nice to know, but not essential for the sentence.

"Mrs. Smith, who lives next door, is a doctor."

"This house, which was built in 1948, once belonged to my parents"

Defining or not?

1. The girl who lives next door is my best friend.
   
2. My phone, which I bought last year, is already broken.
   
3. The guy that used to stalk me died recently.
4. My uncles, who travel a lot for work, are visiting us next week.
5. The dress that she wore to the party was beautiful.
   
6. Amsterdam, which is famous for its canals, is very popular with tourists.
   
7. This is the book that helped me pass my exam.
   
8. My boyfriend, who I met at a party, was born as a girl.
   
9. The house where Shakespeare was born is now a museum.
   
10. I have a friend who speaks six languages.
    

Defining or not?

1. The girl who lives next door is my best friend.
   
2. My phone, which I bought last year, is already broken.
   
3. The guy that used to stalk me died recently.
4. My uncles, who travel a lot for work, are visiting us next week.
   
5. The dress that she wore to the party was beautiful.
   
6. Amsterdam, which is famous for its canals, is very popular with tourists.
   
7. This is the book that helped me pass my exam.
   
8. My boyfriend, who I met at a party, was born as a girl.
9. The house where Shakespeare was born is now a museum.
10. I have a friend who speaks six languages.
    

Pronouns

Relative clauses often start with a relative pronoun 

(who/which/whose/that)

You CAN'T use "that" in non-defining relative clauses.

"My boyfriend, that is ugly, went to the store"

"My boyfriend, who is ugly, went to the store"

"That building, that was a hospital, is used as a hotel"

"That building, which was a hospital, is used as a hotel"

Choose the correct pronoun

(who, which, that, whose, where)

1. The game ______ I played last week was really interesting.
   
2. The car ______ is parked outside belongs to my neighbor.
   
3. I met a man ______ sibling is non-binary.
   
4. The place ______ we will be protesting against Shell is beautiful.
   
5. The students ______ passed the test will get a certificate.
   
6. My friend, ______ lives in Aarhuis, is visiting me next month.
   
7. The movie ______ we watched last night was amazing.
   
8. The restaurant ______ we had dinner is famous for its omurice.
   
9. I can't find the charger ______ I need to charge my old Nintendo 3DS.
   
10. The dog ______ barked all night kept me awake.
    

Choose the correct pronoun

(who, which, that, whose, where)

1. The game that I played last week was really interesting.
   
2. The car that is parked outside belongs to my neighbor.
   
3. I met a man whose sibling is non-binary.
   
4. The place where we will be protesting against Shell is beautiful.
   
5. The students that / who passed the test will get a certificate.
   
6. My friend, who lives in Aarhuis, is visiting me next month.
   
7. The movie that we watched last night was amazing.
   
8. The restaurant where we had dinner is famous for its omurice.
   
9. I can't find the charger that I need to charge my old Nintendo 3DS.
   
10. The dog that barked all night kept me awake.
    

Time for some work

Please open your book and do ex. 1 - 3 on page 68

and ex. 1 - 6 on page 69

this is the weektask, so you'll have tomorrow for these as well