5.5 non-defining relative clauses

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

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Today: I understand the difference between defining/non-defining relative clauses. I can use non-defining RC.

You learned about defining RC in year 2.

Which is defining / non-defining?

WHO

WHICH

THAT

WHOSE

WHERE

WHO

WHICH

WHOSE

WHERE

Practice

do at least 3 exercises from the SB (in pairs or alone)

SB: p 66, ex 4, 6 (answers: next slide)
p 145, ex 1, 2, 3, 4
(answers: me/info from grammar box)

Read your book or do extra online practice (quietly):

Defining + non-defining

Extra info or important info?

Defining RC - combine sentences

Non-defining RC

Answers, p 66

E4:

1-c    2-f   3-b   4-e   5-a   6-d

E6:

2: ...the shark, which was 5 m long, bit him...

3: ...friend, who was surfing close by, saw the huge...

4: ...Todd, whose right leg was now in the shark's mouth, was kicking...

5: ... dolphins, which had been playing in the waves nearby.

6: ...hospital, where surgeons managed to save his leg.

The doctor, ....... couldn't have been older than thirty, examined Lisa's leg carefully.

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

Combine the 2 sentences into 1 non-defining RC:
This T-shirt is a prize in the competition. The T-shirt is made of organic cotton.

I can use defining and non-defining relative clauses.

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I can describe the difference between defining and non-defining RC.
Do it in a sentence or two.

If time: in pairs (one person writes), try to create the longest sentence possible using non-defining relative clauses.
Start with:
This school ...................