Defining or Non-defining or Both?
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Talk About a Great Performance
Combine the Sentences
Relative Pronouns - Necessary?
100
This type of clause is separated from the rest of the sentence by commas.
Non-defining relative clause
100
is being repaired/a painting/damaged by yesterday's fire
A painting damaged by yesterday's fire is being repaired.
100
The performance was good, but I didn't like the ________ the actors were wearing.
Costumes
100
My sister is 21. She's in college.
My sister, who is in college, is 21.
100
He was a man working in a place ________ no one knew about.
(that/which)
200
This type of clause adds information to the sentence and can't be removed without changing the meaning.
Defining relative clause
200
she drew/eating a banana/of a monkey/a picture
She drew a picture of a monkey eating a banana.
200
The _______ is the script in a movie.
Screenplay
200
"Starry Night" is very famous. It was painted by Van Gogh.
"Starry Night," which is very famous, was painted by Van Gogh.
200
Even the best of friends can have problems ______ are hard to solve.
that/which
300
This type of clause can only come after the noun it refers to.
Defining and non-defining relative clauses
300
who is a dentist/her son/New York/lives in
Her son, who is a dentist, lives in New York.
300
An _____ movie is made of images created by hand or on a computer. They're often made for children.
Animated
300
My grandmother lives in Greece. She was born in 1940.
My grandmother, who lives in Greece, was born in 1940.
300
The thing ______ she most wanted was the thing she couldn't have.
(that/which)
400
This clause can only use relative pronouns "who" to refer to people and "which" to refer to places and things.
Non-defining relative clauses
400
which is in the Louvre/was painted by/the Mona Lisa/Leonardo da Vinci
The Mona Lisa, which is in the Louvre, was painted by Leonardo da Vinci
400
Those ______ ______ in Jurassic Park were amazing! I felt like those dinosaurs were real.
Special effects
400
The vase was expensive. It was stolen last week.
The vase, which was expensive, was stolen last week.
400
This year, all the people ______ are destined to be together will meet.
who/that
500
This type of clause doesn't need a relative pronoun if the noun used is the object (not the subject) of the clause.
Defining relative clause
500
professional tennis player/son is/that's the man/whose
That's the man whose son is a professional tennis player.
500
The ________ was beautiful in the play. It shone down onto the stage and looked like a moonlit night.
Lighting
500
This room is in the back of the house. It's my office.
This room, which is in the back of the house, is my office.
500
Do the sentences in this category contain defining or non-defining relative clauses?
Defining relative clauses
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