General Recall
Identify the relative clause in the following sentence: "The manager who approved the budget will attend the meeting."
who approved the budget
Compare defining and non-defining relative clauses by explaining how punctuation differs between them.
Restrictive (Defining) – no commas.
Non-restrictive (Non-defining) – uses commas.
That's the place in that she was born.
Incorrect (That's the place in which she was born.)
That is never used after prepositions.
Define a relative clause and identify its key components
A relative clause is a dependent clause that modifies the meaning ofthe main clause.
Key components: relative pronoun and verb
Classify the following sentences by relative clause type: "The proposal that was submitted last week is under review" vs. "The proposal, which was submitted last week, is under review."
"The proposal that was submitted last week is under review" - defining
"The proposal, which was submitted last week, is under review." - non-defining
Try to arrive earlier in case there will be a queue.
Incorrect (Try to arrive earlier in case there is a queue.)
Will/Would are never used with "in case"
Distinguish between defining and non-defining relative clauses by definition.
Restrictive (Defining) – Essential to the meaning of the main clause
Non-restrictive (Non-defining) – Adds extra, non-essential info
Summarize why relative pronouns are essential to relative clause formation
Relative pronouns glue the clause to the noun and simultaneously act as a core grammatical part (subject, object, or possessive) inside the clause. Without them, most relative clauses can't form or function correctly.
He couldn't prevent his hands shaking bafore going on stage.
Correct
List the common relative pronouns
who, whom, whose, which, that
Explain when to use "that" versus "which"
If you can drop the clause without confusion, use "which" with commas. If the clause defines the noun, use "that" without commas.
Despite the fact it was cold, there were many people in the park.
Incorrect. Despite the fact THAT it was cold, there were many people in the park.
Structure: Despite+noun/-ing form/the fact that+clause.
Recall the function of a relative clause within a sentence structure.
modifies the meaning of the main clause
Classify relative clauses based on the grammatical role of the relative pronoun
subject vs. object
Much as he enjoys the opera, he rarely goes.
Correct.
Clause of concession