Fill in the Blank
She owns a restaurant _______ you can eat as much as you want from the buffet!
where
(D)
We ate the fruit. I bought the fruit. (D)
We ate the fruit which/that I bought.
You have one sister
a. My sister who travels a lot is visiting this month.
b. My sister, who travels a lot, is visiting this month.
b. My sister, who travels a lot, is visiting this month.
(non-defining - we know who you are talking about if you have only one sister)
John met a woman which I used to employ.
who (subject is a person)
Defining relative clauses help us know which noun we are talking about.
True
He's got a brother _______ studied medicine.
who / that
(D)
We employed the lawyer. She was very recommended by our friends. (D)
We employed the lawyer (who / that) was very recommended by our friends.
He has three cars
a. The car which is red goes the fastest.
b. The car, which is red, goes the fastest.
a. The car which is red goes the fastest.
(defining - we need to know it is red, so we know which car we are talking about)
we can't use that in a non-defining clause. We should use which.
Non-defining clauses give extra and essential information about the subject.
False.
Non-defining clauses give extra information about the subject, but it is not essential to the understanding of the phrase.
The dog _______ owner lives next door ran away.
whose
The waitress served us today. My brother dated the waitress. (ND)
The waitress, who my brother dated, served us today.
There are thousands of museums in the world
a. The museum which we visited on holiday was very interesting.
b. The museum, which we visited on holiday, was very interesting.
a. The museum which we visited on holiday was very interesting.
(defining - we need to know which museum it was)
I found my keys when I left them.
You can use "that" instead of who / which in non-defining clauses.
False.
You can use them with defining clauses.
The doctor, ______ graduated from Yale, fixed my broken arm.
who (ND)
The man with brown hair was late. We met him last weekend. (ND)
Which is correct?
Leonardo DiCaprio, who starred in Titanic, is shooting a new film in New York City.
Leonardo DiCaprio who starred in Titanic is shooting a new film in New York City.
(non-defining - we don't need to know about Titanic, we mention his name and he is quite famous)
Her cousin, who's name was Jessie, lived in Chicago.
whose not who's (who is)
'Whose' is used to express possession. It can be used for people and things.
True
That new film ______ has won various awards is being shown at the cinema this weekend.
which / that
(D)
The food was delicious. David cooked the food.
The food (which / that) David cooked was delicious.
Which is correct?
a. Did she listen to the song, which John wrote her for her birthday, yesterday?
b. Did she listen to the song that John wrote her for her birthday yesterday?
Did she listen to the song that John wrote her for her birthday yesterday?
(defining - we are talking about a very specific song)
KFC, where people often associate with Kentucky, was actually founded in Salt Lake City, Utah, not in Kentucky as people widely believe.
which
False. They can be.