Defining Relative Clauses
Is this correct? The man who is wearing blue is my brother.
Yes
Which is correct, a) or b) or both?
a) Neil Armstrong, who was American, was the first man to walk on the moon.
b) Neil Armstrong, that was American, was the first man to walk on the moon.
This is correct: a) Neil Armstrong, who was American, was the first man to walk on the moon.
You cannot use that for a person in a non-defining relative clause. Use who!
This is a person who brings food to your table in a restaurant.
Waiter / Waitress
This is a subject relative clause: The woman that owns the shop is from Canada.
True or false?
True! that owns
This is the river that is the longest in the world.
The Nile.
Is this correct? The woman which is sitting is my wife.
No! You cannot use which for a person in a defining relative clause - who or that
Which is correct, a) or b) or both?
a) Rome, which is in Italy, is a wonderful city.
b) Rome, is in Italy, is a wonderful city.
a) Rome, which is in Italy, is a wonderful city. This is correct.
This is a person who investigates crime.
Police officer / Detective.
There are two TVs in your house. So which is correct?
a) The TV which is in the bedroom is a widescreen.
b) The TV, which is in the bedroom, is a widescreen.
There are two TVs in your house so a) is correct.
a) The TV which is in the bedroom is a widescreen.
E.g. The TV which is in the kitchen is an old smaller one.
This is the language that UNIC students should try to speak as much as possible while living in the UK.
English!
What is the missing word? The man ______ lives next door is from Germany.
who/that
Which part of the sentence can be deleted?
a) The University of Nottingham, b) which is one of the best universities in the UK, c) is located very close to UNIC.
b) which is one of the best universities in the UK
a) The University of Nottingham is located very close to UNIC. - this still makes sense.
This is a place where many people go to get medicine.
Pharmacy/Chemist.
There are three people at the table. So which is correct?
a) The person who has brown hair is my sister.
b) The person, who has brown hair, is my sister.
a) is correct.
b) The person, who has brown hair, is my sister. This is not correct. Remove the middle part and you will see why: The person is my sister = One person only.
This is the thing that most people wear on their wrist to tell the time.
A watch.
True or false? I have more than one phone.
My phone which is blue is broken.
True
_________, who was from Italy, painted The Mona Lisa.
Leonardo da Vinci.
This is the thing that people use to open their front door.
A key.
True or false? In a subject relative clause, the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause. The relative pronoun is followed by a verb.
This is true.
The name of the college club where students can go and practice speaking English.
English Cafe (Tuesdays 1pm-2pm room 109 - part of the Language Cafe).
Is this correct?
The dog barks belongs to my neighbour.
No! You need the that or which
The dogs that/which barks belongs to my neighbour.
What is the missing word?
China, ________ is the 4th largest country in the world, has a population of around 1.4 billion.
which
The country that now has the biggest population in the world.
India
What is the question?
It's a place that people go to pray.
What is a church?
or
What is a mosque?
Other answers may be acceptable.
The thing that every student should do if they miss a class.
Contact their tutor to ask what they have missed and what the homework is.