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Rules
Subject Relative Clauses
Object Relative Clauses
Whose, When, Where
Error Correction
100
In identifying clauses, what pronouns do we use for people? In identifying clauses,what pronouns do we use for things?
people = who, that things = that, which
100
Complete: Ecologists are people _____ (study) the relationship between organisms and the environment.
who study or that study
100
Make this statement more formal: The witness, who I spoke with yesterday, will appear in court.
The witness, with whom I spoke yesterday, will appear in court.
100
Fill in the blank with who, that, or whose: In Sweden, there are train commuters _____ body heat supplies energy for a building.
whose
100
Correct the mistake: Scientists are looking for new energy sources who don't harm the environment.
which / that
200
True / False: Identifying Clauses give extra information about the nouns they modify.
false
200
Combine the sentences: Professor Wilson is an excellent teacher. She teaches Chemistry 101.
Professor Wilson who/that teaches Chemistry 101 is an excellent teacher.
200
Tell all possible completions for the sentence: Tell me about the people _____ you visited when you were in Oxford.
who, that, whom, omit pronoun
200
Combine: Angelina Jolie gives a lot of money to charities. Her movies are well known.
Angelina Jolie, whose movies are well known, gives a lot of money to charities.
200
Correct the mistake: An inventor who's innovative technology solves the energy crisis will help us all.
whose
300
Where does the preposition, which, go in an object relative clause?
The preposition can go before the pronoun or at the end of the clause.
300
Combine the sentences: Hawaii is a favorite vacation spot. It consists of eight principal islands.
Hawaii, which consists of eight principal islands, is a favorite vacation spot.
300
Combine and tell if it is identifying or non-identifying: Evidence is sometimes inaccurate. Police collects this evidence.
Evidence that police collects is sometimes inaccurate. identifying
300
Choose the correct answer: Millennials were born at a time _____ (where / in which) technology was part of everyday life.
in which
300
Correct the mistake: The crime show, that people thought was the most popular, worked with police to develop its stories.
no commas in an identifying object relative clause
400
In what kind of clause can you omit the relative pronoun, identifying or non-identifying or both?
identifying only
400
Combine: My sister loves being outside. She lives in Maine. (note: I have two sisters)
My sister who lives in Maine loves being outside.
400
Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns (there are three options) and then tell the order from least formal to most formal: Detective Cho is a person _____ I admire very much.
that, who, whom (that is least formal and whom is most formal)
400
Make the following statement more formal: The day when you start your new job will be very busy.
The day in which you start your new job will be very busy.
400
Correct the mistake three different ways: Researchers state that witnesses what courts often rely on are not always reliable.
remove: what, add: that / which / no pronoun
500
We use whose for what kind of adjective clause?
identifying and non-identifying subject relative clause
500
Combine: People power does not lower a gym's electric bill. It only generates a part of the total electricity needed. Tell if it is a subject or object relative clause. Tell if it is identifying or non-identifying.
People power, which only generates a part of the total electricity needed, does not lower a gym's electric bill. non-identifying subject relative clause
500
Combine and tell if we can omit the pronoun. Explain why or why not: Forensic science has been recognized as a science since the 1800s. Sherlock Holmes used it.
Forensic science, which Sherlock Holmes used, has been recognized as a science since the 1800s. We can't omit the pronoun because it is a non-identifying object clause.
500
Reduce the relative clause to a phrase: The expert who is giving tomorrow's talk is very famous.
The expert giving tomorrow's talk is very famous. (remove the pronoun and be)
500
Correct the mistake. Give all 4 possible answers: That's the person which I saw in my car.
who, that, whom, no pronoun