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I´ll _____ to do it, but I might not succeed.
a. contain b. operate c. attempt
I´ll attempt to do it, but I might not succeed.
I´m terrible at multitasking. I can do _____ at a time.
a. several things b. only one thing
I´m terrible at multitasking. I can do only one thing at a time.
How many people live in this _____?
a. block of flats b. office block c. inhabitants
How many people live in this block of flats?
The company _____ Ethan worked asked him to create a website.
a. when b. who c. where
The company where Ethan worked asked him to create a website.
When do we use non-defining relative clauses?
a. When we want to give essential information that defines the nouns they refer to.
b. When we want to give extra, non-essential information about someone or something.
When we want to give extra, non-essential information about someone or something.
Spencer _____ that radiation from the machine was responsible for _____ the chocolate in his pocket.
a. found out b. figured out c. checked out
a. spilling b. removing c. melting
Spencer figured out that radiation from the machine was responsible for melting the chocolate in his pocket.
Am I kind and _____ to what others are feeling?
a. sensitive b. weakness c. valuable
Am I kind and sensitive to what others are feeling?
They're even planning to _____ a replica of the Twin Towers _____.
a. pull down b. high-rise c. put up
a. high-rise b. skyscrapers c. landmarks
They're even planning to put up a replica of the Twin Towers skyscrapers.
TRUE OR FALSE
A relative clause always comes directly after the noun it describes.
TRUE
The 1990s was a period when the Internet was quite new.
Connect the sentences using a non-defining relative clause.
We saw an exhibition of Van Gogh's paintings. They are beautiful.
We saw an exhibition of Van Gogh's paintings, which are beautiful.
Einstein was a scientist _____ wish was for an end to war.
a. whose b. who c. who´s
Einstein was a scientist whose wish was for an end to war.
We´ve got only one day´s holiday, so let´s ____ ___ ____ __ it!
We´ve got only one day´s holiday, so let´s make the most of it!
This vocabulary word is not used in the United States. What is the American version of this term?
lift
elevator
Do you know _____ going to be at the party?
a. whose b. who c. who's
Do you know who's going to be at the party?
What punctuation is used to separate a non-defining relative clause from the main clause?
A comma
Other scientists told him that his product would not be popular, but when the public learned about it, it was an immediate success.
Other scientists warned him that his product would not be popular, but when the public found out about it, it was an immediate success.
When a question contains a preposition, does it come at the beginning or the end of the question?
Give an example.
It comes at the end.
What are you good at?
The buildings may be fakes - empty cement and metal facades with no real flats, lifts or corridors inside.
The buildings may be fakes - empty concrete and steel facades with no real flats, lifts or corridors inside.
Connect the sentences using a defining relative clause.
The Foldscope is a fun instrument. You can carry it in your pocket.
The Foldscope is a fun instrument which you can carry in your pocket.
Identify the defining relative clause.
Derek Paravicini is a blind musician whose abilities are extremely unusual. Derek, who is called the Human iPod, can reproduce any piece of music perfectly on the piano after hearing it just once. His talent was discovered at the age of two, when he began playing the piano, and he's been studying music ever since.
...whose abilities are extremely unusual.
Name a connector of cause.
due to, as a result of
since, because
stems from, owing to
Many adjectives that describe degrees of ability are followed by which preposition?
at
He´s bright at maths.
Name a compound word that is used to talk about people, things and places.
someone
anyone
something
anything
nothing
somewhere
anywhere
nowhere
Are you a teen _____ mind is full of creative ideas? Are you someone _____ could do great things with a little bit of help?
Are you a teen whose mind is full of creative ideas? Are you someone who could do great things with a little bit of help?
Combine the sentences using relative pronouns. Make any necessary changes.
Tim Doner could speak 20 languages by the age of 17. He is a linguistic genius.
Tim Doner, who is a linguistic genius, could speak 20 languages by the age of 17.
Tim Doner, who could speak 20 languages by the age of 17, is a linguistic genius.