Relative pronouns
Defining relative clauses
Non-defining relative clauses
Defining or non-defining
100

I like the woman ______ lives next door.

I like the woman WHO lives next door.

100

I've got a pair of boots. I never wear them.

I've got a pair of boots (which/that) I never wear.

100

Ana's students will all pass. They are well prepared.

Ana's students, who are well prepared, will all pass.

100

They’re the people who want to buy our house.

DEFINING

200

My mother's house, ______ I grew up in, is very small.

My mother's house, WHICH I grew up in, is very small.

200

The man was a genius. He wrote the song

The man who/that wrote the song was a genius.

200

Samuel Johnson died in 1784. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.

Samuel Johnson, who is buried in Westminister Abbey, died in 1784.

200

Allen, who scored three goals in the first game, was the only player to perform well.

NON-DEFINING

300

Wilt Chamberlain is the only basketball player __________ was able to score 100 points in an NBA game.

Wilt Chamberlain is the only basketball player WHO/THAT was able to score 100 points in an NBA game.

300

This is the night club. Ana met her husband

This is the night club where Ana met her husband.

300

Alaska is the largest state in USA. I travelled there last year.

Alaska, where I travelled last year, is the largest state in USA.

300

His brother, who works at the supermarket, is a friend of mine.

NON-DEFINING

400

Do you know the woman ______ husband found a job in Sydney?

Do you know the woman WHOSE husband found a job in Sydney?

400

She's the teacher. Her son was living in Holland.

She's the teacher whose son was living in Holland.

400

Sheila has been away from home for two years. She works at our school.

Sheila, who works at our school, has been away from home.

400

He is the man who showed him the classroom. 

DEFINING