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Defining and Non-Defining Rel. Clauses Key

The document discusses defining and non-defining relative clauses. It provides examples of sentences with relative clauses that are either defining or non-defining and indicates which type they are. Defining relative clauses identify a specific person or thing, while non-defining clauses provide extra contextual information about a person or thing that is already identified.

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Defining and Non-Defining Rel. Clauses Key

The document discusses defining and non-defining relative clauses. It provides examples of sentences with relative clauses that are either defining or non-defining and indicates which type they are. Defining relative clauses identify a specific person or thing, while non-defining clauses provide extra contextual information about a person or thing that is already identified.

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DEFINING AND NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES.

Match the sentences to make relative clauses and indicate if the are Defining
(D) or Non-Defining (ND).
1. The doctor was sick. I wanted to see him. D

The doctor who I wanted to see was sick.

2. The accountant was arrested. He works for my father’s company. D

The accountant who works for my father’s company was arrested.

3. We decided not to swim in the sea. The sea looked rather dirty. ND

We decided not to swim in the sea, which looked rather dirty.

4. John made a copy of the photo. I took it. D

John made a copy of the phot which I took.

5. I share all my secrets with Jane. She is one of my best friends. ND

I share all my secrets with Jane, who is one of my best friends.

6. They love the actor Leonardo DiCaprio. He has won an Oscar award. ND

They love the actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who has won an Oscar award.

7. We called a doctor. The doctor works at a hospital in London. D

We called a doctor who works at a hospital in London.

8. We wanted to travel on a flight. It was fully booked. D

We wanted to travel on a flight which was fully booked.

9. They are the couple. Their luggage disappeared. D

They are the couple whose luggage disappeared.

10. She is married to a man. He has been married twice before. D

She is married to a man who has been married twice before.

11. I often go to meet my friends in Bournemouth. Bournemouth is only 30 miles


away. ND
I often go to meet my friends in Bournemouth, which is only 30 miles away.

12. The place was really hot. We spent our holiday there. D

The place where we spent our holiday was really hot.

13. I met a girl last week. I didn’t like her. D


Last week I met a girl who I didn’t like.

I didn’t like the girl who I met last week.

14. The population of London is now falling. London was once the largest city in
the world. ND
The population of London, which was once the largest city in the world, is

now falling.

15. Is there a shop near here? I can buy some drinks there. D

Is there a shop near here where I can buy some drinks?

16. I invited a lot friends to the party. They couldn’t come. D

I invited a lot of friends who couldn’t come to the party.

17. We spent a very good holiday in August. The weather was great then. ND

We spent a very good holiday in August, when the weather was great.

18. Our school headmaster was late this morning. He is nearly always on time. D

Our school headmaster, who is nearly always on time, was late this morning.

19. The car is in the garage. The car broke down. D

The car which broke down is in the garage.

20. I wrote to a friend. You met her mother last week. D

I wrote to the friend whose mother you met last week.

21. I went to see my doctor. The doctor told me to rest for a few days. D

I went to see my doctor, who told me to rest for a few days.

22. They met in 1994. They started working for the same company then. ND

They met in 1994, when they started working for the same company.

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