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Name: ____________________________ Date:

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Defining and non-defining relative clauses
A. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate relative pronoun.
1. The man ______________________ is sitting by the door takes a
break.
2. He reminds me of someone ______________________ I used to know.
3. This is the station______________________ Emily met James.
4. John is the man ______________________ wife is a famous artist.
5. She is the girl ______________________ I saw at the party last night.
6. July and August are the months _________________ most people go
on holiday.
7. The student ______________________ lent you his book speaks
Italian.
8. The boy ______________________ you spoke to is my cousin.
9. This is the church ______________________ Sue and Peter got
married.
10. This is the painting ______________________Mr Cool showed us last
week.
11. The gloves ______________________ were lost at school yesterday
were not my best ones.
12. The flowers ______________________ my boyfriend gave me have
died.
13. 25th December is the day _____________________ children in Great
Britain get their Christmas presents.
14. The magazine ______________________ you lent me is interesting.
15. A greengrocer's is a shop ______________________ you can buy
vegetables.
16. The day _____________________ I arrived home, after five years
studying abroad, was really nice.
B. Study the situations and then decide whether the following
relative clauses are defining or non-defining. Circle the correct
letters.
1. I have three brothers.
a. My brother who lives in Sidney came to see me last month.
b. My brother, who lives in Sidney, came to see me last month.
2. I have one sister.
a. My sister who is 25 years old spent her holiday in France.
b. My sister, who is 25 years old, spent her holiday in France.
3. Bob's mum has lost her keys.
a. Bob's mum who is a musician has lost her car keys.
b. Bob's mum, who is a musician, has lost her car keys.
4. My friend Jane moved to Canada.
a. My friend Jane whose husband is Canadian moved to Canada last
week.
b. My friend Jane, whose husband is Canadian, moved to Canada last
week.
5. I am a shoe fanatic.
a. The shoes which I bought yesterday are very comfortable.
b. The shoes, which I bought yesterday, are very comfortable.
6. Mr Robinson is very famous.
a. Mr Robinson whom I met at the trade fair is a famous inventor.
b. Mr Robinson, whom I met at the trade fair, is a famous inventor.
7. Tamara has two cats. Both of them are black.
a. Tamara's two cats which can play outside are black.
b. Tamara's two cats, which can play outside, are black.
8. Kevin has four cats. Two of them are black.
a. Kevin's two cats which are black can play outside.
b. Kevin's two cats, which are black, can play outside.
9. We are on holiday. Yesterday we visited a church.
a. The church which we visited yesterday is very old.
b. The church, which we visited yesterday, is very old.
10. We are on holiday. Yesterday we visited a church.
a. St. Mary's Church which we visited yesterday is very old.
b. St. Mary's Church, which we visited yesterday, is very old.

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