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Defining and Non-Defining Relative Clauses

Defining and non-defining relative clauses provide essential information about a person or thing (defining) or non-essential information (non-defining). Defining relative clauses do not have commas and identify the antecedent, while non-defining clauses have commas and provide extra information about the antecedent. Relative pronouns like who, which, that, whose, when, and where are used appropriately in defining and non-defining clauses.

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Defining and Non-Defining Relative Clauses

Defining and non-defining relative clauses provide essential information about a person or thing (defining) or non-essential information (non-defining). Defining relative clauses do not have commas and identify the antecedent, while non-defining clauses have commas and provide extra information about the antecedent. Relative pronouns like who, which, that, whose, when, and where are used appropriately in defining and non-defining clauses.

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Defining and non-

defining relative
clauses
Defining and non-defining relative clauses
Look at these sentences with a relative clause:

Leonardo da Vinci was a non-conformist who mastered the art of


divergent thinking.

His robot knight, which was designed for entertainment, was able to
wave a sword.
Remember...
GRAMMAR
PRACTICE
1. Match the relative pronouns with their use.

a. who 3. 1. for people and things


b. which 6. 2. for possession
c. that 1. 3. only for people
2.
d. whose 4. for time
4.
e. when 5. for places
5.
f. where 6. for things, animals and ideas
2. Write True or False next to each statement.

a. That can replace who or which in a non-defining relative clause.


False
__________
b. That can replace who or which in a defining relative clause.
True
__________
c. Non-defining relative clauses are separated by commas. __________
True relative clauses are separated by comas. __________
d. Defining
False
2. Write True or False next to each statement.

e. Defining relative clauses provide essential information, which is


True
needed for the sentence to make sense. __________
f. Without the non-defining relative clause, the sentence will still make
sense. __________True
g. In non-defining relative clauses, the relative pronoun cannot be
True
omitted. __________
h. In defining relative clauses, the relative pronoun can be omitted when
it refers to the object. __________ True
3. Complete the gaps with a clause in the box.

a. The founder of Facebook, ___,3 1. which was invented by


purposedly chose a blue Doug Engelbart
color scheme for its logo! 2. whose symbol is @
b. The first computer mouse, ___,1 3. who suffers from a red-
was made out of wood. green color blindness
c. Amish communities have
4. that are designed without
computers ___.
4
access to the internet,
d. The “Commat”, ___, 2 was also
music or video
added to Morse code.
4. Decide if the clauses are Defining or Non-Defining.
1. The gadget that they won in the science competition
was worth 800 euros. D ND

2. Yoshira Nakamatsu has 3377 patents, which is about 1. 


three times as many as Thomas Edison. 2. 
3. The man who invented the saxofone was called Adolph
3. 
Sax.
4. Paul Winchell, who invented the first mechanical,
4. 
artificial heart, was also a famous ventriloquist.
5. Join the two sentences with a relative pronoun.
a. Johannes Gutenberg was a German goldsmith. He is best known for
having invented the Gutenberg printing press.
________________________________________________________
Johannes Gutenberg, who is best known for having invented the
________________________________________________________
Gutenberg printing press, was a German goldsmith.
b. The European Inventor Awards distinguishes people. Their inventions
make our day-to-day life easier.
________________________________________________________
The European Inventor Awards distinguishes people whose
____________________________________________________
inventions make our day-to-day life easier.
5. Join the two sentences with a relative pronoun.
c. The QEP Prize for Engineering rewards ground-breaking
innnovations. It is awarded in the name of Queen Elizabeth II.
________________________________________________________
The QEP Prize for Engineering, which is awarded in the name of
________________________________________________________
Queen Elizabeth II, rewards ground-breaking innnovations.
d. Tim Berners Lee is a computer scientist. His invention is now known
as the World Wide Web.
________________________________________________________
Tim Berners Lee is a computer scientist whose invention is now
____________________________________________________
known as the World Wide Web.

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