RELATIVE CLAUSES
Non-Defining Relative Clauses
Combine the sentences using relative clauses. Note that all relative clauses are non-defining.
Samuel
Johnson was the son of a bookseller. Samuel Johnson was born in
1709.
Samuel Johnson
In
1728, he went to Oxford. He studied at Pembroke College in
Oxford.
In 1728, he went
Johnson
had to leave Oxford without a degree. He was too poor to pay the
fees.
Johnson
In
1737, Johnson moved to London. There he wrote poetry, essays and
biographies.
In 1737, Johnson
In
1746, Johnson started to write his dictionary. It took him nine
years to complete.
In 1746, Johnson started
His
home at that time was in 17 Gough Square in London. It is a museum
now.
17 Gough Square in London
In
this house, his wife died in 1752. Her name was Elizabeth Porter.
In
this house his wife
In
1755, the work was published. It was called A Dictionary of the
English Language.
In 1755, the work
Samuel
Johnson died in 1784. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.
Samuel
Johnson
Rewrite the sentences. Decide if they are defining or non-defining.
A holiday in Scotland
We spent our holiday in
Scotland last year. Scotland is in the north of Great Britain.
Last
year we
People live in Scotland. They
are called Scots.
The people
We first went to Edinburgh.
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.
We first
Arthur Conan Doyle was born
in Edinburgh. He wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Arthur
Conan Doyle
Then we visited a lake. It is
in the Highlands.
The lake
Loch Ness is 37 km long.
People know it for its friendly monster.
Loch Ness
There we met an old man. He
told us that he had seen Nessie.
An old man
We then travelled to a
mountain. The mountain is near the town of Fort William.
We
then
The mountain is the highest
mountain in Great Britain. It is called Ben Nevis.
The mountain
I sent you a postcard. It was
written on the summit of Ben Nevis.
The postcard
Study the situations and then decide whether the following relative clauses are defining or non-defining.
I
have three brothers.
My
brother who lives in Sidney came to see me last month.
My
brother, who lives in Sidney, came to see me last month.
I
have one sister.
My
sister who is 25 years old spent her holiday in France.
My
sister, who is 25 years old, spent her holiday in France.
Bob's
mum has lost her keys.
Bob's
mum who is a musician has lost her car keys.
Bob's
mum, who is a musician, has lost her car keys.
My
friend Jane moved to Canada.
My
friend Jane whose husband is Canadian moved to Canada last week.
My
friend Jane, whose husband is Canadian, moved to Canada last week.
I
am a shoe fanatic.
The
shoes which I bought yesterday are very comfortable.
The
shoes, which I bought yesterday, are very comfortable.
Mr
Robinson is very famous.
Mr
Robinson whom I met at the trade fair is a famous inventor.
Mr
Robinson, whom I met at the trade fair, is a famous inventor.
Tamara
has two cats. Both of them are black.
Tamara's
two cats which can play outside are black.
Tamara's
two cats, which can play outside, are black.
Kevin
has four cats. Two of them are black.
Kevin's
two cats which are black can play outside.
Kevin's
two cats, which are black, can play outside.
We
are on holiday. Yesterday we visited a church.
The
church which we visited yesterday is very old.
The
church, which we visited yesterday, is very old.
We
are on holiday. Yesterday we visited a church.
St.
Mary's Church which we visited yesterday is very old.
St.
Mary's Church, which we visited yesterday, is very old.
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