1. Can you give me back the money ………… I lent you last month? 2. This is the restaurant ……………… we used to eat when we lived in Boston. 3. ark has sent me an e!mail …………… I haven"t re#lied yet. $. %ho"s the #erson …………… is sitting ne&t to 'ancy? (. They com#lained about the wrong goods ………… were sent to them. ). This is *usan ……………… husband works in the sales de#artment. +. Candy is wearing a new dress …………… she bought in the summer sales. ,. onday is the day …………… bills have to be #aid. -. The secretary showed me the ling cabinet …………… im#ortant documents are led. 1/. 0o you like the boy …………… ary is talking to? 11. %e enoyed the #arty ……………… eter and am had to celebrate Christmas. 12. re you the #erson …………… a##lied 4or a ob as a rece#tionist? 13. Is this the #ub ……………… you meet your 4riends? 1$. 5ou have to delete the sheet ……………… is re#eated. 1(. #ril is the month ……………… we have 6aster holiday in *#ain. 1). The advice …………… *am gave me was 7uite senseless. 1+. 8ave you bought the 4ood ……………… I asked you? 1,. hone rs *mith ……………… you will have to talk to tomorrow. 1-. 9et"s visit the #ark …………… we #layed a4ter school. 2/. Celebrities receive lots o4 invitations ……………… they don"t acce#t. 21. 0id you re4use the o:er …………… the com#any made you? Defining relative clauses function as adjective equivalent which is essential to the meaning of the sentence.
They define nouns in order to distinguish similar persons or things in order to diminish ambiguity
They relate to known facts in order to explain something new.
Contact clauses (leaving out the relative pronoun are common in spoken !nglish.
"on#defining relative clauses do not help us to identify someone or something. They give additional$ interesting information which is not essential essential to the meaning of the sentence. The information given in the non#defining relative clauses can be accompanied (really or virtually by the phrase %by the way%. The commas have a similar function to brackets. &elative pronouns can't be omitted. That can't be used.
"on# defining relative clauses are mostly used in written !nglish.
Combine the following sentences using relative pronouns. Make non dening clauses a; l im Taylor interviewed *ally Thomson. *he is my neighbour. .......................................................................................................................... 4; r Brown has been invited to oin our club. 8e enoys going to the theatre. .......................................................................................................................... g; %hiting 8ouse is an im#ortant local monument. It was built in 1,(). .......................................................................................................................... h; Bono signed autogra#hs at Tower @ecords yesterday. 8eAs a 4amous musician. .......................................................................................................................... i; ohn . ennedy was assassinated in 1-)3. 8e was #resident o4 the D*. .......................................................................................................................... ; The Eueen will o#en a new hos#ital. It is in arvis *treet. ..........................................................................................................................
Join the sentences to make dening relative clauses. Make the necessary changes.
1. ass me the dictionary. I #ut it on the shel4. ……………………………………………………………………… 2. %ill you hel# me to do the e&ercises? I don"t understand the e&ercises. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… 3. %e haven"t met r *mith yet. 8is daughter studies with aul. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… $. %e won"t 4orget the day. %e went to ustin Beaber"s concert that day. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… (. eter has read the book. I recommended the book to him. ……………………………………………………………………… ). They sent me a #ostcard o4 the hotel. They stayed there on holiday. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………… +. This is my best 4riend. I met her at school ten years ago. ……………………………………………………………………… ,. Is this the man? This man accused you o4 stealing his wallet. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………
-. eter made a lemon cake. It is his s#eciality. ……………………………………………………………………… 1/. I want you to introduce you to rs Black. 8er husband is an engineer. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………
