Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 24 views

    Relative Clauses - Non-Defining Relative Clauses

    Uploaded by

    Aracely Segura
    This document provides an explanation and examples of non-defining relative clauses. Non-defining relative clauses provide additional information about a person or thing but are not essential to understanding the main clause. They are set off by commas and begin with relative pronouns like who, which, whose, when or where. The document gives examples of using these relative pronouns in non-defining relative clauses and notes some differences in using which versus where or when.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Relative Clauses - Non-Defining Relative Clauses

    Uploaded by

    Aracely Segura
    24 views2 pages
    This document provides an explanation and examples of non-defining relative clauses. Non-defining relative clauses provide additional information about a person or thing but are not essential to understanding the main clause. They are set off by commas and begin with relative pronouns like who, which, whose, when or where. The document gives examples of using these relative pronouns in non-defining relative clauses and notes some differences in using which versus where or when.

    Original Description:

    IGL

    Original Title

    20200908130925

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document provides an explanation and examples of non-defining relative clauses. Non-defining relative clauses provide additional information about a person or thing but are not essential to understanding the main clause. They are set off by commas and begin with relative pronouns like who, which, whose, when or where. The document gives examples of using these relative pronouns in non-defining relative clauses and notes some differences in using which versus where or when.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    24 views2 pages

    Relative Clauses - Non-Defining Relative Clauses

    Uploaded by

    Aracely Segura
    This document provides an explanation and examples of non-defining relative clauses. Non-defining relative clauses provide additional information about a person or thing but are not essential to understanding the main clause. They are set off by commas and begin with relative pronouns like who, which, whose, when or where. The document gives examples of using these relative pronouns in non-defining relative clauses and notes some differences in using which versus where or when.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 2

    NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES MR. JULIO GUTIERREZ G.

    Relative clauses – non-defining relative


    clauses
    Do you know how to give extra information about someone or something using
    relative clauses?

    Look at these examples to see how non-defining relative clauses are used.

    Jack, who's retired now, spends a lot of time with his grandchildren.
    We want to see the new Tom Carter film, which was released on Friday.
    My sister, whose dog I'm looking after, is visiting a friend in Australia.

    Read the explanation to learn more.

    Grammar explanation
    Relative clauses give us information about the person or thing mentioned.

    Non-defining relative clauses give us extra information about someone or something. It isn't
    essential for understanding who or what we are talking about.
    NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES MR. JULIO GUTIERREZ G.

    My grandfather, who's 87, goes swimming every day.


    The house, which was built in 1883, has just been opened to the public.
    The award was given to Sara, whose short story impressed the judges.

    We always use a relative pronoun or adverb to start a non-defining relative


    clause: who, which, whose, when or where (but not that). We also use commas to separate
    the clause from the rest of the sentence.

    who, which and whose

    We can use who to talk about people, which to talk about things and whose to refer to the
    person or thing that something belongs to.

    Yesterday I met my new boss, who was very nice.


    The house, which is very big, is also very cold!
    My next-door neighbour, whose children go to school with ours, has just bought a new car.
    After the port there is a row of fisherman's houses, whose lights can be seen from across the
    bay.

    Places and times

    We can use which with a preposition to talk about places and times. In these cases, it's
    more common to use where or when instead of which and the preposition.

    City Park, which we used to go to, has been closed down.


    City Park, where we used to go, has been closed down.
    December, which Christmas is celebrated in, is a summer month for the southern
    hemisphere.
    December, when Christmas is celebrated, is a summer month for the southern hemisphere.

    However, when we use which without a preposition, we can't use where or when.

    Centre Park, which we love, is always really busy on Saturdays.


    February, which is my favourite month, lasts 29 days this year.

    FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

    https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-
    intermediate/relative-clauses-non-defining-relative-clauses

    You might also like

    pFad - Phonifier reborn

    Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

    Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


    Alternative Proxies:

    Alternative Proxy

    pFad Proxy

    pFad v3 Proxy

    pFad v4 Proxy