Advanced Relative Clauses worksheet
Defining, non-defining, reduced clauses
The rule
Defining = no commas, 'that' OK. Non-defining = commas, no 'that'.
4 exercises · 40 questions · answer key on the last page
What is on the sheet
1
Defining or non-defining?
easyChoose: defining or non-defining clause.
The woman whose handbag was stolen called police.
2
Choose the correct relative pronoun
mediumChoose who, which, whose, where, when, why.
The girl ___ won the prize smiled.
3
Reduced relative clauses
hardReduce the relative clause.
The man who is standing there is my boss.
4
Formal and advanced relative clauses
hardRewrite using formal or advanced structures.
The person I talked to was very helpful.
Using this in class
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