Defining and non-defining relative clauses – English Grammar Test for B1
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2 The book is very interesting. You gave me the book yesterday.
3 My uncle lives in Paris. He is a famous painter.
4 The woman is my teacher. Her son is in my class.
5 The café is very nice. We usually meet there.
6 The girl is my cousin. She won the prize.
7 The film was boring. We watched it last night.
8 The boy is very intelligent. His mother is a doctor.
9 Mount Everest is in Asia. It is the highest mountain in the world.
10 The man is very friendly. He interviewed me for the job.
11 The city is in Italy. It is known for its art.
12 The students were late. Their homework was not ready.
13 The park is beautiful. We often go jogging there.
14 The teacher has retired. He taught me English.
15 The hotel was near the beach. We stayed there last summer.
16 The man was very upset. His wallet was stolen.
17 The woman is very happy. You found her purse.
18 The train leaves at 9 a.m. It goes to London.
19 The school is very modern. It has over 1,000 students.
20 The laptop is already broken. I bought it last year.
21 The singer is on TV now. His song you like very much.
22 The restaurant was crowded. We had dinner there.
23 The company is now international. It was founded in 1995.
24 The teacher gave us extra homework. He is very strict.
25 The museum was fascinating. We visited it yesterday.
26 My brother lives in Canada. He is coming to visit us next month.
27 The day will always be special. We met then.
28 The singer gave a concert last night. His album we bought.
29 The chair needs to be fixed. It is broken.
30 The hotel is very expensive. It was built in 1920.
Answer
1 I know a man who can speak six languages.
→ Use “who” for people in defining clause.
2 The book which/that you gave me yesterday is very interesting.
→ Defining clause, object pronoun “which/that”.
3 My uncle, who lives in Paris, is a famous painter.
→ Non-defining clause with commas.
4 The woman whose son is in my class is my teacher.
→ Use “whose” to show possession.
5 The café where we usually meet is very nice.
→ Use “where” for place.
6 The girl who/that won the prize is my cousin.
→ Subject relative clause with “who/that”.
7 The film which/that we watched last night was boring.
→ Defining clause, object pronoun.
8 The boy whose mother is a doctor is very intelligent.
→ Possession → “whose”.
9 Mount Everest, which is the highest mountain in the world, is in Asia.
→ Non-defining clause with commas.
10 The man who interviewed me for the job was very friendly.
→ Subject pronoun “who”.
11 The city, which is known for its art, is in Italy.
→ Non-defining clause with “which”.
12 The students whose homework was not ready were late.
→ Possession.
13 The park, where we often go jogging, is beautiful.
→ Non-defining with “where”.
14 The teacher who/that taught me English has retired.
→ Defining clause with “who/that”.
15 The hotel where we stayed last summer was near the beach.
→ Use “where” for place.
16 The man whose wallet was stolen was very upset.
→ Possession with “whose”.
17 The woman whose purse you found is very happy.
→ Possession, person + object.
18 The train that/which goes to London leaves at 9 a.m.
→ Subject relative clause.
19 The school, which has over 1,000 students, is very modern.
→ Non-defining clause.
20 The laptop that/which I bought last year is already broken.
→ Object relative pronoun.
21 The singer, whose song you like, is on TV now.
→ Non-defining with “whose”.
22 The restaurant where we had dinner was crowded.
→ Place → “where”.
23 The company, which was founded in 1995, is now international.
→ Non-defining clause.
24 The teacher, who is very strict, gave us extra homework.
→ Non-defining about the teacher.
25 The museum that/which we visited yesterday was fascinating.
→ Object pronoun.
26 My brother, who lives in Canada, is coming to visit us next month.
→ Non-defining clause.
27 The day when we met will always be special.
→ Use “when” for time.
28 The singer, whose album we bought, gave a concert last night.
→ Non-defining clause with “whose”.
29 The chair that/which is broken needs to be fixed.
→ Defining clause.
30 The hotel, which was built in 1920, is very expensive.
→ Non-defining clause.