Defining and non-defining relative clauses | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Rephrase these sentences. Are they defining or non-defining?

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Abraham Lincoln was President of the United States from 1861 to 1865. He was assassinated.

Abraham Lincoln, who was President of the United States from 1861 to 1865, was assassinated.

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Harry is late.I don't know the reason.

I don't know the reason why Harry is late.

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Miss Smith is the manager.She is very helpful.

Miss Smith, who is the manager, is very helpful./ Miss Smith, who is very helpful, is the manager.

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My watch was stolen. I've had it for 10 years.

My watch, which I've had for 10 years, was stolen.

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They ran out of petrol miles from anywhere. This was a disaster.

They ran out of petrol miles from anywhere, which was a disaster.

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Let's go to a café. We can listen to good music there.

Let´s go to a café where we can listen to good music./Let's go to a café in which we can listen to good music.

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I don't know the student. You were talking to him.

I don't know the student (who/that) you were talking to.

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This is a book. I'd like to buy it.

This is a book (which/that) I'd like to buy.

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My uncle worked on a farm. He worked in Italy.

My uncle, who lived in Italy, worked on a farm./My uncle, who lived on a farm, lived in Italy.

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Jo has an expensive car. She keeps it in the garage

Jo has an expensive car which she keeps in the garage.

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I opened the cupboard. We keep the glasses there.

I opened the cupboard where/in which we keep the glasses.

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Who is the boy? You copied his homework?

Who is the boy whose homework you copied?

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Our French teacher wants to move to France and open a hotel. Her husband is from Paris.

Our French teacher, whose husband is from Paris, wants to move to France and open a hotel.

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A friend of mine helped me get a job. His mother is a company director.

A friend of mine, whose mother is a company director, helped me get a job.

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That girl over there used to be in my class. I don't remember her name.

That girl over there, whose name I don't remember, used to be in my class.

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I wrote an application letter. I forgot to post it.

I wrote an application letter, which I forgot to post.

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