RELATIVE CLAUSES - DEFINING & NON-DEFINING | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 13 Public

Rewrite each pair of sentences as one sentence. Use defining or non-defining relative clauses and correct punctuation. Use commas if necessary. Can you omit the RELATIVE PRONOUN?

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I regularly donate to a charity. It helps endangered species. (REWRITE)

I regularly donate to a charity which/that helps endangered species.

My dad was a coal miner for years. He’s recently retired. (REWRITE)

My dad, who has recently retired, was a coal miner for years.

I met a boy. His father has been into space.(REWRITE)

I met a boy whose father has been into space.

I’ve been to Carancas in Peru. A meteorite landed there in 2007. (REWRITE)

I’ve been to Carancas in Peru, where a meteorite landed in 2007

The power plant opens next month. It will employ 1,000 people. (REWRITE)

The power plant, which will employ 1,000 people, opens next month.

My friend Jade opposes GM crops. She’s an environmental scientist. (REWRITE)

My friend Jade, who is an environmental scientist, opposes GM crops.

She was born in 2011. The population reached seven billion that year. (REWRITE)

She was born in 2011, when the population reached seven billion.

They are thinking about developing a wind farm in the town. My grandmother lives there. (REWRITE)

They are thinking about developing a wind farm in the town where my grandmother lives.

Here's the money. I owe it to you.(REWRITE)

Here's the money (that) I owe you.

I run three times a week. It keeps me healthy. (REWRITE)

I run three times a week, which keeps me healthy.

I made Joe a sandwich. He ate it at once.

I made Joe a sandwich which he ate at once.

I live in a village called South Milton. It has a population of 600. (REWRITE)

I live in a village called South Milton, which has a population of 600.

We look after stray dogs. Their owners can't be traced. (REWRITE)

We look after stray dogs whose owners can't be traced.