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Relative clauses: defining and non

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    Relative clauses
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  • This is the bank_________ was robbed yesterday.
    This is the bank which was robbed yesterday.
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  • LINK THE SENTENCES TOGETHER. ADD COMMAS IF NECESSARY. I went to the restaurant. I read about the restaurant in the newspaper.
    I went to the restaurant (which) I read about in the newspaper.
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  • Combine the sentences with relative clauses. (Decide whether to use commas or not.) A monk is a man. The man has devoted his life to God.
    A monk is a man who has devoted his life to God.
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  • REPHRASE BUT KEEP THE MEANING. They are talking about a person I have never heard of // I have never heard of ...
    the person about whom / who they are talking about / they are talking about
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  • Combine the sentences with relative clauses. (Decide whether to use commas or not.) I have one black cat. His name is Blacky.
    I have one black cat, whose name is Blacky.
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  • Combine the sentences with relative clauses. (Decide whether to use commas or not.) Carol plays the piano brilliantly. She is only 9 years old.
    Carol , who is only 9 years old, plays the piano brilliantly
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  • Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words. Put in commas where necessary. She has chosen a CD with a broken cover. WHOSE She has chosen a CD ______ broken.
    She has chosen a CD WHOSE COVER IS broken.
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  • Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words. Put in commas where necessary. All visitor to the museum are asked to sign the visitors book. VISITS Everyone _________ asked to sign the visitors book.
    Everyone _________ asked to sign the visitors book. WHO VISITS THE MUSEUM IS | THAT VISITS THE MUSEUM IS
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  • LINK THE SENTENCES TOGETHER. ADD COMMAS IF NECESSARY. Our teachers are really patient. We always ask a lot of questions to them.
    Our teachers, to whom we always ask a lot of questions / who(m) we always ask a lot of questions, are really patient.
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  • When is it NOT possible to leave the relative pronoun out?
    in non-defining relative clauses / in defining relative clauses when it is the subject of the clause
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