defining and non-defining relative clauses | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Which word can we use as a relative pronoun to mean 'the thing' or 'things which'?

what

Which word can we use instead of who and which?

that

The award was given to Roberta _____ short play impressed the judges

The award was given to Roberta, whose short play impressed the judges.

When I left they threw me a party, _____ was a complete surprise.

When I left they threw me a party, which was a complete surprise.

You're the most beautiful person _____ I've ever seen.

You're the most beautiful person {who / that / 0} I've ever seen.

Economics is a subject _______ I've never understood.

Economics is a subject {which / that / 0} I've never understood.

When can you leave out who or which in a relative clause?

When they are the object of the verb in the relative clause.

What sort of information does a non-defining relative clause give about a person or thing?

non-essential information

What is missing in this sentence? My aunt _____ is 92 goes jogging every day.

My aunt, who is 92, goes jogging every day.

Which clause is separated by either two commas or a comma and a full-stop?

The non-defining relative clause.

Lee Harvey Oswald is the man _____ shot John F Kennedy.

Lee Harvey Oswald is the man {who / that} shot John F Kennedy.

Which word do we use to mean 'of who' or 'of which'?

whose