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The new stadium will be opened next month. It holds 90,000 people. (non-defining)

The new stadium, which holds 90,000 people, will be opened next month.

IS IT CORRECT? The Eiffel Tower, that was originally built as a temporary structure, is still standing over 100 years later.

The Eiffel Tower, which was originally built as a temporary structure, is still standing over 100 years later.

It was midnight ___________the first rescue team arrived at the scene of the accident

when

She was the doctor ___ saved my life. ? who - whose - which

who

That's the book ___________ I recommended reading in class.

that/which

A simplified edition is easier to read than the original. It's shorter. (non-defining)

A simplified edition, which is shorter, is easier to read than the original.

My sister has three children. My sister lives in Australia. (non-defining)

My sister, who lives in Australia, has three children.

They live in a city. The city is in the north of England. (defining)

They live in a city which/that is in the north of England.

The new movie is about a boy _____________ has lost his parents in a car accident.

who/that

Ibiza is the island ___ we spend our holidays.

where

She worked for a man. The man used to be an athlete. (defining)

She worked for a man who/that used to be an athlete.

I lost the money. I borrowed the money from my mom. (defining)

I lost the money (that/which) I borrowed from my mom.

Do you know anybody ___ wants to cook?

that/who

They called a lawyer. The lawyer lived nearby. (defining)

They called a lawyer who lived nearby.

My husband was unemployed. He has a new job now. (non-defining)

My husband, who was unemployed, has a new job now.

I met a girl. Her father is a vet. (defining)

I met a girl whose father is a vet.

We broke the computer. The computer belonged to my father. (defining)

We broke the computer which/that belonged to my father.

I like the girl. Her hair is dark. (defining)

I like the girl whose hair is dark.

IS IT CORRECT? We went to visit the town where my mother was born.

IT IS CORRECT

That man over there is an artist. I don't remember his name. (non-defining)

That man over there, whose name I don't remember, is an artist.

That's the man ___ car was burnt.

whose

This is the shop ___ I bought my shoes. that - where - both

that

This is the shop. I bought a T-shirt there. (defining)

This is the shop where I bought a T-shirt.

Where is the pencil? I gave you the pencil yesterday. (defining)

Where is the pencil (which/that) I gave you yesterday?

Our house is pretty old. It has 3 bedrooms. (non-defining)

Our house, which is pretty old, has 3 bedrooms.

There is a river ___ we have to cross.

that/which

IS IT CORRECT? She brought the camera, which her boyfriend gave her for her birthday.

She brought the camera which (that) her boyfriend gave her for her birthday.

An insect is an animal ___ has six legs. which - that - both

both

IS IT CORRECT? We stayed in the same hotel which we stayed twenty years earlier.

We stayed in the same hotel where we stayed twenty years earlier.