A defining relative clause gives (essential / extra) information about the person or thing just mentioned which is necessary in understanding what is being referred to. It (is / isn't) preceded by a comma.
essential; isn't
David Mitchell is an author from the UK _____ work I admire greatly, particularly the epic novel Bone clocks.
whose
My bedroom walls are currently a shade of dark purple, but I’m thinking about painting them a colour ______ more relaxing. (which feels / , which feels)
which feels
A non-defining relative clause gives (essential / extra) information about the person or thing just mentioned, and the sentence would still make sense if you removed it. It (is / isn't) usually separated from the main sentence by a comma.
extra; is
The woman I introduced you to earlier is someone ______ I went to university. (who / with whom / with who)
with whom
She’s not somebody ______ I would want to get into an online dispute with. (choose all that apply: that / who / no relative pronoun)
that, who, no relative pronoun are all correct
The movie which we saw at the cinema last night was amazing. (we can / we cannot replace "which" with "that")
we can
Donnie Yen, whose last film bombed at the box office, is to star in a new martial arts fantasy movie. (defining / non-defining)
non-defining
This evening, we could meet outside the cinema or I could come to yours first, any / either of which would be fine by me.
either
You must remember Kate’s birthday! It was the day ______ we had torrential rain, so we had to move everything indoors. (choose all that apply: which / when / on which / no pronoun)
when, on which, no pronoun
In the city centre, there are far too many empty buildings, several of ____ haven’t been lived in for decades.
which
A: Gilberto is a student. His results have improved the most this year. B: The student __________ the most this year is Gilberto.
whose results have improved
I tried shutting my computer down, restarting it, running the anti-virus software, and doing a hard disk tidy up, _____ of which were successful in resolving the issue. (both / none / neither)
none
Qatar is the country ______ is due to host the football World Cup in 2022. (where / which)
which
We truly believe that our country is a place ______ all nationalities should feel welcome. (choose all that apply: which / in which / where)
in which / where
Jennifer Lawrence’s latest role is playing the part of a woman whose husband is a secret CIA agent. (defining or non-defining?)
defining
Defining relative clauses can omit the relative pronoun from the relative clause when it is the ______. (subject / object)
object
The movie we saw at the cinema last night was amazing. (it's okay / it's not okay that the relative pronoun "which" is missing)
it's okay
My rock star brother has got about ten guitars, most of which / most of them / most of that I’m sure he never even plays anymore.
most of which
She’s that new vlogger (who's / ,whose / whose) channel I have subscribed to.
whose
Relative pronouns that can be used in non-defining clauses (choose three): who, whose, that, which
who, whose, which
Her laptop, that is very old now to be honest, has a hard disk problem. (the relative pronoun should be "which" / it can be "that")
which; that cannot be used in non-defining clauses
I would like to thank all of our guests for coming today, ______ of whom have travelled for hours to be here. (much / many / any)
many
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