pract6

Question 1

What is a relative clause?

Answer 1

A clause that gives extra information about a noun (person, place, or thing).

Question 2

What is a defining relative clause?

Answer 2

It gives essential information and has no commas.

Question 3

What is a non-defining relative clause?

Answer 3

It gives extra information and uses commas.

Question 4

Can we omit the relative pronoun?

Answer 4

Yes, if it’s an object in a defining clause (e.g. The book (that) I read was great.)

Question 6

who

Answer 6

used for people (e.g. The man who called you is here.)

Question 7

which

Answer 7

used for things (e.g. The car which is red is mine.)

Question 8

that

Answer 8

used for people or things (e.g. The dog that barked was loud.)

Question 9

where

Answer 9

used for places (e.g. The city where I was born.)

Question 10

whose

Answer 10

used for possession (e.g. The girl whose phone rang.)

Question 12

The boy ________ lives next door is very friendly.

Answer 12

who

Question 13

This is the computer ________ I use for work.

Answer 13

that / –

Question 14

The school ________ I studied is very old.

Answer 14

where

Question 15

He’s the teacher ________ book was published last year.

Answer 15

whose

Question 16

I watched a movie ________ made me cry.

Answer 16

that / which

Question 18

Maria is my cousin. She lives in Canada.

Answer 18

Maria, who lives in Canada, is my cousin.

Question 19

I bought a phone. It doesn’t work.

Answer 19

The phone that I bought doesn’t work.

Question 20

John is a chef. He works at a 5-star hotel.

Answer 20

John, who works at a 5-star hotel, is a chef.

Question 22

The girl which called me is nice. (Correct or Incorrect?)

Answer 22

Incorrect (Use “who” for people)

Question 23

The man, who works here, is my boss. (Correct or Incorrect?)

Answer 23

Incorrect (No comma in defining clause)

Question 24

The movie that I watched was great. Can we omit “that”?

Answer 24

Yes. “The movie I watched was great.”

Question 26

The woman ___ car was stolen is my neighbor.

Answer 26

whose

Question 27

This is the café ___ we met for the first time.

Answer 27

where

Question 28

The shoes ___ I bought are too small.

Answer 28

which / that / –

Question 30

When do we use commas in relative clauses?

Answer 30

Only in non-defining relative clauses (e.g. My mother, who is 60, loves hiking.)

Question 31

What relative pronoun introduces a clause showing possession?

Answer 31

whose

Question 32

What relative pronoun can be used instead of who or which in informal speech?

Answer 32

that

Question 33

When can we omit the relative pronoun?

Answer 33

In defining clauses when it's the object (e.g. The book I read)