Nondefining relative clauses non defining clauses add extra information. Exercise school of english defining and nondefining. Dublin, is the capital of ireland, is my favourite city. School of english defining and nondefining relative clauses exercise school of english oficines centrals.
The car, whose handbrake wasnt very reliable, began to slide backwards. Heres a list of all the relative clause exercises on the site. Add the phrase in brackets to the sentence using that or who and a relative clause. Martinet, a practical english grammar, oxford university press, 1986. But merely add something to it by giving some more information about it. These are exercises to rewrite sentences and make questions for the answers given. They are introduced by a relative pronoun which can be replaced by that or even omitted except when the relative pronoun is subject of the clause or is in the possessive case. Clauses lesson slide show lesson teaching students independent and dependent clauses and phrases. For each question, type your answers in the box, and then click on check. Relative clause exercise 1 2 advanced relative clause exercise 3 4 intermediate pdf exercises.
English esl relative clauses worksheets most downloaded 224. We recommend updating yours to the latest version for the best experience. Mr brown, whom we studied english with, is a very nice teacher. Present continuous exercises, 1present tenses gapfill exercise. Diagonal 26, 1r 1a 0006 arcelona edifici indsor, entre ia augusta i rambla catalunya seu 1 via ugusta 6 s. Both that and which can be used in this relative clause and the pronoun can be left out because there is a subject. A collection of english esl relative clauses worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about.
Past and time clauses english past and time clauses. The clause is likened to a noun nominal, in that a noun clause can take the place of a noun phrase. Buckingham palace, the queen of england lives, is in the. Relative clauses practice relative pronouns exercise 1 2 3 who vs which exercise 1 2 3 which or where exercise drag and drop exercises. This smartphone, i bought last week, takes great photos. Fill in the blanks with the suitable conjunctions given more than one alternative might be possible in some cases that why if which. Relative clausesrelative pronouns mixed relative pronouns 1 level.
Clauses and phrases powerpoint lesson this slideshow is a revision. Next weekend im going to glasgow, where my sister lives. Relative pronouns and clauses in english grammar exercises. Esl english relative clauses quiz 5 mixed relative. The people at the back couldnt hear we can also do this when the verb in the relative clause. Its joey were looking for commands imperatives comparison comparative and superlative comparison.
Use who and which a scot is a person live in scotland nessie is a monster live in loch ness a fridge is a thing keep food cool a dj is someone play music in a disco a bee is an insect make honey a lemon is a fruit be yellow and sour a watch is a thing tell the time. Adjective clauses 1 combine the two sentences to make one, using an adjective clause. His house, whose windows are all broken, was a depressing sight. They are seperated by commas in writing, and by a pause on either side. If you run into peter, tell him that he owes me a letter 3. Participle clauses exercise 1 perfect english grammar. They describe the preceding noun and give essential information about the noun. Point out the clauses in the following sentences, and tell what word is modified by each clause.
Please contact me if you have any questions or ntact me if you have any questions or comments. Complete the text with the relative pronouns where, which, that. Choose the present simple or present continuous stative verbs. How do these clauses differ from those in section cxxiv 1. Clauses introduced by the conjunction though are adverb clauses. They are not essential in the sentence and can be omitted without causing confusion. The letter thatwhich peter has sent to you is in the drawer. Complete the sentences with whose, who, which, or where. English esl time clauses worksheets most downloaded 17. Time clauses exercises recommended pages from our site selected by our team. Make sentences present perfect affirmative negative interrogative.
Relative pronouns adjective clauses whose vs of which vs of whom subject exercises. Nondefining relative clauses nondefining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already. Relative clauses in english exercises advanced level esl. Inversion is a way of reversing the usual or expected word order to bring emphasis to a sentence, to make it more negative, to make it stronger, more dramatic. Relative clauses, i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii, ix 5. The people who were sitting at the back couldnt hear. It is possible for thatclauses to be used as the subject of a sentence, as in e. Esl library may not function properly in older browsers. Some noun clauses begin with words such as that, what, why, or other words that. My parents were happy because i won the first prize. Of which is possible for things, but it is unusual except in very formal english. Advanced choose the correct response to complete each relative clauses. The word that is not omitted when the thatclause is used as the subject. We can omit the present participle when it is followed by a prepositional phrase.
Relative clauses, inversion, causative, english grammar guide. Complete the sentences with relative pronouns or relative adverbs. Diagram the sentence and, to the side of your diagram, indicate what job each clause is doing. Acting as a noun a noun clause is a type of subordinate clause. For those teachers who have recently had to make the switch to online teaching due to the covid. Amelia, mother is from shanghai, speaks english and chinese fluently.
Complete the exercise with who, whom, whose or where. Will it be all right if i bring a friend tonight 6. The computer which i would like isnt very expensive. Choose the correct relative pronoun who, whose, that, which, why, when or where. Complete incomplete not done class absence grammar. Omitting the ing form when it is followed by a prepositional phrase. Other ways of expressing condition and time relationships i. Relative pronouns and relative clauses two exercises with 40 sentences to revise the use of relative pronouns and joining sentences. We know you and your students will love this resource.
We could miss out the relative and the meaning would still be clear. Relative clauses exercise 1 perfect english grammar. Relative clauses and contact clauses englischtipps. It includes a practice assessment after the lesson. B combine each pair of sentences with a relative clause. Rephrasing exercise 1 exercise 2 exercise 3 relative pronouns exercise 1relative pronoun exercise 11 relative pronoun exercise 2s. If i hadnt been so tired, i would not have given up 8. Combine the sentences with relative clauses or contact clauses.
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