HA3B - CH3D - Grammar

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Defining relative clauses

But first, plan the skills test!

Defining relative clauses

Tells us something about who we are talking about

Can be in the middle or at the end of a sentence

We don't use a comma!

CANNOT BE LEFT OUT

Defining relative clauses

We use which for things and animals

We use who for people

We use where for places

We use whose to indicate possesion

Homework check 1/2

Homework check 2/2

Non-Defining relative clauses

An essential difference!

Ted Ingram

Read the text on page 27, in silence

Answer the question:

What is his job and why does he do it?

Does the text make sense without the words in red?

Yes!

No!

Lees de tekst zonder de stukjes binnen de comma's

Exercise 3

1. A non-defining relative clause comes immediately before / after a noun and gives us information about that noun.

2. It adds extra information to the sentence; the sentence makes sense / does not make sense without it.

3. It starts / ends with a comma and starts / ends with a comma, or a full stop.

Stand up for before/after

Makes sense, doesn't make sense

Starts/ends

A non-defining relative clause comes immediately before / after a noun and gives us information about that noun.

Before

After

It adds extra information to the sentence; the sentence makes sense / does not make sense without it.

Makes sense

does not make sense

It starts / ends with a comma and starts / ends with a comma, or a full stop.

starts / ends

Ends / starts

Exercise 3

1. A non-defining relative clause comes immediately after a noun and gives us information about that noun.

2. It adds extra information to the sentence; the sentence makes sense without it.

3. It starts with a comma and ends with a comma, or a full stop.

Full stop = .

Exercise 5

Read the sentences and form a non-defining relative clause, uses commas!

Use the table to create a correct sentence

Workbook exercise 1, 2 and 3 (p. 25)

Example question

 My grandparents are called William and Catherine. Their daughter is my aunt.

My grandparents , whose daughter is my aunt , are called William and Catherine.

Good luck!

Non-defining or defining?

1. The supermarket ________ I worked is run by a local family.

2. My boat ________ I only bought last year is quite old already.

3. James ________ is the crown prince lives in a mansion.

4. This game is suitable for beginners ________ goal is to learn a language.

5. Hamilton ________ we watched partly in class is a highly rated play.

Complete each sentence with a different relative pronoun (which, where, who and whose). Then add commas if the clause is non-defining.

Homework

Workbook exercise 1, 2 and 3 (p. 25)