... Exercises of relative clause
I. Write all the pronouns possible to complete each sentence. Write Ø if the sentence is
correct without adding a pronoun.
1. We ... in brackets as a relative clause (defining or non-defining) in an
appropriate place in the sentence. Give alternative relative pronouns if possible. (Use - to
indicate ‘no relative pronoun’.)
1. ... Master's course is no longer taught. (I took this course in 1990.)
III. Replace the relativeclauses by an infinitive or infinitive phrase.
1. He was the first man who left the burning...
... hotel)
Punctuation
Commas are not used in defining relative clauses.
Relative pronouns
The following relative pronouns are used in defining relative clauses:
Person Thing Place Tim
e
Reason
Subject ... kinds of clauses, how can you recognize a relative one?
First, it will contain a subject and verb. Next, it will begin with a relative
pronoun (who, whom, whose, that or which) or a relative ... recommended.
Sentence that became the
relative clause
The book is required for this workshop.
Relative Pronoun Function subject of the relative clause
Location of the relative clause it's at the...
... where
B.which
B.which
C.who
C.who
D.when
D.when
A
D
B
C
D
2. Relative clauses
2. Relative clauses
a. Defining relativeclauses ( mệnh đề quan hệ
a. Defining relativeclauses ( mệnh đề quan hệ
xác định)
xác định)
Eg: ... sentences……… are relative clauses.
2.We are studying sentences……… are relative clauses.
A.when
A.when
B.who
B.who
C.whose
C.whose
D.which
D.which
3.The woman…….I was dancing with stepped on my ... who is my sister’s
closest friend.
closest friend.
b. Non-defining relativeclauses (mệnh đề quan
b. Non-defining relativeclauses (mệnh đề quan
hệ không xác định)
hệ không xác định)
Eg: Yesterday...
... appropriate ending from the box
and make it into a relative clause.
STEPS ACTIVITIVES
Review - Teacher and students review how to write the sentences withrelative
pronoun.
Practice
V. Complete the ... blanks with who, which or where.
I have many friends and they all have different ideas of summer
vacations. One friend of mine (1)__________ is the most
adventurous likes an exciting holiday with ... whom
6. which
7. where
8. which
9. which
10.which
II. What do these people do? Match each word with its definition. Write full
sentences.
a. electrician
b. plumber
c. goldsmith
d. carpenter
e....
... describe.
relative pronoun is necessary
relative pronoun is not necessary
Relative clauses - defining or non-defining?
Study the situations and then decide whether the following relativeclauses ... Westminster Abbey.
Samuel Johnson
Relative Adverbs
Choose the correct relative adverb.
Exercises on relative clauses.
I- Combine the two sentences using relative pronouns.
1. I apologizes to ... which we visited yesterday, is very old.
Non-Defining Relative Clauses
Combine the sentences using relative clauses. Note that all relativeclauses are non-defining.
1. Samuel Johnson was the son...
...
Name: ……………………………………………… Class: 11………
UNIT 9 – RELATIVECLAUSES 3
I. Combine each pair of sentences, using Relative Clauses:
1. The man was a botanist. His son was intelligent.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. ... moon.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. The book is mine. I put it on the table.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. I study with the schoolboy. You saw his father yesterday.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. The...
... IV. Rewrite the following sentences, using Relative Clauses:
1. This is the first thing. I want to tell you about it.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. ... can play with them.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. The team has lost all matches. This doesn’t surprised me.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
16. John has a few exercises. ...
... properly, you have to water them regularly.
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INFINITIVE RELATIVE CLAUSES
(A Supplement to English 11, Basic Course)
Look at this pattern with an adjective and a to-infinitive.
- Which was the ... reluctant wonderful dangerous keen safe wrong difficult
3. Patterns with too and enough
Before the for pattern, we can use too or enough with a quantifier, adjective or adverb.
- There's too much ... arrangement eagerness preparations willingness attempt failure
promise wish choice
b. Some other nouns with similar meanings can take a to-infinitive, e.g. chance, effort, opportunity, scheme,
time.
...
...
Comparison between restrictive clauses and non- restrictive clauses
Restrictive clauses Non-restrictive clauses
- Necessary ( cần thiết)
- Can’t be omitted (không thể bỏ)
- Without commas (không dấu ... teacher
2. Relative clauses
a. Restrictive clauses ( mệnh đề quan hệ giới hạn)
Là mệnh đềä rất cần thiết để bổ nghóa cho mệnh đề chính, nên không thể bỏ được
b. Non – Restrictive clauses ( mệnh ... được chuyển lên trước mệnh đề quan heä
N + who(m)/ which/ that + S + V + prepositions ( in, on , at, with, to , . . .)
= N + prepositions + whom , which + S + V
Ex : The man who(m) you are talking...
... just the relative pronoun if possible
2) Reduction of relativeclauses if possible. Of course, here relative pronoun will be omitted as well
as some changes on the verb within the relative ... eaten by the mice was poisonous.
REDUCED NON-DEFINING RELATIVECLAUSES
Relative [=adjective] clauses
Necessary [=defining; restrictive] clauses
Unnecessary [=non-defining]
There are two different ... are absolutely right, because
“The relative pronoun can be omitted ONLY in necessary [defining] adjective [relative] clauses. ”
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REDUCED RELATIVE CLAUSES
What is called “reduction” is...
... (THAT) I have ever received from the Committee.
IV. RÚT GỌN MỆNH ĐỀ QUAN HỆ: (Reductions of Relative Clauses)
A: DẠNG THÔNG THƯỜNG: (Cần nhớ kỹ)
Cách làm: Ta lược bỏ ĐẠI TỪ QUAN HỆ, MODAL VERB ... HỆ
(làm chủ từ)
(NOT) + V
-ing
Ví dụ:
a) Climbers bring with them canisters (đồ hộp) that contain fuel to cook their meals
Climbers bring with them canisters containing fuel to cook their meals
b) ... members not attending your trip to Amazon Jungle.
e) Those who don’t go with us will not receive our gifts.
Those not going with us will not receive our gifts
f) That singer sang a song that doesn’t...