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Exercise 1 Identifying restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses
Underline the relative clauses. If the sentence is a restrictive relative clause,
write R. If the sentence is a nonrestrictive clause, write NR.
__R_ 1. The article presents the staggering data of Ebola outbreak which causes
hundreds of deaths in Africa.
____ 2. John Pilger, who worked for Daily Mirror for 14 years, was a reputable
journalist in his era.
____ 3. The information that is presented in the article by the writer has been
collected through numerous research.
____ 4. The article that is published in Jakarta Post describes the danger of
Nipah virus.
Exercise 2 Combining sentences using restrictive relative clauses
Use a restrictive clause to combine each pair of sentences.
1. Hu Shuli is a journalist. She works at China Business Time.
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2. The information in the article makes me feel disgusted. It shows how the refugees
were treated.
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3. The writer has consistently published many articles. The articles focus on
exposing the crimes of drug dealer since 1990.
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4. Weekly Newspaper has published numerous articles. They covered several issues
such as health, politics, and business.
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