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Non-defining relative clauses

Non-defining relative clauses give non-essential, extra information about the subject or object of a sentence.
The subject or object can be a person,thing or place.

We use the relative pronouns who, which, and whose and the relative adverb where to introduce
non-defining relative clauses.

We use commas to separate the non-defining relative clause from the main clause.

Mainclause Extra information Sentence with non-defining relative clause

They live ina yurt. A yurt is a big tent. They live ina yurt, which isa big tent.

My brother works in My brother is a teacher. My brother,who's a teacher, works in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia.

That's Paula. Her mother is a famous singer. That's Paula, whose mother is a famous singer.

Naples is a city in the Naples, where pizza comes from, is a city in the
south-west of Italy. Pizza comes from Naples. south-west of Italy.

We sometimes use a non-defining relative clause to comment on a whole clause.
She helpedmewith myhomework. That was kind. She helpedme with my homework,which was kind.

* 7 Underlinethe word or clausethat the ¡i- 9 Rewrite the sentence to include the information
non-defining relative clause refers to. in brackets.

ÿ She's passed all her exams, which we're very ÿ Vitamin D helps strengthen your bones and
pleased about. teeth. (You get Vitamin Dfrom sunlight.)

1 He grows daffodils, which are yellow flowers. vltamXn wlúofo you get from. su.iA¿úaht,
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2 He was riding a red bike,which his uncle gave hel-ps streÿthei-v your boíles and teeth.
himfor his birthday. 1 This is a story about Kate. (You'll meet her
3 Ibrokethe cup you gave me,which I'm really tomorrow.)
sad about.
4 Itook lots of photos, which I'll show you later. 2 We arrived early. (That was good.)
5 He's lost his passport, which is going to create a
lot of problems. 3 Baklava is very tasty. (Baklava is a Greek dessert.)

*8 Add the missing commas. 4 Mary speaks Spanish very well. (Mary's mother
ÿ I ate a sarnosa,which is a kind of pie from India. is Mexican.)

1 Louise who I've known for many years is going to
move to Canada. 5 We went to Fez. (Fez is a city in the north of
2 They gave me a present which was really kindof Morocco.)
them.
3 They live in Slovenia where there are some 6 Green Street is very busy.(Suzy lives there.)
beautiful mountains.
4 You need to use saffron which is a very expensive
spice.
5 Edward whose brother is in your class is a really
good chess player.
6 Ihad a long chat with Tim which was really nice.
7 My sister who's a musician is playing ina concert
this weekend.

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