Combine sentences and rewrite in defining and nondefining clauses. We could miss out the relative and the meaning would still be clear. They are not essential in the sentence and can be omitted without causing confusion. Mr brown, whom we studied english with, is a very nice teacher. A ws for your students to revise the relative pronouns. If clauses pdf worksheets english vocabulary and grammar. The pronoun can never be omitted in a nondefining relative clause. Relative clauses and contact clauses englischtipps. There is a girl in my class whose family emigrated from india.
Nondefining relative clauses non defining clauses add extra information. All downloads are in pdf format and consist of a worksheet and answer sheet to check your results. Defining relative clauses 1 in pdf here defining relative clauses 2 in pdf here defining relative clauses 3 in pdf here defining relative clauses 4 in pdf here go to the main relative clauses explanation page here. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. All downloads are in pdf format and consist of a worksheet and answer sheet to check your results levels of difficulty. Defining and nondefining relative clauses who, whom, whose, which, that.
Exercise 5 connect the two sentences using a relative pronoun. Tenses printable pdf worksheets for english language learners intermediate level b1. Relative pronouns and clauses in english grammar exercises. They are seperated by commas in writing, and by a pause on either side. Relative clauses exercise 1 perfect english grammar.
Our students can practise relative clauses defining and nondefining with this exercise. The drag and drop activity below might not work properly in old. Students solutions intermediate grammar exercise 2 nondefining relative clauses. Relative clauses in english exercises advanced level esl. English esl relative clauses worksheets most downloaded. You may distribute these two text sheets to two groups. Defining and nondefinining relative clauses exercises pdf. Complete these sixteen sentences to score your knowledge of relative clauses. Nondefining relative clauses nondefining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already. Heres a list of all the relative clause exercises on the site. Fernandez carmona, english grammar with exercises, longman, 2000.
I bought my first car ten years ago, when i was a salesman. Relative clauses b1 pdf worksheets english practice. The relative pronoun can be the subject or the object of the relative clause. Make one sentence by changing the sentence in italics into a defining relative clause.
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