Relative clauses and relative pronouns english grammar. Advanced choose the correct response to complete each relative clauses. The relative clause is closed off by commas and is quite similar to information in brackets. Rp001 relative pronouns whose, who, why, where, which or whom elementary. Relative pronouns part 2 see beginner worksheet for an introduction where, whose, whom relative clauses tell us what person or thing someone is talking about, or give us more information about that person or thing. Rp004 relative clauses with who, which and where elementary.
Here you will find many relative clauses english grammar exercises at all levels so you can practice and improve your knowledge of relative clauses. Make one sentence by changing the sentence in italics into a defining relative clause. They function rather like adjectives, and are found as postmodifiers in a noun phrase. Nondefining relative pronouns exercise three things about nondefining relative clauses. Complete these sixteen sentences to score your knowledge of relative clauses. Nondefining relative clauses give us extra information about someone or something. Esl english relative clauses quiz 5 mixed relative. Relative clauses learnenglish teens british council. The man who wants to talk to you is waiting for you. On this map show me the small island that which is to the south of india. Photocopy pdf from the oxford advanced english file. They can also be called adjective clauses examples are given below.
Relative pronouns english grammar exercise english4u. You also cannot leave out the relative pronoun in nondefining relative clauses, in the way you sometimes can in defining relative clauses. Rc005 relative clauses combine the two sentences rc004 relative. This is the road that which takes you to the railway station. Object pronouns can be dropped in defining relative clauses, which are then called contact clauses. Relative clause exercise 1 2 advanced relative clause exercise 3 4 intermediate pdf exercises. Nondefining relative clauses are not used in spoken english. In nondefining relative clauses, you cannot replace other pronouns with that.
English grammar exercises online with answers pdf on this page you will find various free grammar worksheets of increasing difficulty that can be completed directly online, or at home theyll help you to put into practice all the key notions of the english grammar previously shown in the grammar lessons part of the website, and if you are a beginner you can use them to familiarize. Relative clauses english grammar online free exercises. Heres a list of all the relative clause exercises on the site. Relative clauses defining and nondefining test english. In defining relative clauses, the pronouns who, whom, and which are often replaced by that in spoken english. Relative clauses practice relative pronouns exercise 1 2 3 who vs which exercise 1 2 3 which or where exercise drag and drop exercises. Relative clauses exercises learn and practise english. English grammar relative clauses relative clauses introduction there are two types of relative clauses.
Note that that can be used in informal english instead of whowhomwhich but it is never used after commas, i. Relative clauses b1 pdf worksheets english practice. They are most often used to define or identify the noun. Grammar worksheets b1 this sections provides you with downloadable pdf worksheets and keys for grammar. Choose the correct relative pronoun who, whose, that, which, why, when or where. Drag and drop relative pronouns grammar exercise 2 drag the correct relative pronouns into the answer area.
We dont need a relative pronoun, because the first word in the relative clause. Nondefining relative clauses defining relative clauses these describe the preceding noun in such a way to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class. Multiple choice, fill in the word, select from drop down. Exercises with answers and grammar rules with examples. 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. Both english learners and esl teachers can use this online exercise as a revision to check the knowledge of english relative clauses adjective clauses. Relative clauses exercise, complete with who or which. Home english language arts worksheets relative clauses.
Join the sentences with a relative pronoun who, which, whose as shown in. First, lets consider when the relative pronoun is the subject of a defining relative clause. Relative pronouns and sentences in english grammar exercises. Rp002 relative clauses who, which, where elementary. Inversion is a way of reversing the usual or expected word order to bring emphasis to a sentence, to make it more negative, to make it stronger, more dramatic. Note that some of them also function as interrogative pronouns. Rp003 relative clauses match the sentence parts elementary. Fernandez carmona, english grammar with exercises, longman, 2000. They can act as the subject or the object of the relative clause.
See a list of all the exercises about relative clauses here. We can use relative clauses to join two english sentences, or to give more information about something. Please contact me if you have any questions or ntact me if you have any questions or comments. Here the relative clause who is my neighbor gives more information about the noun james. As you watch the video, look at the examples of relative clauses. Clauses used like this are called relative clauses. Defining relative clauses these describe the preceding noun in such a way as to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class. Bill clinton was the president wife was called hillary. Relative clauses the most important unit of grammatical organization in linguistics is the sentence. Intermediate english grammar course relative clauses.
Relative pronouns and relative clauses learnenglish. Nondefining relative clauses defining relative clauses these describe the preceding noun in such a way to. Relative clauses nondefining relative clauses grammar. A clause of this kind is essential to clear understanding of the noun. Pdf grammar worksheets intermediate level b1 grammar worksheets b1 this sections provides you with downloadable pdf worksheets and keys for grammar. We use whose as the possessive form of who this is george, whose brother went to school with me. Relative clausesrelative pronouns mixed relative pronouns 1 level. Write a relative pronoun that, which, who, where, when or whose to fill each gap. Finally, do the grammar exercises to check you understand, and can use, relative clauses correctly. Home page grammar exercises intermediate relative clause gap fill. Relative clauses 1 adv failed to load the quiz data.
Here we need the relative pronoun which, because it is a nondefining relative clause and the first word after the pronoun is a verb. English grammar online 4 u camino selectividad if the relative pronoun is not followed by a verb but by a noun or pronoun, the relative pronoun is an object pronoun. The relative clause can come after the subject or the object of the sentence. As one of the easier grammar concepts to implement, relative clauses require the use of a. The following esl efl resources are available for defining relative clauses grammar. English practice downloadable pdf grammar and vocabulary worksheets. A clause of this kind is essential to the clear understanding of the noun. Defining and nondefining relative clauses who, whom, whose, which, that. The apple which george lay on the table was put back into the basket. Relative clauses normally begin with who, whom, whose, or that. The taj mahal which was built by shah jahan is the finest tomb in the world.
A solid collection of free printable relative clauses worksheets. Advanced english grammar relative clauses may 2, 2019. Relative clauses exercise 1 perfect english grammar. Defining relative clauses are not put in commas imagine, tom is in a room with five girls. We use where, whose and whom as relative pronouns to. Defining relative clauses also called identifying relative clauses or restrictive relative clauses give detailed information defining a general term or expression. Relative pronouns are the words that introduce relative clauses. We sometimes use whom as the object of a verb or preposition this is george, whom you met at our house last year. Relative clauses, inversion, causative, english grammar guide.
Use the relative pronouns in the box to complete the sentences whom that. Relative clauses are a way of giving more information about a person, thing, place, event, etc. Relative sentences in english exercises advanced level esl. Relative clauses can be used to join two sentences together, or to identify people and things and give more information about them. Relative clauses are clauses starting with the relative pronouns who, that, which, whose, where, when. Relative pronouns online exercises english grammar. Relative pronouns with free online exercises, examples and sentences, questions and relative clauses negative sentences. You may remove the relative pronoun and reduce your sentence in certain conditions. They may add meaning to the sentence, but if removed, the sentence will still function grammatically. The noun that is modified is called the antecedent. Online exercises english grammar and courses free tutorial relative clauses. Sophie decides to post videos on her worldfamous travel blog.
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