The relative clause is closed off by commas and is quite similar to information in brackets. There are defining and non defining relative sentences. Nondefining relative pronouns exercise three things about nondefining relative clauses. Fernandez carmona, english grammar with exercises, longman, 2000. Thank you for your letter, which i was very happy to get. English esl relative clauses worksheets most downloaded. Nondefining relative clauses non defining clauses add extra information. Nondefining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already. Nondefining relative clauses are not used in spoken english. We could miss out the relative and the meaning would still be clear. That cannot be used and even though there is a pronoun in the relative clause which cannot be left out because in nondefining relative clauses the pronoun can never be left out. We dont use that in nondefining relative clauses but only who for people, which for things, whose possession, and where places.
Should we use a defining relative clause or a nondefining relative clause. Nondefining relative clauses english esl worksheets for distance. Exercises with answers and grammar rules with examples. A collection of english esl relative clauses worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about. Mr brown, whom we studied english with, is a very nice. Nondefining relative pronouns exercise cattaneodallaglio. Defining and nondefining relative clauses who, whom, whose, which, that.