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Adjective Relative Clauses Non DefiningSet 15

1On the Road, a novel based on cross-country trips taken by the author in the late 1940s, was written by Jack Kerouac, ..... became known as one of the pioneering voices of the Beat Generation.

2Stephen King, who is American, is a famous writer.The clause in blue is an example of a .....

3True or False:Nonrestrictive elements can be removed from a sentence without changing its main idea.

4Can a relative clause be removed from a sentence?

5Non-defining clauses are essential to the meaning of the sentence.

6The Glastonbury Festival, ..... is held every June, is the largest music festival in the world.

7..... relative clauses give extra information, and could be left out of the sentence without changing the main message.

8Which sentence correctly combines the following two short sentences using a NON-RESTRICTIVE CLAUSE:

9Broad reference clauses are non-restrictive.

10Can an adjective clause be removed from a sentence without changing its meaning? Why or why not?

11The party last night which was a lot of fun.

12Lee Chong Wei is one of the best badminton players in Malaysia's history.This is an example of a 'non-defining' clause/sentence, true or false?

13The dictionary, ..... I bought last week, is really helpful for learning new words.

14Decide if the sentence below is defining or non-defining clause. 7. Tamara has two cats. Both of them are black.

15They are never on time, ..... can't be explained.

16In the sentence 'The teacher, who is very kind, helps all students, ' what does the nonrestrictive element tell us?

17My aunt, who is a teacher, lives abroad.

18My computer, ..... is several years old, takes even longer to start working in the morning than I do.

19The dependents, ..... include elderly grandparents, rely on financial support.

20My truck, ..... usually very reliable, did not start today

21Is this a Defining or Non-Defining sentence?My boyfriend, who I adore, works in finance.

22Complete the relative clause with the correct relative pronoun: Marion didn't tell her boyfriend about Mike, ..... was a mistake.

23The food chain, ..... is a cycle of eating and being eaten, is very important for nature.

24My grandmother, who is 86 years old, is coming on holiday with us this year.

25The Red Cross, ..... provides emergency aid around the world, has helped countless people in need.

26What is the nonrestrictive elementThe car whose owner has several speeding tickets is illegally parked.