lunes, 11 de marzo de 2013

Defining and Non Defining Relative Clauses


  1. What is a relative Clause?

Is one form of identify one person or object.

      2. What is a Defining Relative Clause?

relative pronounuseexample
whosubject or object pronoun for peopleI told you about the woman who lives next door.
whichsubject or object pronoun for animals and thingsDo you see the cat which is lying on the roof?
whichreferring to a whole sentenceHe couldn’t read which surprised me.
whosepossession for people animals and thingsDo you know the boy whose mother is a nurse?
whomobject pronoun for people, especially in non-defining relative clauses (in defining relative clauses we colloquially prefer who)I was invited by the professor whom I met at the conference.
thatsubject or object pronoun for people, animals and things in defining relative clauses (who or which are also possible)I don’t like the table that stands in the kitchen.


Is a word or a little sentences in where you can identifies or defines the person or object that were talking about, in that we can found essential information.


3. What is a Non-Defining Relative Clause?
 
Is a word or a little sentences that give you extra information, we need commas

4. Create a chart where you give examples about Defining and Non Defining Relative Clauses.

Relative Clauses Example
Defining We know a lot of people who study in the Gran Colombia University
I don´t like stories  that have unhappy endings
Bogotá is the city where I was born
Non-defining  Juan, who lives near to my home, gave me flowers yesterday

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