Question

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Decide if these sentences contain defining (D) or non-defining (N) relative clauses.
1 The other subject which I've chosen is chemistry.
2 I did very well in the exams, which was a surprise.
3 They want to live in a place where the weather is always nice.
4 There'll be a new headteacher in September, which is the start of the academic year.
(on the bus)
5 I have the same teacher who my father had.
6 The number 5 bus is the one which goes past the school.
7 Susan, whose brother is also a teacher, works at the local school.
8 Russian is a language which I find hard.
9 The homework, which is long and complicated, needs to be completed by tomorrow
10 I've told you before - don't take anything which doesn't belong to you.
2
Which five sentences in Exercise 1 can be written with that as the relative pronoun? Write the numbers.

3 Which three sentences in Exercise 1 can be written
with the pronoun omitted? Write the numbers.
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Answer 1

Respuesta:

Las "non-defining relative clauses" nos dan información adicional acerca de algo o alguien. Si eliminamos esa proposición la oración sigue siendo gramaticalmente correcta y el significado no varía, aunque contamos con menos datos.

1º)

1 The other subject which I've chosen is chemistry.  D

2 I did very well in the exams, which was a surprise.  ND

3 They want to live in a place where the weather is always nice.  D

4 There'll be a new headteacher in September, which is the start of the academic year.   ND

5 I have the same teacher who my father had.  D

6 The number 5 bus is the one which goes past the school.  D

7 Susan, whose brother is also a teacher, works at the local school.  ND

8 Russian is a language which I find hard.  D

9 The homework, which is long and complicated, needs to be completed by tomorrow.  ND

10 I've told you before - don't take anything which doesn't belong to you.  D

2º)  En las defining relative clauses los pronombres "who", "whom" y "which" suelen sustituirse por "that" en el inglés hablado. Sin embargo, en las non-defining relative clauses, no es posible reemplazar otros pronombres con "that".

1, 5, 6, 8, 10

3º) Cuando who, that o which funcionan como objeto, se pueden omitir. Pero no podemos omitirlos cuando funcionan como sujeto.

1, 5, 8