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Ingls 10 Ano Relative Clauses: Defining and non-defining
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1. Decide whether the following relative clauses are defining (D) or nondefining (ND).
a. Barak Obama, who lives in the White house, has two daughters.
b. A guide is a person who shows tourists around a place.
c. The mobile phone, which became popular is the last decade, is
changing the way people communicate.
d. My sister, whose name is Maggie, is very clever.

2. Study the situation in each sentence ans tick () the correct option.
a. I have one sister.
1. My sister who is 25 years old spent her holiday in New York.
2. My sister, who is 25 years old, spent her holiday in New York.
b. I am a shoe fanatic.
1. The shoes which I bought yesterday are very comfortable.
2. The shoes, which I bought yesterday, are very comfortable.
c. Mr. Robinson is very famous.
1. Mr. Robinson whom I meet at the trade fair is a famous inventor.
2. Mr. Robinson, whom I meet at the trade fair, is a famous inventor.
d. We saw Naomi Campbell.
1. We saw Naomi Campbell, whose clothes were horrible.
2. We saw Naomi Campbell, whose clothes were horrible.
3. Combine the sentences with relative clauses making them defining or
non-defining.
a. Carol plays the piano brilliantly. She is only 9 years old.
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b. Sydney is the largest Australian city. It is not the capital of Australia.
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c. That woman is my neighbor. Her son is a teacher.
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d. The photographer won a prize. I recommended him a model.
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4. Complete the following sentences using defining or nondefining clauses. Use who, whose, whom.
a. Kristen Stewart, __________________________________________
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b. A goalkeeper is __________________________________________
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c. The singers _______________________________________________
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