Defining vs nondefining relative clause .pptx

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1. Defining VS Non-Defining Relative Clauses Mr. Ashraf Allam

2. What is a clause? It’s a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. Identify the clauses in the followings. She is an intelligent woman . Brian pulled over to the side of the road. working to hard for the exams a house in the countryside

3. What is a relative clause? It’s a clause connected to a sentence with a relative pronoun and gives information about it. Example s This is the place where we met for the first time. Dr. Ahmed Zewail, who won Nobel prize , is Egyptian. There are two types of relative clauses: defining and non-defining relative clause . Both start with a relative pronoun and give information about the person or the thing the sentence talks about.

4. L et’s go deeper to know more about the differences and similarities between the defining relative clauses and non-defining relative clauses Or restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses.

5. My grandfather , who is 87, goes swimming every day. The wom an who work in a bank is my neighbor. Gives us ESSENTIAL information about a person, animal, or thing. The Relatives don’t go between commas. Without this information the sentence doesn’t make sense . Defining Relative Clauses Non-Defining Relative Clauses My uncle, who plays football , won yesterday’s match. The thief who broke into my house was arrested. She’s the woman who cuts my hair . Gives us EXTRA information about a person, animal, or thing. The Relatives go between commas. Without this information the sentence still makes sense . My friend eventually got divorced, which upsets me .

6. Non-Defining Relative Clauses Defining Relative Clauses ) subject) Who/That f or people ) object ) Who/whom/That You can delete the pronoun provided that It refers to the object. It comes in the defining relative clause. f or people That’s the man who stole the money. That’s the man that stole the money. I didn’t know the man who was there . I didn’t know the man that was there. We can’t use That with the non-defining clauses. Also, we can’t dele te the relative pronoun. Th at is the man who you are looking for . That’s the man who stole the money. ) subject) Who ) object) Who/ whom My father , who retired now , spend much more time with us. Clare, who/whom I work with , got married yesterday . Mr. Sam, who is English, teaches us .

7. Non-Defining Relative Clauses Defining Relative Clauses ) subject) Which/That f or things ) object ) Which/That You can delete That is it refers to the object f or things That’s the dog which/that bit my brother . This is the train which/that goes to Mecca. The octopus is the only animal which/that has three hearts . The car which/that he drives is very expensive. You can replace Who/ Whom/Which with That The car he drives is very expensive. ) object ) Which ) su bject ) Which She offered me a coffee, which just what I needed . I lost the watch I bought yesterday. My car, which is new , is very expensive . My English accent, which everyone likes , doesn’t appeal to Mr. David .