Diagnostic work. Defining and non-defining relative clauses (9th grade)

Defining and non-defining relative clauses

Variant I

Choose the correct relative pronoun (who / which / that / whose / where).

1. This is the man ___ helped me carry my bags.
   a) which
   b) who
   c) where
   d) whose
2. I know a girl ___ father is a pilot.
   a) whose
   b) who
   c) that
   d) which
3. That’s the café ___ we had lunch.
   a) that
   b) where
   c) which
   d) who
4. I saw the film ___ won the Oscar.
   a) who
   b) that
   c) where
   d) whose
5. The students ___ study hard will pass the test.
   a) whose
   b) which
   c) who
   d) where

Identify the sentence as Defining (D) or Non-defining (ND):

6. My brother, who lives in Canada, is visiting us soon.
   a) D
   b) ND
7. The girl who won the prize is my cousin.
   a) D
   b) ND
8. London, which is the capital of the UK, is very busy.
   a) D
   b) ND
9. The people who live next door are very friendly.
   a) D
   b) ND

Combine the sentences using a relative clause:

10. I have a friend. She speaks six languages.
    → ___________________________________________________
11. The book is on the table. It belongs to my brother.
    → ___________________________________________________
12. This is the school. I studied here last year.
    → ___________________________________________________

Variant II

Choose the correct relative pronoun (who / which / that / whose / where).

1. The boy ___ won the race is my friend.
   a) who
   b) which
   c) where
   d) whose
2. I have a dog ___ loves swimming.
   a) where
   b) whose
   c) that
   d) who
3. This is the house ___ I grew up.
   a) where
   b) that
   c) who
   d) which
4. That’s the artist ___ paintings are very famous.
   a) which
   b) whose
   c) that
   d) who
5. She works in a company ___ makes cars.
   a) who
   b) where
   c) that
   d) whose

Identify the sentence as Defining (D) or Non-defining (ND):

6. The car, which I bought last year, is already broken.
   a) D
   b) ND
7. The woman who is wearing a red dress is my aunt.
   a) D
   b) ND
8. My uncle, who is a doctor, works in London.
   a) D
   b) ND
9. The house that Jack built is old.
   a) D
   b) ND

Combine the sentences using a relative clause:

10. I saw a girl. She was dancing in the park.
    → ___________________________________________________
11. He has a phone. The phone doesn’t work.
    → ___________________________________________________
12. This is the town. We spent our holidays there.
    → ___________________________________________________

Teacher's sheet

Variant I

1. b
2. a
3. b
4. b
5. c
6. ND
7. D
8. ND
9. D
10. I have a friend who speaks six languages.
11. The book which belongs to my brother is on the table.
12. This is the school where I studied last year.

Variant II

1. a
2. c
3. a
4. b
5. c
6. ND
7. D
8. ND
9. D
10. I saw a girl who was dancing in the park.
11. He has a phone that doesn’t work.
12. This is the town where we spent our holidays.