Relative Clauses: Defining and Non-defining Relative Clauses

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Defining and Non-defining Relative Clauses

Let us read the following sentences.

1. The woman who taught him surfing had been bitten by a shark.

2. Nick, who was teased and bullied, had an electric wheel chair for mobility…..

What difference do you notice between sentence (1) and (2)? In sentence (1) the relative clause defines the woman. It is a Defining Relative Clause. In sentence (2) the Relative Clause adds extra information about Nick. This is a Non-defining Relative Clause.

A Non-defining Relative Clause is preceded and followed by a comma or a hyphen.

e.g: The brave 26- year- old -- who is mainly torso -- plays football and golf, swims and surfs.

I Read the text again and identify some more Defining and Non-defining

Relative Clauses.

1. ________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________

4. _______________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________________

II Read the following sentences and circles the Non-defining Relative

Clauses and put a comma / a hyphen wherever necessary.

1. The meeting which was held in the town hall was a great success.

2. The people who live in glass houses must not throw stones.

3. The teachers who have taught Abhiram say that he is an exceptionally creative                student.

4. Napolean who won the French honour died at St. Helena.

5. The silk sarees which are made in Benares are popular all over the world.

III Complete the sentences with Defining or Non-defining Relative Clauses.

1. This is the peaceful place _____________________________________.

2. The ‘Mahaprasthanam’ is a popular book _________________________ .

3. Suresh ___________________________ has left the school just now.

4. Is this the street __________________________________________ ?

5. The express _________________________________ has just arrived.

6. The place ___________________________ has been closed to traffic.

7. This is a famous engineering college ___________________________ .

8. My sister_______________ has secured a job as an engineer in BHEL.

9. The theatre ____________________________ was designed by Mr Rao.

10. Viswanath is one of the outstanding directors in Telugu film

industry____________________ .