Exercise! Relative Clauses: Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses

1. We use relative pronouns like 'which', 'that', 'who' and 'whom' at the beginning of relative clauses.

2. Relative clauses that give additional information are called 'restrictive'.

3. Teachers, who do not spend enough time on class preparation, often have difficulty explaining new lessons.

4. Relative clauses are always in the middle of a sentence.

5. This rum, which I bought in Bali Island, is very smooth.

6. Some relative clauses give additional information which is not essential for understanding.

7. The information in relative clauses is always essential for understanding the sentence.

8. We can use exactly the same relative pronouns in restrictive and nonrestrictive relative clauses.

9. Relative clauses describe or give extra information about something.

10. The punctuation is different for restrictive and nonrestrictive relative clauses.