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    Relative clauses add information about a person or thing using relative pronouns like who, that, which, whose, or where. There are two types of relative clauses: 1) Defining clauses provide essential information about the person or thing and are not set off by commas. 2) Non-defining clauses provide extra, non-essential information and are set off by two commas. Defining clauses use no commas while non-defining clauses use two commas.

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    Relative clauses add information about a person or thing using relative pronouns like who, that, which, whose, or where. There are two types of relative clauses: 1) Defining clauses provide essential information about the person or thing and are not set off by commas. 2) Non-defining clauses provide extra, non-essential information and are set off by two commas. Defining clauses use no commas while non-defining clauses use two commas.

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    Relative Clauses

    Defining & Nondefining Clauses

    WHAT IS A CLAUSE?

    A clause:
    - is a collection of words that has a subject.
    - can stand by itself.
    Subject

    He liked her because she smiled at him.


    He didnt like her since she laughs at different situation.

    Subject

    Relative Clauses

    Relative Words
    Who / that

    People

    Which / that

    Things

    Whose Possessive
    Where

    Place

    When Time

    Examples

    The woman is a doctor. She lives next door.


    I need
    more
    Information
    Which
    woman?

    Who is
    she?

    The woman is a doctor. She lives next door.


    The woman who lives next door is a doctor.

    Defining Clauses

    - It gives important information.


    - No commas.

    The woman who is a doctor lives next door.

    Ji
    m
    s

    br
    ot
    he
    r

    My brother Jim is a doctor. He lives in next door.

    Whose
    brother?
    Who is
    Jim?

    My brother

    I do NOT
    need more
    Information
    What is
    Jim?

    A doctor

    My brother Jim is a doctor. He lives in next door.

    My brother Jim who lives next door is a doctor

    Non- Defining Clauses


    - It gives extra information.
    - Two commas.

    Types of Relative Clauses


    The woman is a doctor. She lives next door.
    My brother Jim is a doctor. He lives in next door.
    Defining Clauses

    It gives important information.


    No commas.

    Non-defining Clauses
    It gives extra information
    TWO commas.

    Types of Relative Clauses

    Defining Clauses

    It gives important
    information.

    Non-defining Clauses

    It gives extra
    information.

    There are NO commas.

    Example:
    The woman is a
    doctor. She lives

    There are TWO


    commas.

    Example:

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