Unit 4 Grammar practice

Defining relative clauses Non-defining relative clauses

1 Match the sentence halves. 4 Underline the relative clauses and write whether they
are defining (D) or non-defining (N).
A cinema is a place G
1 New Zealand is the country Amy, who doesnt speak any Spanish at all, is going to live in
Mexico. N
2 Steven Spielberg is the director
1 The website which you told me about is really
3 Hollywood Boulevard is a street fascinating.
4 February or March are the months 2 Ive just watched the DVD that you gave me.
5 I dont like films 3 Charles Dickens, who is my favourite author, wrote
6 Toy Story 1 was the first film Oliver Twist.
4 The hotel where we stayed in New York was called the
A when they usually hold the Oscars ceremony.
Radisson.
B which have unhappy endings.
5 He comes from a small town in Australia, where my
C where you can see footprints of film stars.
mum grew up.
D which used entirely computer-generated images.
6 Sean Connery, who was born in Scotland, played
E where they made the Lord of the Rings films. James Bond.
F who made Jurassic Park and War Horse. 7 I visited the castle where they made the Harry Potter
G where we watch the latest films. films.
2 Put the words in the correct order to form sentences. 5 Choose the correct alternatives.
in / who / the actor / Slumdog Millionaire / Hes / starred Emma Watson, who / whose is English, played Hermione
Hes the actor who starred in Slumdog Millionaire. in the Harry Potter films.
1 a person / An author / is / writes / who / books 1 My favourite music is reggaeton, which / where
originated in the Caribbean.
2 dangerous scenes / in / Stunt artists / actors / stars / 2 Wellington, where / that Peter Jackson made the
replace / are / who Lord of the Rings films, is in New Zealand.
3 In May, which / when the festival takes place, its very

warm and sunny in Cannes.
3 he / an Oscar / won / the director / whose / Is /
4 My brother, who / that is crazy about cinema, is
last year / film / ?
making a film at school.

5 My sister, who / whose idol is Robert Pattinson, has
4 like / a lot of / which / action / I / films / have got / only got all the Twilight DVDs.

6 Complete the sentences with the relative pronouns and
5 go / when / Saturday / I / the day / to the cinema / is /
adverbs in the list.
usually
whose where who when which whose

which
6 the restaurant / This / saw / where / I / Brad Pitt / is
My new e-book reader, which I bought from the
supermarket, is already broken.
3 Cross out the relative pronoun in the sentences if it is 1 Jane Austen, wrote six novels, lived
not necessary. in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Is this the DVD which your brother bought yesterday? 2 The neighbours, cat I am looking
1 We usually go to a cinema which is in the town centre. after, are on holiday in France.
2 The students who arrived late must do extra homework. 3 The hotel next to the beach, we
3 Whats the name of the first film that Spielberg directed? stayed last year, has closed down.
4 This is the book that were studying in class at the moment. 4 In summer, there are a lot of
5 The best special effects that Ive ever seen were in the tourists, the town is very crowded.
film Avatar.
5 Kim, dad is from Tokyo, speaks
6 Hes the director who made The Artist. Japanese fluently.
6 Skiing, is popular in my country, is
my favourite sport.

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