Heaven) Important information 2. Read the following texts and answer the question below:
Enola Holmes is one of the best and most
charming Netflix original movies released so far. It’s based on the book series of the same name by Nancy Springer. Enola Holmes, who (1) is the youngest daughter in the Holmes family, has been raised in the countryside by her single mother. But her life starts to change in one ordinary morning, when (2) she wakes up and finds out her mother is missing. She then travels to London, where (3) she thinks she’ll be able to solve the case. The film is tremendously fun as Enola bravely hunts for clues, but it’s also a surprisingly touching mother-daughter story, which (4) brings up to discuss the feminism theme. Once the movie ends, you’ll be begging for Netflix to make many more.
Django Unchained, which (5) is Quentin
Tarantino’s most financially successful film to date, is set in 1858 and tells the story of a freed slave, whose (6) wife, Broomhilda, another slave, is owned by a farmer. With the help of a German bounty hunter*, Django lives a quest to save his wife. Unchained Django is very successful in terms of bringing attention to the story of slaves in America (and all the cruelty upon them), but it also has that Tarantino touch, which makes it wildly entertaining. * a person who receives money to find wanted criminals and take them to the police. (Source: https://collider.com/best-movies-on-netflix-streaming/)
Look at the highlighted words. What do
they refer to? 1. Who – Enola Holmes 2. When – In one ordinary morning 3. Where – London 4. Which – Touching mother-daughter story 5. Which – Django Unchained 6. Whose - a freed slave’s wife
3. Take a look at the following grammar
explanation and fill in the gaps with the words provided: We use non-defining relative clauses to add extra information about a person, thing, place or time.
Fill in the blanks with the options
provided. We use who for people and which for things. Don’t use that. (1) which (2) who
Now, fill in the blanks of the examples
with which or who: a) Enola Holmes, who is the youngest daughter in the Holmes family. b) A touching mother-daughter story, which brings up to the discussion the feminism theme.
Fill in the blanks with the options
provided. We use where for places and when for time. (1) when (2) where Now, fill in the blanks of the examples with where or when: c) In an ordinary morning, when she wakes up and finds out her mother is missing. d) She travels to London, where she thinks she will be able to solve the case.
We use whose for possession.
Now, fill in the blank of the examples with
whose: e) It’s the story of a freed slave, whose wife, Broomhilda, another slave, is owned by a farmer.
Notice the use of the commas (,) to separate a non-defining relative
clause from the rest of the sentence.
They show that this is extra information and is not necessary for the sentence to make sense.
4. Complete the table with the words: who,
which, when, where or whose: ‘When They See Us’ is a four-part mini-series, which
‘When They See Us’ dramatizes the story of five who
black guys,
‘The Great British Baking Show’ is a reality show Where (
competition,
‘The Ted Bundy Tapes’ is a documentary series whose
about the life of the man,
It’s based on his interviews recorded in jail while he when
was on death row,
The Midnight Sky is an American science fiction film who
directed by George Clooney,
5. Rewrite the two sentences in one,
using the correct relative pronoun (who, which, when, where, whose). Model: Netflix is a great place to work. You can even work from home. Netflix a great place to work, where you can even work from home.
a) Netflix was launched in 2007. Netflix
started with only one thousand titles. Netflix was launched in 2007, when it started with only one thousand titles.
b) Netflix is an American streaming
platform and production company. Netflix’s headquarters stays in Los Gatos, California. Netflix is an American streaming platform and production company, whose headquarters stays in Los Gatos, California.
c) Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph are
two American businessmen. Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph founded Netflix in 1997. Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph are two American businessmen, who founded Netflix in 1997. d) You cannot watch Netflix in China. Netflix is still not available in China. You cannot watch Netflix in China, where it’s still not available.
e) In 2018 Netflix received 112
nominations to the Emmy. Netflix broke HBO's record as the most nominated network at the Emmys. In 2018 Netflix received 112 nominations to the Emmy, which broke HBO's record as the most nominated network at the Emmys. 6. Can you describe the story of your favorite Netflix movies or series? What is the story about? Who is the main character? Why do you like this story?