A1 LEVEL WRITING MATERIAL: RELATIVE CLAUSES TEACHER’S COPY

WRITING SENTENCES WITH ADJECTIVE (RELATIVE) CLAUSES

The two paragraphs below contain similar information about the positive effects of having
hobbies. However, one of the paragraphs sounds better than the other. Read the two paragraphs.
Which one do you think is better? Why?

POSITIVE EFFECTS OF HOBBIES

There are three positive effects of having hobbies in our lives. First of all, hobbies such as
music, dance, reading, story writing, sports, and painting are a lot of fun. You can enjoy these
activities. They are not related with work or other responsibilities. You can forget about the everyday
problems. They cause stress in you. Secondly, hobbies help you become more patient. You want to
develop a new hobby. You have to learn how to do something. This thing is new to you. You spend
more time on your hobby. You will become better and better at it. Thirdly, having a hobby makes you
more interesting. Some people have hobbies. They can have experiences and stories. These stories
are interesting for others. You can also have special knowledge about your hobby. You can teach
these to people. These people are also interested in the same topic. As a result, hobbies can help
your social life. They create a connection with others. In conclusion, having a hobby has several
benefits for people. (172 words, 22 sentences)

POSITIVE EFFECTS OF HOBBIES

There are three positive effects of having hobbies in our lives. First of all, hobbies such as
music, dance, reading, story writing, sports, and painting are a lot of fun. You can enjoy these
activities which are not related with work or other responsibilities. You can forget about the
everyday problems that cause stress in you. Secondly, hobbies help you become more patient. In
order to develop a new hobby, you have to learn how to do something that is new to you. As you
spend more time on your hobby, you will become better and better at it. Thirdly, having a hobby
makes you more interesting. People who have hobbies can have experiences and stories that are
interesting for others. You can also have special knowledge about your hobby and you can teach
these to people who are also interested in the same topic. As a result, hobbies can help your social
life and create a connection with others. In conclusion, having a hobby has several benefits for
people. (170 words, 12 sentences)

The second paragraph is better. The sentence combinations and variety are much better:

 You can enjoy these activities which are not related with work or other responsibilities.
 You can forget about the everyday problems that cause stress in you.
 In order to develop a new hobby, you have to learn how to do something that is new to you.

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 As you spend more time on your hobby, you will become better and better at it.
 People who have hobbies can have experiences and stories that are interesting for others.
 You can also have special knowledge about your hobby and you can teach these to people
who are also interested in the same topic.
 As a result, hobbies can help your social life and create a connection with others.

SENTENCE PRACTICE 1

One way to combine two short sentences into a longer or better sentence is through the use of an
adjective clause.

Put the words into the correct order to make meaningful sentences with Relative Clause.

1. at least one hobby /People should / their lives/ which / have / can enrich

People should have at least one hobby which can enrich their lives.

2. need to have /People / both enjoyable and meaningful / a hobby /that is

People need to have a hobby that is both enjoyable and meaningful.

3. who / will gain / hobbies /valuable experiences and stories /People/ have

People who have hobbies will gain valuable experiences and stories.

4. hobbies /that help them meet / new friends / enjoy /Some people

Some people enjoy hobbies that help them meet new friends.

5. People /have/ that /do not give /them / exhausting jobs /any spare time

People have exhausting jobs that do not give them any spare time.

6. that will / a hobby / You should /make you relaxed /choose

You should choose a hobby that will make you relaxed.

7. teach you something /look for activities /You should/ that will

You should look for activities that will teach you something.

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SENTENCE PRACTICE 2: Match one half of the quote with the other half.

Note to the teacher: You can turn this activity into a group work by making one copy of this page for
each group and cut each sentence half in the second column.

1. A person who is nice to you a. there are approximately thirty people

but is not nice to the waiter who don't want to learn--much.
………….

2. The one who falls and gets b. who works hard all his life to become
up …………… well known, then wears dark glasses to
avoid being recognized.

3. A banker is a fellow c. has no advantage over the man who

…………….. can't read them.

4. A celebrity is a person d. is not a nice person.

…………

5. The man who doesn't read e. who never gives up.

good books ………….

6. For every person who wants f. is so much stronger than the one who
to teach, ………… never fell.

7. I have noticed that the g. who lends you his umbrella when the
people who are late ………… sun is shining, but wants it back as
soon as it begins to rain.

8. You can’t beat the person h. are often so much happier than the
……… people who have to wait for them.

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ANSWER KEY

1-d: A person who is nice to you but is not nice to the waiter is not a nice person.
2-f: The one who falls and gets up is so much stronger than the one who never fell.
3-g: A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but
wants it back as soon as it begins to rain. /Mark Twain
4-b: A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then
wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized. /Fred Allen
5-c: The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't
read them. /Mark Twain
6-a: For every person who wants to teach, there are approximately thirty people who
don't want to learn--much. / W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman.
7-h: I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much happier than the
people who have to wait for them. / E. V. Lucas
8-e: You can’t beat the person who never gives up.

SENTENCE PRACTICE 3: Read the quotes below. All of them categorize people into two or three
groups. After reading the quotes, write your own funny quote putting people into two/three or even
four categories and share it with the whole class.

“There are three types of people in this world. Firstly,

there are people who make things happen. Then there are people
who watch things happen. Lastly, there are people who ask,
what happened? Which do you want to be?”

“There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish

things, and people who claim they have accomplished things. The first
group is less crowded.” – Mark Twain

“There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who make
things complicated, and those who make things simple.”

“For my grandfather, there were two kinds of people in the world:

Those who agreed with him, and those who hadn’t yet agreed with
him.” – B. Spira

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“The world is divided into two types of people: those who love to talk,
and those who hate to listen.” – James Thorpe

“There are three kinds of people in the world: Those who know math and
those who don’t.”

Your quote: