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2.4. Exercises
I. State whether the following statements are true or false:
10. What Mike said is this. There is no way out of the situation.
3.4. Exercises
I. Decide whether the following statements are true or
false:
1. Restrictive and non-restrictive clauses are all post-modifiers.
2. Relative pronouns which introduce relative clauses are all wh-
words.
3. Non- restrictive relative clauses are separated in writing by
commas.
4. All relative pronouns can refer to both singular and plural
antecedents.
5. Defining relative clauses are essential to the sentence meaning,
the non-defining are not.
6. Who, whose, whom normally refer to [+animate] antecedents.
7. Relative adverbs can never replace relative pronouns.
8. Relative clauses are adjectival in nature.
9. Relative pronouns can be omitted sometimes, obtaining a
contact clause.
10. Relative pronouns stand first in the clause except when
preceded by a preposition.
Chapter 3
her. 8. The people with whom she lives are very rude. 9. The
reform about which he had spoken to his headmaster was never
carried out. 10. The glass out of which you are drinking is made of
crystal.
10. Mama lui crede că hotărârea pe care a luat-o e cea mai bună.