Good writing style: Clauses

Match sentences 1-11 with a clause type below. They may be used more than once.

Defining relative clause

Non-defining relative clause
Co-ordinating relative clause
Emphatic (Cleft) sentence
Present participle clause
Past participle clause
Perfect participle clause
Verbless clause

1. The pipeline which carries the town’s water has been severed.
2. Having searched for half her life, she finally found his long lost sister.
3. It’s only through constant practice that you learn a foreign language.
4. What this town needs is better infrastructure.
5. Finding himself alone in the dark, John began to whistle nervously.
6. Immigration is an issue which provokes strong emotions.
7. The Statue of Liberty, which was originally designed and produced in France, has a twin in
Paris.
8. Not interested in the mansion itself, she decided to explore the surrounding gardens.
9. At $10,000 this scooter is a little expensive, which is bound to have an effect on sales.
10. John is ill in bed, which explains why he didn’t turn up at the party last night.
11. Penniless and hungry, Sarah decided that hitch-hiking through Asia had not been such a good
idea.