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5. What does a relative clause give us more information

about?

a. A relative clause gives us more information

about the noun in the independent clause

6. Is a relative clause independent or dependent?

a. Dependent

7. Turn the two sentences into one using that, which or

who.

a. He is my colleague. I told you about him before

i. He is my colleague that/who I told you

about before

1. Very formal: He is my colleague

about whom I told you before

 b. This is a book. It was written 500 years ago

i. This is a book that/which was written 500

years ago

c. The Sun is a star. It is medium sized.

i. The sun is a star that/which is medium

sized

8. Are the following sentences correct, or do they require

a relative pronoun like that, which or who?

a. I live in a house has 5 rooms

i. I live in a house that/which has 5 rooms

1. House is the subject in the relative

clause, so must be used

b. I found the employee I was looking for

i. Correct. Employee is the object

c. They discovered an animal lives in frozen water

i. They discovered an animal which/that

lives in frozen water

1. Animal is the subject

d. He’s the student she was looking for

i. Correct. Student is the object

e. She has a brother lives abroad

i. She has a brother who/that lives abroad

1. Brother is the subject