Non-Defining Relative Clauses Practice
Exercise 1: Combine the sentences using non-defining relative clauses (who,
whose, which).
a) My brother lives in Canada. He is a doctor.
b) I bought a new laptop yesterday. It was very expensive.
c) Angelina is my cousin. She loves painting.
d) Mount Everest is in Nepal. It is the highest mountain in the world.
e) The author lives in Paris. His books are very popular.
f) That restaurant is excellent. It serves Italian food.
g) My uncle is very tall. He plays basketball.
h) I have a bike. Its tires are flat.
i) The film was amazing. It won three Oscars.
j) Mrs. Green is my teacher. She teaches English.
Model Answers:
a) My brother, who lives in Canada, is a doctor.
b) I bought a new laptop, which was very expensive, yesterday.
c) Angelina, who is my cousin, loves painting.
d) Mount Everest, which is in Nepal, is the highest mountain in the world.
e) The author, whose books are very popular, lives in Paris.
f) That restaurant, which serves Italian food, is excellent.
g) My uncle, who is very tall, plays basketball.
h) I have a bike, whose tires are flat.
i) The film, which won three Oscars, was amazing.
j) Mrs. Green, who teaches English, is my teacher.
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with who, whose or which.
a) Mozart, ………… was a famous composer, started writing music at a very young age.
b) Barcelona, ………… is in Spain, is a beautiful city.
c) Lisa, ………… parents are both teachers, speaks three languages.
d) That old bridge, ………… was built in the 18th century, is still used today.
e) The man, ………… car was stolen, reported it to the police.
f) My grandmother, ………… is 85, still goes swimming every morning.
g) The Amazon, ………… flows through South America, is the largest river in the world.
h) My neighbour, ………… dog is very noisy, is very kind.
i) Shakespeare, ………… plays are famous worldwide, was born in Stratford-upon-Avon.
j) The Eiffel Tower, ………… is in Paris, is visited by millions of tourists every year.
Model Answers:
a) Mozart, who was a famous composer, started writing music at a very young age.
b) Barcelona, which is in Spain, is a beautiful city.
c) Lisa, whose parents are both teachers, speaks three languages.
d) That old bridge, which was built in the 18th century, is still used today.
e) The man, whose car was stolen, reported it to the police.
f) My grandmother, who is 85, still goes swimming every morning.
g) The Amazon, which flows through South America, is the largest river in the world.
h) My neighbour, whose dog is very noisy, is very kind.
i) Shakespeare, whose plays are famous worldwide, was born in Stratford-upon-Avon.
j) The Eiffel Tower, which is in Paris, is visited by millions of tourists every year.
