Defining and non-

defining relative
clauses
 Defining relative
Clause
(gives essential
information)

This woman who is wearing a white

top and glasses is my sister.
 Non-defining relative
Clause
(gives extra information)

This woman, who is wearing a white top and

glasses, is my sister.
that
 Do these two sentences refer
to the same thing?

My sister, who lives in Lublin, is a doctor.

There is only one girl. She is shy and beautiful too.

My sister who lives in Lublin is a doctor.

 Do these two sentences refer
to the same thing?
My sister, who lives in Lublin, is a doctor.
(I have 1 sister)
There is only one girl. She is shy and beautiful too.

My sister who lives in Lublin is a doctor.

I have 2 sisters and I’m talking about the one who is a doctor
 What does each pronoun
mean in your language?
Whose
Where possesive Which
places case things,
animals
Who When
people That time
People,
things