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RELATIVE CLAUSES

1. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVES AND WRITE THE APPROPIATE


VEBS
Edurne Garca Almagro ______ (be) a Spanish singer WHO/WHOSE ______ (be)
born in 1985. She _____________ (become) famous in 2005, WHEN/WHERE she
_______________ (appear) in Operacin Triunfo. A year later, her first album,
WHO/WHICH is called Edurne, went straight to number three in the album charts.
One of the tracks, Te falta veneno, is the song WHICH/WHO became the theme
tune for the TV series Yo soy Bea.
Edurne, WHOSE/WHO favourite artists are Anastacia, Madonna and Kylie
Minogue, wanted her second album, Ilusin, to have an electronic dance element.
The album was the work of various international writers and producers
WHO/WHICH are not usually associated with Spanish music. It _________ (be)
recorded in London and Stockholm, as well as in Madrid, WHEN/WHERE Edurne
____________ (be) born.
2.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A RELATIVE PRONOUN.


Im a member of a band _______ is called Robots
Piquess girlfriend is Shakira, __________ is one of our favourite musicians.
All the members of my band are friends _________ go to the same school as
me.
We played our first concert at the club ___________ my brother works.
Our latest song was written by our teacher, _____________ name is Keith

3. WHAT TYPE OF RELATIVE CLAUSE DO THE RULES REFER TO? WRITE


D(DEFINING), N(NON-DEFINING), B (BOTH)
They give essential information
They give extra information
We can omit which, who or that if it is not the subject of the clause
We can use that instead of which or who
We cannot omit whose
We use commas to separate them from the rest of the sentence
We never omit the relative pronoun

4. DEFINING. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVES. IF NO RELATIVE


PRONOUN IS NECESSARY CIRCLE 0. MORE THAN ONE ANSWER MAY
BE POSSIBLE.
1) Thats the singer WHO/THAT/0 performed at the jazz festival.
2) We went to the club WHERE/WHEN/WHICH the Beatles played their concerts.
3) Yesterday I saw the girl WHO/WHOSE/THAT brother is a famous guitarist.
4) This is the song WHICH/THAT/0 I sang at the karaoke night.
5) Do you know anybody WHO/THAT/0 might to join our band?
6) 2004 was the year WHEN/WHICH/WHERE the TV series Transporters began
in the UK.
7) Carlos Marn is the member of Il Divo WHO/THAT/0 comes to Spain.
8) Have you got a guitar WHICH/THAT/0 I can borrow?
9) Do you think that people WHO/THAT/0 download music illegally are criminals?

5. NON-DEFINING. COMBINE THE SENTENCES WITH A RELATIVE


PRONOUN.
1) The organizers were inspired by the Live 8 concert in 2005. Their aim was to
start a campaign against climate change.
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2) Al Gore was one of the organizers of the concert. He used to be Vice President
of the USA
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3) In Wembley Arena the final performer was Madonna. The London concert took
place in Wembley Arena.
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4) Shakira performed in the Hamburg concert. Her songs included Hips dont lie
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6. WRITE QUESTIONS FOR THE ANSWERS. USE WHOSE OR WHOS.

0- Whose singing class were you in?


I was in Mrs Smiths singing class
1- _______________________________________________
Rebeccas going to Shakiras concert
2- _______________________________________________
Julieta Venegas is releasing a new album this month
3- _______________________________________________
Bonos real name is Paul David Hewson
4- _______________________________________________
Alejandro sanz is performing at the concert tonight.

7. DECIDE WHETHER THE RELATIVE CLAUSES ARE DEFINING OR NONDEFINING AND WRITE THE RELATIVE PRONOUN.
I went to a concert. It was really good.
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Good musician write their own songs. They earn a lot of money.
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The Arctic Monkeys come from Sheffield. They have released a new album.
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