Exercise with non- defining clauses
Write the following sentences again, giving extra information in a relative
clause. Sometimes the relative clause is in the middle of the sentence,
sometimes at the end. Use the sentences in parentheses (……..) to make
your relative clauses.
Examples:
My father goes jogging every day. (My father’s 80.)
My father, who is 80, goes jogging every day.
She gave me a ring. (I put the ring in my handbag.)
She gave me a ring, which I put in my handbag.
1. She showed me a photograph of her son, who is a banker.
2. We decided not to swim in the ocean, which looked a bit dirty.
3. The new stadium, which holds 90,000 people, will be opened next
week.
4. Sarah, who I have known for eight years, is one of my closest
friends.
5. That man over there, whose name I don’t remember, is an artist.
6. Opposite our house there is a nice park, where there are some
beautiful trees.
7. The storm, which nobody had been expecting, caused a lot of
damage.
8. The cleaning lady, who is nearly always on time, was late this
morning.
9. We often go to visit our friends in Bath, which is only 30 miles
away.
10. Mr. Edwards, whose health hasn’t been good recently, has gone to
the hospital for some tests.
