Non-defining

• What is a non-defining relative clause?


  A clause that provides extra information about a person or thing mentioned
• How do non-defining relative clauses affect the meaning of a sentence?


  They provide additional information without changing the main meaning
• Can you omit a non-defining relative clause without losing the sentence's meaning?


  Yes, it can be omitted
• What punctuation is used to separate non-defining relative clauses from the rest of the sentence?


  Commas
• Which relative pronouns or adverbs can start a non-defining relative clause?


  Who, which, whose, when, or where
• Can the word "that" be used in a non-defining relative clause?


  No, we never use "that" in non-defining relative clauses
• How do you combine two sentences into one using a non-defining relative clause?


  • Identify the main sentence and the additional information.
  • Use a relative pronoun (who, which, whose, when, where) to introduce the clause.
  • Separate the clause with commas.
• Combine the sentences: "My sister wants to be a vet. She loves animals." into a non-defining relative clause.

  My sister, who loves animals, wants to be a vet.
• Combine the sentences: "My aunt earns a lot of money. She’s a lawyer." into a non-defining relative clause.

  My aunt, who is a lawyer, earns a lot of money.
• Combine the sentences: "I’d like to go to Africa. I can work in a national park." into a non-defining relative clause.

  I’d like to go to Africa, where I can work in a national park.
• Combine the sentences: "Last summer I visited Thailand. My cousin lives there." into a non-defining relative clause.

  Last summer I visited Thailand, where my cousin lives.
• Combine the sentences: "Josh wants to be an interpreter. His mum is a translator." into a non-defining relative clause.


  Josh, whose mother is a translator, wants to be an interpreter.