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Grammar/Unit 7: Non-Defining Rel. Clauses

Vocabulary

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Non-defining

/non di-fyn-ing/

"Extra info."

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Parenthesis

/puh-ren-thuh-sis/

"Extra part."

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Comma

/kom-uh/

"Mark ,"

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Prohibited

/pro-hib-it-id/

"Not allowed."

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Proper Noun

/prop-er noun/

"Name."

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Extra

/ek-struh/

"Additional."

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Interrupt

/in-tuh-rupt/

"Break into."

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Unique

/yoo-neek/

"Solo."

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Aside

/uh-syd/

"Side comment."

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Context

/kon-tekst/

"Situation."

Article

By the way... ℹ️

Non-Defining Clauses give EXTRA information. We know who/what we are talking about already (e.g., Proper Nouns). THEY NEED COMMAS.

  • "My mother, who is 60, lives in Spain."
  • (We know it's your mother. Age is extra).
  • "London, which is big, is expensive."

Rules:

  • Use commas.
  • CANNOT use 'That'.
  • CANNOT omit the pronoun.

Practice

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1.

My dad, ___ works here, is nice.

2.

Paris, ___ is beautiful, is capital.

3.

Use 'That' in Non-Defining?

4.

My house, ___ has a green door, is old.

5.

Use commas?

6.

The Queen, ___ was old, died.

7.

My phone, ___ I broke, is new.

8.

Can we remove the clause and keep meaning?

9.

The Nile, ___ is long, is in Egypt.

10.

John, ___ car is red, is here.

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