3 Decide whether each sentence contains a defining or a non-defining relative clause.
a) Everyone who got to the sales early found excellent bargains. --->Defining
b) Leave the questions which you can't answer until the end.
c) Helen picked up the book, which had a green cover.
d) The guests who were late didn't have enough to eat.
e) Sue, who was extremely hungry, decided to cook some spaghetti.
f) The person I spoke to before said the repair would be free of charge.
g) My bedroom, which was rather small, looked out on a noisy street.
h) David's sister, who likes cats, offered to take one of the kittens.
i) The person who finishes first will be the winner, of course.
j) Smith, who had earlier missed a penalty, scored after twenty minutes.
Răspunsuri la întrebare
Răspuns:
a) Defining
b) Non-defining
c) Defining
d) Defining
e) Defining
f) Defining
g) Defining
h) Defining
i) Defining
j) Defining
Explicație:
a) The sentence is defining the group of people who found excellent bargains as the ones who got to the sales early.
b) The sentence is giving instruction to leave certain questions until the end, but it doesn't specify which questions.
c) The sentence is defining which book Helen picked up by describing its green cover.
d) The sentence is defining the group of guests who didn't have enough to eat as the ones who were late.
e) The sentence is defining Sue by describing her as extremely hungry.
f) The sentence is defining the person being spoken of by saying that the speaker spoke to them before.
g) The sentence is defining the bedroom being spoken of by describing its small size and the view of a noisy street.
h) The sentence is defining David's sister by describing her as someone who likes cats.
i) The sentence is defining the winner as the person who finishes first.
j) The sentence is defining Smith by describing an earlier event where he missed a penalty.