Defining Relative Clauses

As the name suggests, defining relative clauses give essential information to define or identify the person or thing we are talking about. Take for example the sentence: Dogs that like cats are very unusual. In this sentence we understand that there are many dogs in the world, but we are only talking about the ones that like cats. The defining relative clause gives us that information. If the defining relative clause were removed from the sentence, the sentence would still be gramatically correct, but its meaning would have changed significantly.

Defining relative clauses are composed of a relative pronoun (sometimes omitted), a verb, and optional other elements such as the subject or object of the verb. Commas are not used to separate defining relative clauses from the rest of the sentence. Commas or parentheses are used to separate non-defining relative clauses from the rest of the sentence.

Examples

1. Children who hate chocolate are uncommon.
2. They live in a house whose roof is full of holes.
3. An elephant is an animal that lives in hot countries.
4. Let's go to a country where the sun always shines.
5. The reason why I came here today is not important.

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Bahasa Inggris Bisnis 2 Tugas IV

Exercise 37 : Relative Clauses

1. The last record that was produced by this company became a gold record.

2. Checking accounts who require a minimum balance are very common now.

3. The professor to whom you spoke yesterday is not here today.

4. John, whose grades are the highest in the school, has received the scholarship.

5. Felipe bought a camera that has three lenses.

6. Frank is the man whom we are going to nominate for the office of treasurer.

7. The doctor is with a patient whose leg was broken in an accident.

8. Jane is the woman who is going to Chine next year.

9. Janet wants a typewriter who self-corrects.

10. This book that i found last week contains some useful information.

11. Mr. Bryant, whose team has lost the game, looks very sad.

12. James wrote an article that indicated thatt he disliked the president.

13. The director of teh program who graduated from Hardvard Univesrity is planning to retire next year.

14. This is the book that i have been looking for all the year.

15. Willian,, whose brother is a lawyer, wants to become a judge.

Exercise 38 : Relative Clause Reduction

1. George is the man chosen to represent the commite at the convention.
2. All of the money accepted has already been released.
3. The papers on the table belong to Patricia.
4. The man brought to the police station confessed to the crime.
5. The girl drinking coffe is Mary Allen.
6. John's wife, a professor, has written several papers on this subject.
7. The man talking to the policemanis my uncle.
8. The book on the top shelf is the one that i need.
9. The number of students been counted is quite high.
10. Leo, Evans, a doctor, eats in this restaurant every day.

Exercise 39 : Subjunctive

1. The teacher demanded the student to leave the room.
2. It was urgent that he called immediately.
3. It was very important that we delayed discussion.
4. She intends to move that the commite suspends discussion on this issue.
5. The king decreed the new laws to take effect the following months.
6. I propose that you should stop this rally.
7. I advise you take the prerequisites before registering for this course.
8. His father prefers him to attend a deifferent university.
9. The faculty stipulated the rule to be abolished.
10. She urged us to find another alternative.