Non-defining Relative Clauses 9

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Non-defining Relative Clauses 9

1. **Which sentence contains a non-defining relative clause?**

• a) The teacher who taught me is retiring.
• b) The teacher, who taught me, is retiring.
• c) The teacher that taught me is retiring.
• d) None of the above.

Correct Answer: b) The teacher, who taught me, is retiring.

2. **Choose the correct non-defining relative clause to complete the sentence:** "The Eiffel Tower, _______, is one of the most visited monuments in the world."

• a) who is in Paris
• b) that is in Paris
• c) which is in Paris
• d) None of the above.

Correct Answer: c) which is in Paris

3. **Which of the following is a non-defining relative clause?**

• a) The park which we visited was beautiful.
• b) The park that we visited was beautiful.
• c) The park, which we visited, was beautiful.
• d) None of the above.

Correct Answer: c) The park, which we visited, was beautiful.

4. **Identify the non-defining relative clause in the sentence:** "Thomas Edison, who invented the light bulb, was a prolific inventor."

• a) Thomas Edison
• b) who invented the light bulb
• c) was a prolific inventor
• d) None of the above.

Correct Answer: b) who invented the light bulb

5. **Select the sentence with the correct use of commas for a non-defining relative clause:**

• a) The train that I usually take, is delayed today.
• b) The train, which I usually take, is delayed today.
• c) The train which I usually take, is delayed today.
• d) None of the above.

Correct Answer: b) The train, which I usually take, is delayed today.

6. **Choose the correct non-defining relative clause to complete the sentence:** "The Amazon rainforest, _______, is known as the 'lungs of the Earth.'"

• a) who spans multiple countries
• b) that spans multiple countries
• c) which spans multiple countries
• d) None of the above.

Correct Answer: c) which spans multiple countries

7. **Which relative pronoun is used incorrectly in the non-defining relative clause?**

• a) that
• b) created
• c) talented
• d) None of the above.

Correct Answer: a) that

8. **Select the correct sentence:**

• a) The museum, that we visited last summer, is being renovated.
• b) The museum which we visited last summer is being renovated.
• c) The museum, which we visited last summer, is being renovated.
• d) None of the above.

Correct Answer: c) The museum, which we visited last summer, is being renovated.

9. **Identify the sentence with a non-defining relative clause:**

• a) The chef who prepared the meal is famous.
• b) The chef, who prepared the meal, is famous.
• c) The chef that prepared the meal is famous.
• d) None of the above.

Correct Answer: b) The chef, who prepared the meal, is famous.

10. **Choose the correct non-defining relative clause to complete the sentence:** "The Great Wall of China, _______, is a UNESCO World Heritage site."

• a) which is over 13,000 miles long
• b) that is over 13,000 miles long
• c) who is over 13,000 miles long
• d) None of the above.

Correct Answer: a) which is over 13,000 miles long