The document discusses different types of relative clauses, specifically non-defining relative clauses. It provides examples of non-defining relative clauses using who, which, whose, whom, and where. It explains that non-defining relative clauses provide extra information separated by commas, while defining relative clauses identify the antecedent. The document also gives examples of combining sentences using non-defining relative clauses with who and which.

1. CRICOS 00111D
TOID 3069
Non-Defining
Relative Clauses
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2. Two types
Defining Relative Clause
Non-defining Relative Clause
What do you know about them?

3. Non-defining Relative clause
The information provided is extra information.
-Australia, which is an island, is in the Southern
hemisphere.
‘That’ cannot be used to replace any pronouns.
The relative pronoun cannot be left out.
Commas are used to separate the relative clause.

4. Non-defining relative clauses using
WHO
1. My brother will cook dinner. He is running late.
2. Dr Pimms is retiring. He has been my doctor
since I was a child.
3. The Australian prime minister was replaced. He
has been unpopular since he started.
4. Beyoncé is one of the most popular singers of
all time. She is married to Jay-Z.
TASK: Put the two sentences together.

5. WHO: Answers
1. My brother, who is running late, will cook dinner.
2. Dr Pimms, who has been my doctor since I was a
child, is retiring.
3. The Australian Prime Minister, who has been
unpopular since he started, was replaced.
4. Beyoncé, who is married to Jay-Z, is one of the most
popular singers of all time.

6. Non-defining relative clauses using
WHICH
1. Myki cards can be bought here. They cost $5.
2. The apartment is $300 per week. It is available
next week.
3. In France, a vanilla slice is called mille-feuille
Mille-feuille means ‘a thousand leaves’ in
French.
4. That dog lives at the house on the corner. It is
an Irish Wolfhound.
TASK: Put the two sentences together.

7. WHICH: Answers
1. Myki cards, which are $5, can be bought here.
2. The apartment, which is available next week, is
$300 per week.
3. In France, a vanilla slice is called a mille-feuille,
which means a thousand leaves in French.
4. That dog, which is a Irish Wolfhound, lives at the
house on the corner.

8. Other relative pronouns
WHOSE
- Used instead of possessive adjectives.
- My cousin is living in Sydney. I am renting his
house.
- My cousin, whose house I am renting, is living
in Sydney.
- This dog is staying with me. The dog’s owner is
currently in Italy.
- This dog, whose owner is currently in Italy, is
staying with me.

9. Other relative pronouns
WHOM
- Used for objects of sentences.
My colleague John is going on holiday.
I sit next to him at work. Object
My colleague John, whom I sit next to at work, is going
on holiday.
Peter is over there.
I met him yesterday. Object
Peter, whom I met yesterday, is over there.
Using whom is correct grammar but most people just use
who because ‘whom’ sounds quite formal.

10. Other relative pronouns
WHERE
- Used for place and location. Often follows words like; place,
situation, stage, point. (= preposition + which)
Australia, where kangaroos are from, has many unique animals.
Kangaroos are from Australia/there.
Melbourne is where we all live now.
We all live in Melbourne/there.
This is the place where I fell over.
I fell over here.