give us EXTRA information which isn’t necessary/important to understand the meaning of the main clause.
Non-defining relative clauses
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Defining or non-defining clause? My coffee, _____________ is always drunk black, is made at my house
Non-defining
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Fill in the blanks. Andrew’s father, _____________ car was stolen, has reported the theft to the police.
whose
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Where is the clause? The area where the crime was committed has been sealed off by police.
where the crime was committed
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Find the clause. Is it a defining or non-defining? Justin Bieber, who is a famous American singer, was arrested for dangerous driving.
who is a famous American singer/non-defining
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Fill in the blanks My coffee, _____________ is always drunk black, is made at my house.*
that/which
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Fill in the blanks. Arson, __________ is a very serious crime, was the reason for the fire.
which/that
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Which relative pronoun refers to things
which/that
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The thief didn’t like the amount of money ______ he got, so he tied up the employee.
which/that
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The police taking the report called the car phone and told the man ________ answered that he had read an ad in the newspaper and wanted to buy the car.