Relative clauses in composition
In this activity, students will look at examples of sentences and turn them into one sentence that incorporates a relative clause with a relative pronoun. You can review relative clauses and relative pronouns using the Englicious glossary and 'Professional development' pages, found in the 'Content type' menu to the left.
The Activity page in the right hand menu can be displayed on a projector or smart board. The first three slides provide examples: a pair of sentences is presented first, and then that pair of sentences is linked using a relative pronoun such as which or who. Students should look at example and describe how the sentences have been linked. They can ask the following questions:
- What words are added in order to link the sentences
- How do those added words help to link the sentences?
- Are the sentences linked end to end, or can they be linked in other ways?
- Is the meaning of the sentence pairs the same as the combined version?
In the fourth slide, a list of sentence pairs is presented. Students should use what they've learned from the previous examples to generate their own combinations using relative pronouns. There may be more than one possibility for each pair of sentences.
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Relative clauses in composition: Activity
- This is a dance group. This dance group does not exclude people.
- This is a dance group which does not exclude people.
- The same status was granted to Montenegro. Montenegro’s inhabitants were encouraged to identify with the territory’s historic identity.
- The same status was granted to Montenegro, whose inhabitants were encouraged to identify with the territory’s historic identity.
- Nellie creates for herself a perverse hold over Caroline. Nellie has been unable to acquire much power in journalism or politics.
- Nellie, who has been unable to acquire much power in journalism or politics, creates for herself a perverse hold over Caroline.
Now try to create your own single sentence, using a relative clause, from these sentences:
- We are going to the shop. The shop sells flowers.
- He had stolen the cash. The cash had been donated by pensioners.
- The same situation occurred in the last game. The last game ended in a draw.
- Because of Simon we won’t be able to go. Simon has been arrested.
- The minister was forced to repay her expenses. The minister was criticised for irregularities in her expenses.
- I spoke this morning to Fiona Barton. Fiona Barton’s husband was in Kuwait at the time of the invasion.
- The chocolate muffins have all been eaten. I made the chocolate muffins.