Relative clauses learnenglish teens british council. Students begin with a gapfill exercise where they complete sentences by choosing the correct relative. Heres a list of all the relative clause exercises on the site. Adverbial clause is a dependent clause that describes a verb or adjective.
Remember that the defining clause is not separated from the rest of the sentence by a commacommas. Exercises and tests on relative clauses we use relative clauses to give additional information about something without starting another sentence. A clause of this kind is essential to the clear understanding of the noun. We dont need a relative pronoun, because the first word in the relative clause is not a verb. Heres how to set up this relative clause speaking activity. Time clauses are subordinate clauses and usually go with a main clause. In the grammar chart below, you can see the main differences between them. Numbers, dates, time easily confused words idioms seasons celebrations in the.
Free printable pdf grammar worksheets, quizzes and games, from a to z, for eflesl teachers. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Tenses printable pdf worksheets for english language learners intermediate level b1. That relative pronoun cannot be preceded by a preposition or a comma. A collection of english esl worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about time, clauses, time clauses. B grades as percentages 16 16 100% 15 16 94 14 16 88 16 81 12 16 75 11 16 69 10 18 63 9 16 56 8 16 50 7 16 44 6 16 38 5 16 31 4 16 25. They also act as the subject or object of the verb in the relative clause. Relative clauses and contact clauses englischtipps. Exercises with answers and grammar rules with examples. Relative clauses are a bit grammar heavy to teach and lessons about them are usually focused on pen and paper exercises. Turn the underlined sentence into a relative clause. An adverbial clause can tell about an action in terms of time, place, manner, condition, or reason adverbial clauses begin with a subordinating conjunction after, before. By combining sentences with a relative clause, your text becomes more fluent and you can avoid repeating certain words. Relative clauses b1 pdf worksheets english practice.
Relative clauses practice relative pronouns exercise 1 2 3 who vs which exercise 1 2 3 which or where exercise drag and drop exercises. But, it is possible to practice relative clauses in a fun speaking activity too. Advanced choose the correct response to complete each relative clauses. Relative clauses english grammar online free exercises. Relative clauses of time relative clauses of time refer to a time date or moment previously mentioned.
Defining and nondefining relative clauses who, whom, whose, which, that. You may delete the relative pronoun and the be verb when. English esl relative clauses powerpoint presentations. Subordinate clauses of time and condition english subordinate clauses of time and condition. Explanations along with examples of how to use time clauses in english. Add s or es or ies home 100 best practices contact me grammar city. Make sure to study the various rules for reducing adverbs. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl relative clauses relative clauses relative clauses fill in the blanks, complete the sentences and choose the correct option. Complete the sentences with relative pronouns or relative adverbs.
Date be relative clause new years eve is a night when i have fun. Underline the time clause in the sentence you write. Note that when can replace inon which used of time. A collection of english esl relative clauses worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to. Combine the two sentences in any order by using the time expression in parentheses. Drag and drop relative pronouns grammar exercise 2 drag the correct relative pronouns into the answer area. If the clause contains an expression of time or place, this will remain at the end. If clauses pdf worksheets english vocabulary and grammar. Grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening and much more. Nondefining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already. Restrictive and nonrestrictive adjective clauses exercise.
Adverbs of time are such words as before, after, when. This grammar exercise tests your understanding of relative pronouns. We have already talked about restrictive and nonrestrictive adjective clauses. Pay attention to the verb tense you use in the time clause. Relative clauses of time are usually introduced by the verb to be. Relative clauses can be used to join two sentences together, or to identify people and things and give more information about them. Relative pronouns relative pronouns are the words that introduce relative clauses. Relative clauses level intermediate answer key my notes 1. These describe the preceding noun in such a way to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class. Relative clauses defining and nondefining test english. In some of the sentences, you can leave off the relative pronoun. Put the relative pronoun in brackets if you can leave it out. Relative clauses are subordinate clauses that modify a noun.
In informal style it always comes later in the relative clause. Adverbial clauses of time adverbs of time are such words as before, after, when, while, until and as soon as used to show the time link between two actions. This relative clauses worksheet helps students to practice defining relative clauses with who, which, where and when. We can use participle clauses after a noun in the same way as relative clauses. Esl english relative clauses quiz 5 mixed relative. If you dont know about these clauses, please read about them in the given link and then attempt the restrictive and nonrestrictive adjective clauses exercise given below.
I remember the times it snowed so much that the road to our town was blocked for days. All downloads are in pdf format and consist of a worksheet and answer sheet to check your results levels of difficulty. There are two types of relative clauses, defining and nondefining. It exists only in relation to the noun book, which it modifies. Selection file type icon file name description size revision time. When the time clause precedes the main clause, a comma is used.
A clause of this kind is essential to clear understanding of the noun. Rules also change depending on the purpose of the adverb clause. Relative clauses relative pronouns mixed relative pronouns 1 level. English esl relative clauses worksheets most downloaded 223. Relative pronouns relative pronouns introduce relative clauses. English grammar relative clauses relative clauses introduction there are two types of relative clauses. I caught a ride with tony, whose car barely made it up the hill. This morning, i got up as soon as the alarm clock ran g at 6. Defining clauses defining clauses specifydefine which personthinganimal is meant. Relative clauses are a way of giving more information about a person, thing, place, event, etc. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun. Last year we spent our holidays in scotland, which is in the north of great britain. Defining and nondefinining relative clauses exercises pdf. Defining relative clauses also called identifying relative clauses or restrictive relative clauses give detailed information defining a general term or expression.
Grammar quiz relative clauses complete these sixteen sentences to score your knowledge of relative clauses. Note that you have to use commas in some of the sentences. A worksheet with multiple exercises about relative clauses. February 14th is the day when people give cards to the ones they love. Click here for information about participle adjectives. Some of the subordinating conjunctions of time like while, when, as, after. Defining relative clauses these describe the preceding noun in such a way as to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class. They can act as the subject or the object of the relative clause.
When the time clause refers to the future we normally use the simple present where we might expect the future. Reduced relative clauses download this page in pdf here. Grammatik relative clauses and contact clauses 3 exercise 4 fill in the correct relative pronoun who, which or whose. Peter, with whom i played tennis on sundays, was fitter than me. Use who and which a scot is a person live in scotland nessie is a monster live in loch ness a fridge is a thing keep food cool a dj is someone play music in a disco a bee is an insect make honey a lemon is a fruit be yellow and sour a watch is a thing tell the time. Relative clauses worksheet 1 relative pronouns use the relative pronouns in the box to complete the sentences whom that which where when whose 1. English esl time clauses worksheets most downloaded 17. Relative pronouns are words like who, which, that, whom and where. Defining relative clauses 1 in pdf here defining relative clauses 2 in pdf here defining relative clauses 3 in pdf here defining relative clauses 4 in pdf here go to the main relative clauses explanation page here. Relative clause exercise 1 2 advanced relative clause exercise 3 4 intermediate pdf exercises. Relative pronouns adjective clauses whose vs of which vs of whom subject exercises. A collection of english esl relative clauses powerpoints for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about. Relative clause pdf games, esl activities, and interactive and.