Non-defining relative clauses — The Art of Doing Nothing
Grammar: None
Free ESL grammar exercise on non-defining relative clauses themed around the art of doing nothing. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 4 (upper intermediate) ESL grammar exercise on culture. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
In Italy, this mass departure is called Ferragosto — a holiday rooted in a Roman festival that the emperor Augustus created more than 2,000 years ago.
Grammar
- Form
- Use who, which, where, when in commas. Roberto DaMatta, who spent decades studying Brazil, argued that rest matters.
- Cannot use 'that'
- France, which guarantees five weeks, is highly productive. — never write France, that guarantees...
Sample items
- Roberto DaMatta, ______ spent decades studying Brazilian social life, argued that Carnival is a reset.
- Ferragosto, ______ started as a single day, now covers most of August in Italy.
- Tokyo, ______ many workers feel afraid to take holidays, has one of the lowest leave-uptake rates.
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