Non-defining relative clauses — The Language That Came Back Online
Grammar: Non-defining relative clauses
Free ESL grammar exercise on non-defining relative clauses themed around the language that came back online. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 4 (upper intermediate) ESL grammar exercise on culture, practising non-defining relative clauses. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
The Irish language, which had been spoken by fewer than 100,000 people as a first language, was suddenly trending. The Irish government, which has been supporting the language since independence in 1922, has invested heavily in television, radio, and education.
Grammar: Non-defining Relative Clauses
- Non-defining: who
- Adds extra info about a person. The teacher, who trained in Dublin, speaks three languages. — remove it, the sentence still works.
- Non-defining: which
- Adds extra info about a thing. The app, which launched last year, has ten million users. — always separated by commas.
Sample items
- The documentary, ______ was filmed in Connemara, won three awards.
- Rosa Mendes, ______ grew up speaking two languages, now runs a language school.
- The 1840s, ______ the famine struck, changed Irish society permanently.
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