Non-defining relative clauses — The Pub, the Tune, and the Silence Between
Grammar: Non-defining relative clauses
Free ESL grammar exercise on non-defining relative clauses themed around the pub, the tune, and the silence between. 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
Séamus Ennis, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest uilleann pipe players of the twentieth century, once described learning tunes as a lifelong act of listening.
Grammar: Non-defining Relative Clauses
- Who (people)
- Use who to add extra information about a person. Séamus Ennis, who learned tunes by listening, became a master piper. Commas are always required.
- Which (things)
- Use which — never that — for things. The session, which has no setlist, begins when a player starts a tune.
Sample items
- The concertina player arrived late. She had driven from Cork. → The concertina player, ______ had driven from Cork, arrived late.
- The uilleann pipes are a complex instrument. They are played with a bellows. → The uilleann pipes, ______ are played with a bellows, are a complex instrument.
- Galway is a city on the west coast. Sessions happen there every night of the week. → Galway, ______ sessions happen every night of the week, is a city on the west coast.
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