Non-defining rel. clauses — When a Girl Would Not Stop
Grammar: Relative Clauses
Free ESL grammar exercise on non-defining rel. clauses themed around when a girl would not stop. Printable worksheet from EnglishPlans.com.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 4 (upper intermediate) ESL grammar exercise on education, practising relative clauses. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
After moving to Birmingham, which became her base for the campaign she would lead through the Malala Fund, she and her team began assessing progress in the countries with the widest attainment gaps.
Grammar: Relative Clauses
- which — whole clause
- She left Mingora, which meant the campaign moved abroad. — which refers to the whole preceding idea
- where — place
- She grew up in Mingora, where her father ran a school. — adds place detail, never changes the main meaning
Sample items
- The Malala Fund, ______ was founded in 2013, campaigns for girls' access to schooling worldwide.
- She grew up in Mingora, ______ her father had opened a small school despite fierce opposition.
- In 2012, ______ she was shot on a school bus, Malala was only fifteen years old.
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