Non-defining relative clauses — The Global Classroom: Who Is Falling Behind?
Grammar: Relative Clauses
Free ESL grammar exercise on non-defining relative clauses themed around the global classroom: who is falling behind?. 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
In 2022, roughly 763 million adults worldwide could not read or write a simple sentence. The most widely used benchmark is the PISA test, which is run by the OECD every three years.
Grammar: Relative Clauses
- What it looks like
- Singapore, which consistently scores at the top, invests heavily in teachers. — extra information, set off by commas
- Remove it — still fine
- Singapore invests heavily in teachers. — the sentence survives; the clause was bonus information
Sample items
- The literacy rate, ______ measures how many adults can read and write, has improved over fifty years.
- Andreas Schleicher, ______ leads the OECD education division, visited Seoul last year.
- The Finnish model, ______ was introduced in the 1970s, prioritises teacher autonomy.
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