Education Non-defining relative clauses B2 - Exercise Worksheet

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Non-defining relative clauses

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

On one side stand direct instruction advocates, who argue that structured teaching is the most reliable way to build foundational knowledge.

Grammar Reference · Non-defining relative clauses

Non-defining: form

John Hattie, who compiled 1,400 studies, changed how teachers think. — commas required; adds extra info

which / whose

The Ontario trial, which involved 14,000 students, ran for one year. — use which for things, never that

Defining vs

Students who fall behind rarely recover. — no commas; who here identifies which students

Common error

The school, that won the award... ✗ → The school, which won the award... ✓ — never that in non-defining

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Non-defining relative clauses

1.Maria Montessori, method focused on child-led exploration, opened her first school in Rome in 1907.

2.The new curriculum, was introduced across all state schools last year, places greater emphasis on collaborative work.

3.Ken Robinson, gave one of the most-watched TED talks ever recorded, argued that schools kill creativity.

4.Standardised testing, has been criticised for narrowing the curriculum, remains the main benchmark in most countries.

5.Canada's education system, results consistently appear near the top of PISA tables, allows significant regional variation.

6.The attainment gap, affects students from lower-income households most severely, has not narrowed significantly in a decade.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.The Finnish model was introduced in the 1970s. It is now admired by education ministers around the world.

2.Paulo Freire changed how teachers think about power. His book has been translated into more than thirty languages.

3.The 2023 study covered 300 separate meta-analyses. It found a clear advantage for student-centred classrooms.

4.John Dewey argued that education must connect to real life. He is regarded as the father of progressive education.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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