Non-defining Clauses — The Question That Backfired
Grammar: non-defining relative clauses
Free ESL grammar exercise on non-defining clauses themed around the question that backfired. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 4 (upper intermediate) ESL grammar exercise on work, practising non-defining relative clauses. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
Reed Hastings, who co-founded Netflix in 1997, published an internal slide deck. The slide deck, which was viewed over 20 million times, became famous. Hastings, who had previously founded Pure Software, learned from his own mistakes.
Grammar: Non-defining Relative Clauses
- Form
- Comma + who/which/whose + extra information. Hastings, who founded Netflix, wrote the deck.
- whose for possession
- Shows ownership inside extra information. Critics, whose concerns grew, spoke out.
Sample items
- Reed Hastings, ______ co-founded Netflix, published the deck.
- The document, ______ spread across Silicon Valley, is still discussed.
- Psychologists, ______ research spans decades, question interviews.
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