Entry # 7: Section 4 - Grammar

RELATIVE CLAUSES (DEFINING AND NON-DEFINING)

This topic is not very dificult, but for me the part that I confuse is when you need change the parts of the sentence without change the meaning. Por example in the exercises when there two sentences similar and need search the mistake. 

The answer correct is to step or put a word in other position, I mean, change the meaning of the sentences or the people does not understand that you said. 

Defining relative clauses 

It is the clause that identify a person, thing, animal etc and can not deleted, because could change the meaning complete and in your structure can we use that instead of who or which.

Non defining relative clauses

It is a clause that you put or add information additional and in this case can be delete without affect the meaning of the sentence. Use commas and is very easy of identify.

Resources for practice about it:

• http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses
• http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/clause-phrase-and-sentence/verb-patterns/relative-clauses
• http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/rules/relative.htm