Mastering Relative Clauses: A Grade 12 ELA Worksheet
This worksheet focuses on identifying, understanding, and correctly using relative clauses (restrictive and non-restrictive) in complex sentences, suitable for Grade 12 ELA students.
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Mastering Relative Clauses
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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions to demonstrate your understanding of relative clauses. Pay close attention to punctuation, especially with non-restrictive clauses.
1. Identify the relative clause in the following sentence: 'The old house, which stood on the hill, was finally sold last week.'
The old house
stood on the hill
which stood on the hill
was finally sold last week
2. True or False: A non-restrictive relative clause provides essential information that cannot be removed from the sentence without changing its meaning.
True
False
3. The student received a scholarship.
4. My car, , needs new tires.
5. Rewrite the following sentence, adding a non-restrictive relative clause using 'who' and correct punctuation: 'The author signed copies of her new book.'
Match each sentence part on the left with the most appropriate relative pronoun on the right.
6. The book I read was fascinating.
a. where
7. She visited the city her ancestors lived.
b. which
8. He spoke to the woman dog was barking.
c. whose
9. Write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) about a memorable event. Include at least two sentences that use a relative clause (one restrictive, one non-restrictive). Underline each relative clause and circle the relative pronoun.
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