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The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8d - Grammar for the textbook Spark 4 - Student's Book with authors Virginia Evans, Jenny Dooley from Express Publishing

Question

Join the sentences. Which relative clauses are defining and which are non-defining?

  1. Alfred Hitchcock was a film director. He made over fifty films.
  2. Mark phoned me today. His father is shooting the advertisement.
  3. That is a shop. They sell autographed memorabilia there.
  4. I met a girl last night. Her mother is a well-known actress.
  5. My mum gave me her wedding dress. It belonged to her mother.
  6. Emily invited me to a private concert. Her mum is a singer.
  7. Brad Pitt is a philanthropist. He starred in Ocean's Eleven.
  8. That's the restaurant. All the dishes are named after actors.

Answer

  1. Alfred Hitchcock was a film director who made over fifty films. (defining)
  2. Mark, whose father is shooting the advertisement, phoned me today. (non-defining)
  3. That is a shop where they sell autographed memorabilia. (defining)
  4. I met a girl last night whose mother is a well-known actress. (defining)
  5. My mum gave me her wedding dress, which belonged to her mother. (non-defining)
  6. Emily, whose mum is a singer, invited me to a private concert. (non-defining)
  7. Brad Pitt, who starred in Ocean's Eleven, is a philanthropist. (non-defining)
  8. That's the restaurant where all the dishes are named after actors. (defining)