Make a non - defining relative clause from the two sentences:
1. Catherine ruled Russia for over 30 years. She made many important changes.
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2. The woman next door is moving next month. I met her for the first time last week.
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3. Starbucks wants to open new stores in China. It does business all over the world. 
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4. I met Julie in the Italian restaurant. She was working as a waitress there.
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5. The Games International Company has just gone bankrupt. We have done business with them for many years.
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6. Our professor of psychology has written some very interesting books. I always attend her lectures.
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7. Jane has decided to go and teach abroad. It will be an interesting experience for her.
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8. My two cousins are coming to visit next week. I have seen neither off them for ten years.
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9. And then Mary walked in. We had been talking about her eariler.
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10. The last time I went to Scotland was in May. The weather was very beatiful then.
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Exercise 1
Hãy xác định những mệnh đề quan hệ dưới đây là mệnh đề hạn định (Defining
clause) hay không hạn định (Non-defining clause).
1.This is the dress which I bought last week.
A. Defining clause B. Non-defining clause
2.The film that I saw yesterday was very interesting.
A. Defining clause B. Non-defining clause
3.Hanoi, which is one of the largest cities in Vietnam, is the capital of Vietnam.
A. Defining clause B. Non-defining clause
4.The girl who wore a blue dress attracted everybody's attention at the party.
A. Defining clause B. Non-defining clause
5.The old man who lives next door is an architect.
A. Defining clause B. Non-defining clause
6.This writer, who lives in this luxurious mansion, has just published her third
novel.
A. Defining clause B. Non-defining clause
7.The doctor who examined my stomach was very kind.
A. Defining clause B. Non-defining clause
8.Tra Giang, who has played the main role in a lot of war films, is a famous
Vietnamese actress.

A. Defining clause B. Non-defining clause
9.Taylor Swift, who is a well-known singer, is only twenty-four.
A. Defining clause B. Non-defining clause
10.That is the bee which stung me.
A. Defining clause B. Non-defining clause

Combine each pair of sentences into one, using a RELATIVE CLAUSE (MĐQH).

1. The man reported to the police. His wallet was stolen.

> …………………………………..…………………………………………………………………….

2. I met the woman. Her husband is the CEO of my company.

> …………………………………..…………………………………………………………………….

3. The student is from China. He is sitting next to me.

> …………………………………..…………………………………………………………………….

4. We are studying sentences. They contain relative clauses.

> …………………………………..…………………………………………………………………….

5. Algebra problems contain letters. They stand for unknown numbers.

> …………………………………..…………………………………………………………………….

6. Your friends were very nice. We visited them yesterday.

> …………………………………..…………………………………………………………………….

7. Your teacher is humorous. I talked to him last night.

> …………………………………..…………………………………………………………………….

8. The man is a famous professor. Many students like his lectures.

> …………………………………..…………………………………………………………………….

9. Tet is important holidays in Vietnam. People often organize cultural festivals on this accasion.

> …………………………………..…………………………………………………………………….

10. The girl is a popular singer. He wants to meet her.

> …………………………………..…………………………………………………………………….

1. Decide whether the following Clauses are defining or non- defining clauses , Insert commas where necessary

1). The car which was a race sports coupe was built in 1996.( Defining / Non - defining)

2. We invited thể boy who Tom had met the week before the party ( defining / non defining)

3. Our friends who we met at university are coming to visit next week( defini g /.non defining)

4. Thật is the building where they shot thể film " Vanilla Sky".( Defining / non defining)

5. Mr Jackson whose sơn also goes to this school will be attending the party next weekend.( Defining/non defining)

Fill in the relative pronoun; adding commas where necessary. Write D for defining, ND for non-defining and whether the relative can be omitted or not

1 The woman …..who/that … bought the house next door is very friendly … D (not omitted) ..

2 Ann ………….is a generous person took us all on holiday.

3 The hospital …………he was treated is a very good one.

4 People ……………..don’t eat meat are called vegetarians.

5 The house …………………. they live is very small.

6 The book ………I am reading at the moment is very interesting.

7 The hotel …………….is opposite the museum is very expensive.

8 People ……………speak two languages equally well are called
bilingual.

9 Dublin …………….. has a population of one million is a very
beautiful city.

10 People …………….. mug other people should be punished.

11 My best friend ………. name is Sarah is living in Poland now.

12 Greece …………has many beautiful islands is a great place for holidays.

13 People …………………drink and drive should be heavily fined.

14 Women ……………………..are pregnant should not smoke.

15 The flat …………………………….she lives in is very cold.

16 Majorca was the first place ……………..we went on holiday together.

17 The man…………… the police arrested last night was charged with murder.

18 The newspaper ……………I buy is always full of interesting articles.

19 The velvet dress ……………..she wore to the party was very expensive .

20 The students …………………were involved in the march were arrested.

 Rewrite the pairs of sentences as one sentence using a defining or non-defining relative clause. 

1 I work for a man. The man’s farm covers thousands of acres.

I work ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. The spacecraft is called Vostok 3KA. It took Yuri Gagarin into space.

The spacecraft ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. She likes her father’s career. Her father pursued this career all his life.

She likes …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. He admires the teacher. That teacher initiated building the school library.

He admires ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. My grandfather used to be an astronaut. He has been retired for ten years now.

My grandfather……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. Students will have to make their own learning decisions. This will be hard for many of them.
Students …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Mệnh đề liên hệ 1. That is the book. I bought it yesterday 2. That is the only woman. We want to meet her 3. I met the woman. Her husband is the president of the corporation 4. I come from a country. Its history goes back thousands of years 5. Is this the man? You're waiting for him 6. The film will be shown on TV next Sunday. They've just finished it 7. The office is on the 22nd floor. I work in that office 8. The children were playing football. I saw them at the park 9. I'm the owner. You stayed in my flat 10. The meeting was interesting. I went to it