When can we completely leave out (omit) the relative pronoun "who" or "which" from a sentence?, A) When it is the subject of the relative clause, B) When it is the object of the relative clause, C) When the sentence has commas, D) Never, we must always keep it, Look at this sentence: "The house which has a red door is mine." Why do we use "which" here?, A) Because we are talking about a person, B) Because we are talking about a time, C) Because we are talking about a thing/object, D) Because we are talking about possession, What is the main purpose of a "Defining" relative clause?, A) To give extra, unnecessary information, B) To give essential information needed to identify who or what we are talking about, C) To show that a sentence is happening in the past tense, D) To ask a question politely, What is the difference between "who" and "whose"?, A) "Who" is for things; "Whose" is for people, B) "Who" is for people; "Whose" shows possession (who something belongs to), C) "Who" is for the past tense; "Whose" is for the present tense, D) There is no difference; they mean the exact same thing, Which relative pronoun can NEVER be used after a comma in a non-defining relative clause?, A) who, B) which, C) whose, D) that, If you remove a "Non-defining" relative clause (the part between the commas) from a sentence, what happens?, A) The sentence still makes perfect sense on its own, B) The sentence becomes grammatically incorrect, C) The sentence changes into a question, D) The sentence completely loses its main meaning, Look at this sentence: "That's the restaurant where we met." Why do we use "where" instead of "which"?, A) Because the restaurant is an object we are buying, B) Because we are describing the restaurant as a location where an action happened, C) Because "where" is more formal than "which", D) Because the sentence is about a specific time, In which of these sentences can you legally REMOVE the underlined word?, A) The singer who won the competition was amazing., B) The cake that my mom made was delicious., C) My uncle, who lives in Spain, is a chef., D) The boy whose bicycle was stolen is crying., When do we use the relative pronoun "when"?, A) To refer to a specific place or building, B) To refer to a specific time, day, or year, C) To explain the reason why something happened, D) To describe a person's physical appearance, Read these two sentences. Which one means I have MORE THAN ONE brother?, A) Sentence 1, B) Sentence 2, C) Both sentences mean I only have one brother, D) Neither sentence tells us how many brothers I have, Why do we use commas in a relative clause?, A) To show that the information is absolutely necessary to identify the object, B) To separate extra, non-essential details from the main sentence, C) To show that the sentence is a direct quote from someone, D) To connect two different past tense verbs together, In informal English, which relative pronoun can often replace "who" or "which" in a defining clause?, A) what, B) whose, C) that, D) where, Look at this sentence: "The book which I am reading is great." What is the role of the word "book"?, A) It is the subject performing the action in the relative clause, B) It is the object receiving the action in the relative clause, C) It is a possessive pronoun, D) It is an adverb of place, What is wrong with this usage? "The man who he stole my bag ran away.", A) You cannot use "who" for a man, B) You don't need the pronoun "he" because "who" is already the subject, C) The sentence needs commas around "who he stole my bag", D) "Who" should be changed to "whose", Why can't we say: "Summer is the season where I go to the beach"?, A) Because "Summer" is a time, so we must use "when", B) Because "beach" is a place, so we must use "which", C) Because "Summer" is a personification, D) Because "where" can only be used for indoor buildings

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