Identify the relative clauses as restrictive or nonrestrictive.
Relative Clauses Exercise 1
#1. An electric guitar has a solid body, unlike an acoustic guitar, which has a hollow body.
#2. Milk which had not been pasteurized can cause sickness and even death
#3. Sports drinks, which are intended to replace fluids and nutrients lost during exercise, can be high in calories.
#4. Our toaster consistently makes toast that is golden brown on one side and dark brown on the other.
#5. The Becks’ dish antennae, which brings in hundreds of television channels, was very expensive.
#6. Marry Poppins, who was created by P.L. Travers, carries a perfectly rolled umbrella with a parrot handle.
#7. The habits that are easiest to break are the good ones.
#8. Josie is a triskaidekaphobiac, which means she has an abnormal fear of the number thirteen.
#9. Anyone who has a legitimate business reason can run a credit check on you without your permission.
#10. A multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle, which is known as a MIRV, is a long-range missile with more than one warhead.
Relative Clauses Exercise-1
Identify the relative clauses as restrictive (R) or nonrestrictive (N).
| 1. Marry Poppins, who was created by P.L. Travers, carries a perfectly rolled umbrella with a parrot handle. |
| 2. Sports drinks, which are intended to replace fluids and nutrients lost during exercise, can be high in calories. |
| 3. Josie is a triskaidekaphobiac, which means she has an abnormal fear of the number thirteen. |
| 4. A multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle, which is known as a MIRV, is a long-range missile with more than one warhead. |
| 5. Anyone who has a legitimate business reason can run a credit check on you without your permission. |
| 6. Milk which had not been pasteurized can cause sickness and even death. |
| 7. The Becks’ dish antennae, which brings in hundreds of television channels, was very expensive. |
| 8. The habits that are easiest to break are the good ones. |
| 9. Our toaster consistently makes toast that is golden brown on one side and dark brown on the other. |
| 10. An electric guitar has a solid body, unlike an acoustic guitar, which has a hollow body. |
| 1. N |
2. N |
3. N |
4. N |
5. R |
6. R |
7. N |
8. R |
9. R |
10.N |
