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Reduced Relative Clauses
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Reduced Relative Clauses
📚 Part 1: Identifying Reduced Relative Clauses
1. Which sentence contains a reduced relative clause?
The woman who lives next door is a teacher.
The students studying in the library are quiet.
The book that I bought yesterday was expensive.
The car which was parked outside is mine.
2. Which of these sentences CAN be reduced? (Check all that apply)
The players who are injured cannot play.
The woman who likes coffee drinks it daily.
The letter that was delivered arrived late.
The movie which I watched was boring.
3. What is the reduced form of: "The man who is talking is my uncle"?
The man talking is my uncle.
The man is talking is my uncle.
The man who talking is my uncle.
Cannot be reduced.
4. Which type of relative clause can NEVER be reduced?
Defining relative clauses
Non-defining relative clauses (with commas)
Clauses with "who"
Clauses with "that"
✏️ Part 2: Sentence Reduction Practice
5. Reduce the following sentence if possible. If it cannot be reduced, write "Cannot be reduced."
The books that are damaged will be thrown away.
6. Reduce this sentence if possible:
The cake that she baked was delicious.
7. Can this sentence be reduced? Explain why or why not:
The people who like jazz are here.
8. Write the reduced form:
The car which was stolen has been found.
🎯 Part 3: Creating Your Own
9. Write an original sentence with a relative clause using "who," "that," or "which" that CAN be reduced:
10. Now write the reduced form of your sentence from question 9:
11. Complete the rule: Relative clauses can be reduced when the relative pronoun is followed by ________ + ________ or a past participle.
Answer: _____________ + _____________
12. Circle the correct answer: Non-defining relative clauses (with commas) can / cannot be reduced.
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