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What film do you never get bored with? empezar lección
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Complete the online forum messages with who, which, whose, where or when.
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The Shawshank Redemption is a prison movie (1) goes beyond the violence seen in most such films. the film tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a banker who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murder of his wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence. empezar lección
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The Shawshank Redemption is a prison movie which goes beyond the violence seen in most such films.
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The story centres on the life-changing relationship between a new prisoner, Andy (Tim Robbins), (2) is imprisoned for murder, empezar lección
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The story centres on the life-changing relationship between a new prisoner, Andy (Tim Robbins), who is imprisoned for murder,
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and Red (Morgan Freeman), a long-time prisoner (3) he makes friends with. empezar lección
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and Red (Morgan Freeman), a long-time prisoner who he makes friends with. That can be used. The relative pronoun can be omitted.
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You really care about these two characters, (4) unlikely friendship blossoms over the course of the film. empezar lección
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You really care about these two characters, whose unlikely friendship blossoms over the course of the film. if trees blossom, they produce flowers
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I must have seen it twenty times and it's the one movie (5) I never get bored with, empezar lección
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I must have seen it twenty times and it's the one movie which I never get bored with, That can be used. The relative pronoun can be omitted.
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especially Robbins' and Freeman's performances, for (6), surprisingly, neither won a major award. empezar lección
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especially Robbins' and Freeman's performances, for which, surprisingly, neither won a major award.
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My all-time favourite is Groundhog Day, in (7) Bill Murray relives one day over again. empezar lección
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My all-time favourite is Groundhog Day, in which Bill Murray relives one day over again.
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He plays Phil, a TV weatherman visiting a small U.S. town, (8) he reports on a local annual festival. empezar lección
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He plays Phil, a TV weatherman visiting a small U.S. town, where he reports on a local annual festival.
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Phil detests the assignment and the local people, (9) makes his situation even worse when he gets stuck with both. empezar lección
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Phil detests the assignment and the local people, which makes his situation even worse when he gets stuck with both.
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The story is endlessly inventive, by turns hilarious and poignant. It is especially touching in the moment (10) Phil realises he loves Rita (Andie Macdowell) empezar lección
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The story is endlessly inventive, by turns hilarious and poignant. It is especially touching in the moment when Phil realises he loves Rita (Andie Macdowell) That can be used. The relative pronoun can be omitted.
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but can't win her, (11) is a turning point in his transformation into a decent human being. empezar lección
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but can't win her, which is a turning point in his transformation into a decent human being.
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He actually ends up loving the town (12) inhabitants he initially despised. A classic! empezar lección
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He actually ends up loving the town whose inhabitants he initially despised. A classic!
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Defining relative clauses give (?) information about a person, thing, place or time. empezar lección
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Defining relative clauses give essential information about a person, thing, place or time.
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Non-defining relative clauses give (?) information. empezar lección
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Non-defining relative clauses give extra information.
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The relative pronoun that can replace who or which in (?) clauses only. empezar lección
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The relative pronoun that can replace who or which in defining clauses only.
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The relative pronoun can be omitted when it is the (?) of the verb in the relative clause. empezar lección
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The relative pronoun can be omitted when it is the object of the verb in the relative clause.
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Prepositions can come (a) or (b). (?) is more formal? (a) at the beginning/end of a clause; (b) before/after the relative pronoun. (a)/(b) empezar lección
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Prepositions can come at the end of a clause or before the relative pronoun. before the relative clause is more formal
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(?) introducing a relative clause can be used to refer the whole of a previous clause. empezar lección
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Which introducing a relative clause can be used to refer the whole of a previous clause.
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Commas are used before and after (?) clauses. empezar lección
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Commas are used before and after non-defining clauses.
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