Ôn tập ngữ pháp cơ bản Tiếng Anh - Lesson 12: Restrictive & Non-Restrictive Relative Clauses

Ôn tập ngữ pháp cơ bản Tiếng Anh –12 
LESSON 12: RESTRICTIVE & NON-RESTRICTIVE RELATIVE 
CLAUSES 
I. Restrictive Relative Clauses 
Dùng để bổ nghĩa cho danh từ đứng trước chưa được xác định rõ. Nếu bỏ đi 
mệnh đề chính sẽ không rõ nghĩa. 
Ex: - I saw the girl. She helped us last week. 
I saw the girl who/that helped us last week.- 
II. Non-restritive Relative Clauses 
Dùng để bổ nghĩa cho danh từ đứng trước đã được xác định rõ, là phần giải 
thích thêm. Nếu bỏ đi mênh đề chính sẽ không rõ nghĩa. Mệnh đề này 
thường được tách bởi mệnh đề chính bằng dấu phẩy “,” 
Ta dùng mệnh đề quan hệ không hạn định khi: 
- Trước danh từ quan hệ có: this/that/these/those/my/her/his/… 
- Từ quan hệ là tên riêng hoặc danh từ riêng.. 
Ex: - My father is a doctor. He is fifty years old. 
My father, who is fifty years old, is a doctor.- 
- Mr Brown is a very nice teacher. We studied English with him. 
Mr Brown, who we studied English with, is a very nice teacher.- 
* Lưu ý: Không dùng THAT trong mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định. 
Mr Brown, that we studied English with, is a very nice teacher.(không dùng) 
III. Relative Pronoun THAT 
* Những trường hợp dùng THAT: 
a. Sau cụm từ quan hệ vừa chỉ người và vật: 
Ex: He told me the places and people that he had seen in London. 
b. Sau đại từ bất định: something, aynyone, nobody,……. 
Ex: I’ll tell you something that is very interesting. 
c. Sau các tính từ so sánh nhất, ALL, EVERY, VERY, ONLY: 
Ex: - This is the most beautiful dress that I have. 
- All that is mine is yours. 
- You are the only person that can help us. 
d. Trong cấu trúc It + be + … + that … (chính là …) 
Ex: It is my friend that wrote this sentence. 
(Chính là bạn tôi đã viết câu này.) 
* Những trường hợp không dùng THAT: 
- Trong mệnh đề tính từ không hạn định 
- Sau giới từ 
EXERCISES 
I/ Underline the relative clauses in the sentences. Then add commas to 
separate the Non-restrictive relative clauses. 
1. The man who is talking to the principal is our form teacher. 
2. The boys who are sitting in the first row will receive the medals. 
3. The students who are in the grade 10th are going to clean the school yard. 
4. The animals which are kept in iron cages will be carried back to the forest 
5. Mr Tan who is our gymaster is very thin and tall. 
6. The book which we borrowed from the library must be returned by 
Monday 
7. The little boy who is crying over there lost his way. 
8. Mrs Van who lives next door to Hoa works at the television station. 
9. The dog which has some black spots is Ba’s. 
10. My mother bought the shoes which were made from Hong Kong. 
II/ Combine the two sentences by using a relative clause. Some clauses 
need commas, some do not: 
1. The lady is a famous writer. You met her at the party last night. 
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2. The child enjoyed the chocolates. Her mother bought them from France. 
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3. Dr Oley is our family’s dentist. He is a popular dentist in the city. 
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4. They drank a lot of Coke. It is diet Coke. 
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. The river is the Sai Gon River. It flows through Ho Chi Minh City. 
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6. The girls are performing the play. They rehearsed it yesterday. 
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7. Their parents are anxious about their children. The children come back 
late 
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8. The lecturer is my uncle. He gave an interesting talk on TV last night. 
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9. The student kept talking about the project. It was done last week. 
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10. Mr Phong hasn’t come yet. He is supposed to be at the meeting. 
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11. Lan went back home. She forgot to turn off the faucet. 
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KEY 
RESTRICTIVE & NON-RESTRICTIVE RELATIVE CLAUSES 
I/ Underline……. Then add commas……. 
1. The man who is talking to the principal is our form teacher. 
2. The boys who are sitting in the first row will receive the medals. 
3. The students who are in the grade 10th are going to clean the school yard. 
4. The animals which are kept in iron cages will be carried back to the forest 
5. Mr Tan, who is our gymaster, is very thin and tall. 
6. The book which we borrowed from the library must be returned by 
Monday 
7. The little boy who is crying over there lost his way. 
8. Mrs Van, who lives next door to Hoa, works at the television station. 
9. The dog which has some black spots is Ba’s. 
10. My mother bought the shoes which were made from Hong Kong. 
II/ Combine the two sentences……… 
1. The lady who you met at the party last night is a famous writer. 
2. The child enjoyed the chocolates which her mother bought from France. 
3. Dr Oley, who is a popular dentist in the city, is our family’s dentist. 
4. They drank a lot of Coke which is diet Coke. 
5. The river, which flows through Ho Chi Minh City, is the Sai Gon River. 
6. The girls are performing the play which they rehearsed yesterday. 
7. Their parents are anxious about their children, who come back late 
8. The lecturer, who gave an interesting talk on TV last night, is my uncle. 
9. The student kept talking about the project which was done last week. 
10. Mr Phong, who is supposed to be at the meeting, hasn’t come yet. 
11.Lan, who forgot to turn off the faucet, went back home