NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

Las non-defining relative clauses se caracterizan por dar información extra sobre la persona, cosa o lugar al que nos referimos en la oración principal. La información que añaden las non defining clauses no es necesaria para comprender a qué nos referimos y, como actúan a modo de explicación, VAN ENTRE COMAS.

Ejemplo

My neighbour, who is French, is very rich (mi vecino, que es Francés, es rico)

Si quitamos la non-definig relative clause (,who is French,)

 podríamos entender la frase perfectamente (my neighbour is rich). 

Esto explica que la non-defining clause añade información extra que no es necesaria para comprender de qué hablamos.

Los pronombres relativo que se van a utilizar en las non-defining clauses son:

WHO → para hacer referencia a personas 
My sister, who works in a bank, is moving house next week (mi hermana, que trabaja en un banco, se muda la semana que viene) 

WHICH → para hacer referencia a cosas

The building, which is very old, costs a lot of money (el edificio, que es muy antiguo, cuesta mucho dinero) 

THAT → nunca usamos that en las non-defining

The building, that is very old, costs a lot of money 

WHO y WHICH: SUJETO U OBJETO DE UNA NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSE
Al igual que pasaba en las defining relative clauses, Who y Which pueden actuar de sujeto u objeto en las non-defining relative clauses.

Ejemplos:

• John's mother, who lives in Scotland, has 6 grandchildren.

• My friend John, who went to the same school as me, has just written a best-selling novel.

• My grandmother, who is dead now, came from the North of England.

• We stopped at the museum, which we had never visited before.

• Chris did really well in his exams, which is quite a surprise.

• My friends were all hiding in my apartment, which isn't what I'd expected.

• She's studying to become a doctor, which is difficult.

                               Ejercicios

1.- My sister who works in a bank is moving house next week. 

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2.- The supermarket which is near my mother’s house is closing down. 

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3.- The capital city of Spain which has a population of about 5 million inhabitants is in the centre of the country.

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4.- The local beach which was full of people was very dirty. 

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5.- The footballer who was injured last Saturday earns a lot of money. 

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