Rephrasing Non-Defining Relative Sentences


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Rephrasing Non-Defining Relative Sentences

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The portrait of my great-grandparents is hung on the dining room’s wall. It was painted in 1925.

The portrait of my great-grandparents, ................. painted in 1925,  hangs from the dining room’s wall. 

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We toured the Mediterranean on a luxury cruise. I had the best holidays ever there.

We toured the Mediterranean on a luxury cruise, ................. the best holidays ever.

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John is now starting his own business. He has always loved entrepreneurship.

John, ................ entrepreneurship,  is now starting his own business.

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My friends are friendly and would love you to go with them to the party. You met them at the coffee shop.

My friends, ................ at the coffee shop, are friendly and would love you to go with them to the party. 

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I can’t afford to buy a detached house on the outskirts. This is the most expensive area.

I can’t afford to buy a detached house on the outskirts, ................. expensive area.

 

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My parents have made many sacrifices to help me when I needed it. I owe them all my success.

My parents, ................, have made many sacrifices to help me when I needed it.

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His sister in law had been emailing me before I met her. She’s a prominent athlete.

His sister in law, ................. athlete, had been emailing me before I met her.

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The Canary Islands are known for their tropical climate and friendly people. We usually go there in the summer.

The Canary Islands, ................. the summer, are known for their tropical climate and friendly people.

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My grandma was a wise woman. Her favourite saying was ‘not all that glitters is gold’.

My grandma, ................. was ‘not all that glitters is gold’, was a wise woman.

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Sometimes assistants, whose level of patience is really high, have to put up with moody bosses.

Sometimes assistants, .................. patience is really high, have to put up with moody bosses.

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I had to sort out all the files in the office. For this reason I was late.

I had to sort out all the files in the office, ................ was late.

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We ran out of money before the month was over. This was  a setback we could fix with our savings.

We ran out of money before the month was over, ................ setback we could fix with our savings.

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Mary has an imaginative personality. She is also decisive and bold.

Mary, ................ and bold, has an imaginative personality,

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Samuel lost all his hair. He underwent chemotherapy treatment.

Samuel, ................. chemotherapy treatment, lost all his hair.

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Martin’s children have sparkling almond-shaped eyes.  Their faces are round like their mother’s.

Martin’s children, .................. round like their mother’s, have sparkling almond-shaped eyes.

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She was told off by her teacher after throwing a paper ball at her friend in class. The teacher saw it all.

She was told off by her teacher, ................, after throwing a paper ball at her friend in class.

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Megan was quite inconsiderate when she refused to help you. She’s known to be a bit selfish.

Megan, ................. to be a bit selfish, was quite inconsiderate when she refused to help you .

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My friend Mary will never let me down. She's been by my side in my worst moments.

My friend Mary, ............... my side in my worst moments, will never let me down.

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My cousin has been brought up by our grandparents. His parents died in a car accident when he was four years old.

My cousin, ...................... in a car accident when he was four years old, has been brought up by our grandparents.

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Jack and Jules had been going out together for five years. They broke up last month.

Jack and Jules, ..................., had been going out together for five years.

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