Convert the following pairs of sentences into structures with a relative clause:
i The sun is more than 90 million miles away. It supports life on the earth.
ii The stars shine like glow-worms in the sky. Actually they are tremendously large masses of burning material in a gaseous state.
iii A cheetah escaped from the zoo yesterday. It was caught this morning.
iv I went to a party yesterday. I met some very charming women.
v People should not throw stones. They live in glass houses.
Answers
OR
The sun,which supports life on earth, is 90 million miles away.
ii. The stars ,which are actually tremendously large masses of burning material in a gaseous state, shine like glow-worms in the sky.
iii. The Cheetah, which escaped from the zoo yesterday, was caught this morning.
iv. I went to a party yesterday where I met some very charming women.
v.People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Answer :
This question is based on relative clauses.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'relative clause' as 'part of a sentence that cannot exist independently and describes a noun that comes before it in the main part of the sentence.'
The correct sentences formed using a relative clause are as follows :
i. The sun, which is more than 90 million miles away, supports life on earth.
OR
The sun, which supports life on earth, is more than 90 million miles away.
ii. The stars, which are actually tremendously large masses of burning material in a gaseous state, shine like glow-worms in the sky.
iii. The Cheetah, which escaped from the zoo yesterday, was caught this morning.
iv. I went to a party yesterday where I met some very charming women.
v. People, who live in glass houses, should not throw stones.