Week 20
Relative Clauses: defining and non-defining.

What will we achieve today?

Session Objective: Uses defining and non-defining relative clauses to add essential and non-essential information in academic writing.

Community Connection: We will connect this language structure to describe our own life experiences, family stories, and community realities in Popayán and the Cauca region.

Key Concepts

• Defining relative clauses: Add essential information to identify the subject (no commas) (e.g., 'The student who studied passed').
• Non-defining relative clauses: Add extra, non-essential information (requires commas) (e.g., 'My father, who is 50, lives in Popayán').
• Relative pronouns: who (people), which (things), that (both/defining only), where (places), whose (possession).

Practical Challenge: Relative Clause Combiner

Combine 6 pairs of simple sentences into complex sentences using defining and non-defining relative clauses and correct comma placement.

Reflection & Wrap-up

Self-assessment Question: Correct: 'The city that is very beautiful has many churches.' and explain if it needs commas.

Remember to register your findings and language achievements in your academic class portfolio.