WRITING – PART 2
LETTER or E-MAIL
In this task you are often asked to give ADVICE.
How about taking up volleyball?
What about taking up volleyball?
Why not take up volleyball?
Why don’t you take up volleyball?
I think you should take up volleyball.
If I were you, I would take up volleyball.
I suggest (that) you take up volleyball.
I recommend (that) you take up volleyball.
NON-DEFINING
RELATIVE CLAUSES
=FRASI RELATIVE
ESPLICATIVE
Mentre le defining relative clauses (frasi relative
determinative) sono NECESSARIE per dare senso alla
frase principale, definendo la cosa o la persona di cui si
sta parlando......
Esempi: An architect is a person who designs buildings.
La frase relativa è necessaria per capire chi è un architetto.
The book (that) you gave me is interesting.
La frase relativa è necessaria per capire di che libro si tratta.
.....le non-defining relative clauses (frasi relative
esplicative) NON sono NECESSARIE per definire la cosa
o la persona di cui si sta parlando.
Sono degli incisi che forniscono solo INFORMAZIONI
AGGIUNTIVE.
Esempi: Paris, which I love, will be the European capital of culture.
Se togliamo la frase relativa, la frase ha un senso compiuto.
James Joyce, who was Irish, was a famous writer.
Se togliamo la frase relativa, la frase ha un senso compiuto.
NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
PRONOUNS
CHE, CUI (persone) WHO
THAT
My sister Sara, WHO lives in Australia, is a doctor.
CHE, CUI (cose, animali)
WHICH
THAT
We stayed at the Ely Hotel, WHICH John recommended.
DOVE WHERE
She has just been to Madrid, WHERE her son lives.
IL CUI, LA CUI,
WHOSE
I CUI, LE CUI
Martin, WHOSE dad is French, goes to Paris every summer.
NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
Si può togliere il pronome relativo in alcuni casi?
NO!
E’ necessario l’uso della virgola, prima e dopo la
non-defining relative clause.
My sister Sara, WHO lives in Australia, is a doctor.
Se la non-defining relative clause conclude
l’intera frase, la virgola si mette soltanto prima.
We stayed at the Ely Hotel, WHICH John recommended.