Defining and Non Defining Relative Clauses

At this stage they should only have a brief introduction to this.
NEED IDEAS FOR PRODUCTIVE SKILLS

Used these two example sentences, got them to discuss in pairs what they thought was the difference in meaning:

My brother, who got married last year, is coming to visit me.

My brother who got married last year is coming to visit me.

1 Non Defining Clause
My brother, who got married last year, is coming to visit me.

The info between commas is EXTRA. It's not necessary information and could be omitted and the sentence would make sense.

2 Defining Relative Clause

I have more than one brother and I specify which one by saying that he got married last year.

I drew three men on the board with ????

Which brother is coming?
The one who got married last year.

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Then we did these examples from Rising Star:

These shoes are the ones which I always wear to school

Reeboks, which are my favourite trainers, are very expensive


Defining Relative Clause

These shoes are the ones (which) I always wear to school

Subject = I
Object = Shoes
Verb = wear

which and be omitted or replaced with "that" informally, when the relative pronoun refers to the object.

Non Defining Relative Clause:

Reeboks, which are my favourite trainers, are very expensive

Relative Pronoun is necessary and cannot be replaced by "that".


EXERCISE

I got this idea from the British Council website:

I describe a student and they have to say which one it is:

The girl wearing purple shoes : Vicky

Then each student has to refer to someone and the rest have to say who it is.

DEFINITELY NEED MORE PRACTISE IN THIS. NEED IDEAS!!!