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CITY LIGHTS
D2 Complete the following table with the help of a dictionary.
Differences between British and American English
vocabulary spelling
British English American English British English American English
gasoline mustache
vest cheque
maize fulfill
torch humor
datebook skilful
movie quarrelled
dustbin draught
autumn towards
truck catalog
storey practise
bill analyze
Grammar
Relative Clauses
The industrialist who is the chairman of the company attended the programme.
(which industrialist?)
It is a quiet, peaceful place where days are full of sunlight. (which place?)
A child who has lived all its life in an apartment block is unaware of the magic of a moonlit
night. (which child?)
The relative clauses shown in italics in these sentences identify which person, place or thing we
are talking about.
A relative clause is a subordinate clause, which specifies or gives information about a person or
thing. It is connected to its main clause by a relative pronoun or a relative adverb.
The relative pronouns in English are who, whom, whose, which and that.
The relative adverbs are when and where.
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