Relative Clauses

Practice 3

Combine the sentences using the second sentence as either a nonrestrictive relative clause or a restrictive clause.

1. Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the greatest Baroque composers. He wrote the Brandenburg Concerti, the Well-tempered Clavier, and the Mass in B-minor among many other things.

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2. The composer was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He wrote perhaps the most music of all the great composers.

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3. Piotr Tchaikovsky died in 1893 under uncertain circumstances. He is probably most famous for ballet music.

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4. The composer was Antonio LucioVivaldi. He wrote The Four Seasons.

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5. Gustav Mahler was conductor of the Vienna Opera. He wrote much of his music while on summer holiday.

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6. George Frederic Handel is probably best known for his Messiah. Handel wrote Messiah in just 21 days.

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7. Franz Joseph Haydn wrote 104 symphonies. He was a friend of Mozart's.

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8. The English composer Edward Elgar wrote Pomp and Circumstances. Pomp and Circumstances became the Christian hymn Land of Hope and Glory.

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9. Frederic Chopin was born in Poland but spent the last half of his life in Paris, France. He wrote most of his music for the piano.

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10. Ludwig van Beethoven became profoundly deaf after 1802. He wrote ten symphonies including the majestic Fifth Symphony and the Eroica Symphony.

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