Question

Select the relative clause from the drop-down menu to complete the sentence. The thylacine, ___________was a dog-like creature unique to the island of Tasmania.

A) also known as the Tasmanian tiger,

B) which was also called the Tasmanian tiger,

C) driven to extinction by humans,

D) or Tasmanian tiger ,
If you guys can tell me why it would be the answer, for my own understanding. Thank you

Answer 1

I believe that it would be A because first, it is putting the more scientific name and than adding on to it saying the better-known name.

Answer 2

The thylacine, which was also called the Tasmanian tiger, was a dog-like creature unique to the island of Tasmania. (Option B)

Relative clauses describe nouns like adjectives do (that is why they are also called adjectival clauses) and can be classified into:

• Defining - Provide essential information about the head noun and are usually tied to the main clause (no using of commas here)
• Non-defining - Provide information that can be removed without affecting the noun (commas are used here)

They usually begin with a relative pronoun such as which, who, whom, whose, and that.

In this case, whe have a non-defining relative clause.