Exercises

	Writing Handbook Exercises

Working with Relative Clauses Revise the sentence pairs below into a single sentence by turning the bold-faced sentence into a relative clause. Determine whether the relative clause needs to be separated from the rest of the sentence by a comma. Write your finished sentences in the blanks provided. example: Commander Stephen was concerned about a U-boat. The Admiralty's situation reports had placed the U-boat to the north of the convoy. Commander Stephen was concerned about a U-boat, which the Admiralty's situation reports had placed to the north of the convoy.

1. The RMA defines a major change in the nature of warfare brought about by advances in military technology. These advances in military technology have the potential to fundamentally alter the character and conduct of military operations.


1. The RMA defines a major change in the nature of warfare brought about by advances in military technology that have the potential to fundamentally alter the character and conduct of military operations.