RELATIVE CLAUSES

1.- COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES USING WHICH / WHO / WHEN / WHERE / WHOSE /
THAT / NOTHING:
- Theres the man _________ taught me English.
- Do you know a bar _________ sells cheap beer?
- Do you know a shop _________ I can buy a laptop computer?
- The police havent found the person _________ killed Jack Dover.
- John Skull, _______ book "English made simple" sold a million copies, died today.
- The language ________ people speak in Wales is called Welsh.
- Ted, _________ fixes my car, has just won the lottery.
- This is Joe Biggs, _________ works in Greenwich.
- Id like to speak to the person _________ deals with accounts.
- I hate it ________ my boss asks me to work overtime.
- Have you got a typewriter _________ I can borrow?
- The job ________ he got wasnt very interesting.

2.- PUT ONE SUITABLE WORD IN EACH SPACE

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There is a boy to_________ Id like to speak more than I can say.

Im not sure _________ told me that, but he was wrong.

My neighbour was the first person_______ dog won two prizes in the same show.

My children play in the same park_______ you played 15 years ago.

Her wife was really upset yesterday, ________ was unusual for her.

The first time I met you was_____ I opened the door.

3.- DECIDE WHETHER IT IS POSSIBLE OR NOT TO LEAVE OUT THE

UNDERLINED WORD.
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The parcel that contains your present is on the table.

Do you like the neighbour who lives next door?

- There is no one whom I would prefer to you as a school mate.

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Its the short dark days that really depress most people.

The letter that I received this morning had bad news.

There is only a book written by Roald Dhal which I havent read.

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4.- PUNCTUATE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES

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My new flat which you visited yesterday is bigger than the old one.

Megan is going to Greece which is her favourite holiday spot.

The member of Parliament who visited our neighbourhood is in favour of new measures against violence.

Last week I visited aunt Mary who invited me to stay with her for sometime.

The red book on the shelf which is said to be really valuable is an old book.

5.- CORRECT THE MISTAKES.

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This is the pub where my friends are having a drink there.

You can buy anything what you want.

Old people in my country, many of them are widows or widowers, often move to

Old Peoples Home.

I cant hear all what you are saying.

Id like you to meet my boyfriend who you will be studying with him next year.

6.- IDENTIFY THE RELATIVE CLAUSE AND THE NOUN IT DESCRIBES IN THE
FOLLOWING SENTENCES.
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The spokesman who told me this deceive me.

That is the woman who wants to speak to you.

The book that I lent him is really boring.

Where is the new dress that I bought last week ?

The village that live in has beautiful landscapes.

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7.- COMBINE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING AN APPROPRIATE RELATIVE

PRONOUN.
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John is a member of the team. Her sister is in my class.

____________________________________________________

This is the news. It wasnt printed by the newspaper.

___________________________________________________

The film is about a girl. She has special powers.

____________________________________________________

I was sitting on a bench. It suddenly fell into pieces.

____________________________________________________

I was told the story by a girl. I visited her in an orphanage.

____________________________________________________

The boy was eating a doughnut. I looked after this boy.

____________________________________________________

They wanted to leave at 4p.m. This didnt suit me at all.

____________________________________________________

The people were very kind. I stayed with them.

____________________________________________________

Who was the girl? You were speaking to her just now.
____________________________________________________

My sister didnt want to go to the restaurant. She wasnt feeling very hungry.
____________________________________________________

Ive lost all the money. You gave it to me.

____________________________________________________

Brighton is 85 km. from London. It is a tourist centre on the south coast of England.
____________________________________________________

She gave me the car key. I put it in my pocket.

____________________________________________________

The hotel overlooked the sea. We stayed at it.

____________________________________________________

Sues house is over 100 years old. It is in the centre of town.

____________________________________________________

The film Family Life is showing next week. Ive heard good reports about it.
____________________________________________________

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8.- PUT IN THE APPROPRIATE NOUN BEFORE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.

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____________ whose boyfriend was here went home.

____________ that runs there is my brother.

____________ whom you spoke is my boss.

____________ which you have is my fathers.

____________ who goes there must be my uncle.

9.- ADD A RELATIVE PRONOUN TO EACH SENTENCE

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The art gallery we visited was extremely interesting.

________________________________________

The boy I met was a son of Marys.

________________________________________

The bus I usually take was late.

________________________________________

John was the first person I saw.

________________________________________

The film we saw was not good at all.

_______________________________________

10.- COMPLETE THE BLANKS IN YOUR OWN WAY, USING RELATIVE CLAUSES:
Joe Jackson is a middle-aged man, ______. He lives in a big house, ______, in Leicester. Joe works in an office,
______, in London. He drives a Ford Orion, ______. Every year Joe goes to a seaside town called Bognor,
______, for his holidays. He stays at the Grand Hotel, ______, on the sea front. Last year he met a woman called
Mabel, ____, while he was on holiday. Joe and Mabel want to get married but Mabels mother, _____ , is angry
about their plans.

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11.- REWRITE THIS PARAGRAPH ABOUT MARILYN INCLUDING THE EXTRA

INFORMATION FROM THE BOX.
In 1926 on June 1st Norma Jean Mortensen was born in Los Angeles General Hospital. When she was 8 Norma
Jeans mother became ill and some English people offered to look after the child. When the English couple could
no longer take care of her, she went into an orphanage. At the age of 11 she left the orphanage and went to the first
of a series of families. After leaving school at the age of 16 she married an 18-year-old young man.

EXTRA INFORMATION
- Norma Jean was better known by Marilyn Monroe.
- The doctors diagnosed her as insane.
- Who live next to them.
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She stayed there for two years.

- These families only took her for a while.

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Her husbands name was Jim Dougherty.

12.- ADD COMMAS WHERE NECESSARY:

1- Roberts parents
2- The people

who are both retired

who live next door

3- Have you still got the money

4- Sidney

helped us to move the furniture.

that I gave you?

which has a population of more than three million

5- Peters sister

who Ive known for years

6- We saw Pat last night with that man

7- The chair
8- Maria

now live in Spain.

which was broken

is a very nice person.

who works in the library.

has now been repaired.

who has only been in Britain for a few weeks

9- Mr and Mrs Morris

10- This is the house

is Australias largest city.

who we went on holiday with

speaks excellent English.

live in Bristol.

where weve lived for the last ten years.

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13.- READ THE SITUATIONS AND ADD COMMAS WHERE NECESSARY.

1. I have three umbrellas. I bought one of them in Paris. That one needs repairing.
The umbrella which I bought in Paris needs repairing.
2. I have one colleague. He works extremely bard. He has few friends.
My colleague who works extremely bard is nor very popular.
3. I have several aunts. One works in New York. She's getting married.
My aunt who works in New York is getting married.
4. Peter made some sandwiches. They have all been eaten. You made some too. Your sandwiches
have not been eaten.
The sandwiches which Peter made have all been eaten.
5. There was only one park in this town. Someone has built over it. We used to play in the park when we
were children.
The local park where we played as children has been built over.
6. One of my French teachers helps me with my homework. The other one lives too far away.
The French teacher whose house is near mine helps me with my homework.
7. You met one of my cousins last summer, the one from America. He's coming to stay again.
My American cousin who you met last summer is coming to stay again.
8. There were a lot of candidates in the presidential election. Three of them were women. The winner
was one of them. She had campaigned for better housing conditions.
The woman who led the campaign for better housing conditions has been elected President.
9. Only my boyfriend sent me flowers, but I had some other presents, including a vase. I put the
flowers in the vase.
The flowers which my boyfriend sent look beautiful in my new vase.
10. I took two cameras away with me, You lent me one of them. Thats the one that got broken.
The camera which you lent me has been broken.

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14.- REWRITE THESE SENTENCES BEGINNING WITH THE WORDS GIVEN:

1. My youngest sister has just got married. You met her at my house last week.
My youngest sister
2. My friend Paul is not very kind to me. Im sharing a flat with him.
My friend Paul
3. This is the beautiful house. My grandparents lived here.
This
4. What was the name of the girl? She came here last night.
What
5. Sally did it. It was wrong of her.
What
6. Alan has bought a car. Its expensive but beautiful.
The car
7. I talked to an old lady. She was very polite.
The old lady
8. She felt something behind her. It was a little kitten.
What
9. The police inspector showed us photographs of the criminal.
We
10. The man is Sues cousin. I introduced you to him.
The man I
11. The detectives caught the thief. They had to work very hard.
The detectives
12. Thats the book. I talked to you about it a couple of days ago.
Thats
13. Tina is a good friend of mine. Her brother is the actor Paul Harris.
Tina
14. Thats the girl. I danced with her at the party last night.
Thats the girl
15. Americans are not afraid of new ideas. They put the first man on the moon.
Americans
16. I received something by post yesterday. It was a Christmas card.
What
17. The river is very deep. It runs by my house.
The river

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15.- READ THE TEXT, AND FILL IN THE GAPS IN THE EXERCISE.
that
who

that what
who who

when when
whose

when

when

where

which

which

which

which

which

The paper-eater
Did you ever hear about the man ________ eats paper? This is a true story ________ took place in Australia from
________ I heard. It's the story of a man ________ suffers from some sort of disease ________ makes him
desperately want cellulose, ________ is the material paper is made of.
He used to eat newspapers, ________ was all he could get, until his wife decided that it would be better if she
made paper for him (so he wouldn't have to eat the ink ________ covers newspapers, you know). She didn't want
to be known as the woman ________ husband was obliged to eat inky newspapers because he had no kind person
to make newsprint for him.
His wife is a woman ________ loves a joke, so she makes him paper ________ has all sorts of exotic flavours.
So, now he only eats the paper ________ his wife makes and only eats ordinary newspapers ________ he is
travelling, for instance ________ he is in New York.
He likes to visit New York, because it is ________ the newspapers are the thickest. He is happiest on Sunday,
________ he is in New York, because that is ________ the newspapers are really thick. Thick newspapers, for
him, are like a banquet at an excellent restaurant.

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