RELATIVE CLAUSES

Upper Intermediate B

A. Fill in the blanks with a relative pronoun. (who, which,whose) 1.This is the bank __________ was robbed yesterday. 2.A boy, __________ sister is in my class, was in the bank at that time. 3.The man __________ robbed the bank had two pistols. 4.He wore a mask __________ made him look like Mickey Mouse. 5.He came with a friend __________ waited outside in the car. 6.The woman __________ gave him the money was young. 7.The bag __________ contained the money was yellow. 8.The people__________ were in the bank were very frightened. 9.A man, __________ mobile was ringing , did not know what to do. 10.A woman, __________ daughter was crying, tried to calm her. 11.The car, __________ the bank robbers escaped in, was orange. 12.The robber, __________ mask was obviously too big, didn't drive. 13.The man, __________drove the car, was nervous. 14.He didn't wait at the traffic lights __________were red. 5.A police officer, __________car was parked at the next corner , stopped and arrested them. B. Identify the mistakes and correct them. 1. Ann, who party we went to last month, has just got a job. 2. I like the course which I've chosen it. 3. That's the man who's company was awarded a prize. 4. The job which you want it requires many skills. 5. The chairs, who you brought to the office, are very comfortable. C. Join the following pairs of sentences using a relative pronoun. (Defining relative clauses) 1. She's the woman. She lives next door. 2. She's the woman. Her husband works at that bookshop just around the corner. 3. I know a big bookshop. It sells all kinds of books. 4. This is the car. We bought it from Ted Elliot. 5. These are the people. I invited them for my party. D. Join the following pairs of sentences using a relative pronoun. Dont forget the commas.(Nondefining relative clauses) 1. Mrs Elliot went to hospital. Mrs Elliot had a terrible pain on her back. 2. Ted Elliot is telling David about his problems. Ted's wife left home some days ago. 3. The new disco in Main Street has just opened. Everyone is talking about the disco. 4. Wordsworth was a famous English poet. His house was by Windermere lake. 5. My cousin Ted won a tennis tournament. This makes our family very proud of him. 6. That high yellow building on the corner was recently built. There's a solar panel on its roof. E. Defining/non-defining relative clauses. Join the following pairs of sentences using a relative pronoun. Don't forget the commas. 1. Thousands of people have been killed in the terrorist attack. They were innocent. 2. The last match was very good. The match was played between two national top teams. 3. The soldiers occupied the capital city. They came to protect the population. 4. One of my best friends has got many cousins. I cant remember their names. 5. My friend John runs the best pet shop in town. He is very fond of animals.