This document contains three exercises on using relative pronouns to combine sentences. Exercise I provides sentences to fill in with who, that, which, or nothing. Exercise II gives pairs of sentences to combine using relative pronouns. Exercise III provides additional sentence pairs to join using relative pronouns. The exercises focus on practicing relative clauses and relative pronouns to concisely link ideas between sentences.
This document contains three exercises on using relative pronouns to combine sentences. Exercise I provides sentences to fill in with who, that, which, or nothing. Exercise II gives pairs of sentences to combine using relative pronouns. Exercise III provides additional sentence pairs to join using relative pronouns. The exercises focus on practicing relative clauses and relative pronouns to concisely link ideas between sentences.
This document contains three exercises on using relative pronouns to combine sentences. Exercise I provides sentences to fill in with who, that, which, or nothing. Exercise II gives pairs of sentences to combine using relative pronouns. Exercise III provides additional sentence pairs to join using relative pronouns. The exercises focus on practicing relative clauses and relative pronouns to concisely link ideas between sentences.
EXERCISE I : Write who, that, which, or nothing to complete these sentences :
1. Have you got the money ___________ I lent you yesterday ?
2.Peter, ___________ I had seen earlier, wasn’t at the party. 3. This is the machine ___________ cost half a million pounds. 4. Mary, ___________ had been listening to the conversation, looked angry. 5. Have you read the book ___________ I gave you ? 6. The house, ___________ they bought three months ago, looks lovely. 7. Mrs.Jackson, ___________ had been very ill, died yesterday. 8. Is this the person ___________ stole your handbag ? 9. The animal, ___________ had been very quiet, suddenly started barking. 10. I didn’t receive the postcard ___________ she sent me. 11. She got bad marks, ______made her sad. 12. They came to the party with Mary, _____ was a surprise. EXERCISE II : Join each pair of sentences using relative pronouns : 1. This is the man. I met him in Paris. This is_____________________________________________ 2. I wanted the painting. You bought it. I wanted___________________________________________ 3. This is the chair. My parents gave it to me This_______________________________________ 4. She’s the woman. She telephoned the police. _____________________________________ 5. He’s the person. He wanted to buy your house. ___________________________________ 6. We threw out the computer. It never worked properly. ____________________________ 7. This is the lion. It’s been ill recently. _____________________________________________ 8. The man was badly injured. He was driving the car. _______________________________ 9. The children broke the window. They live in the next street. _________________________ 10. That’s the woman. I was telling you about her. ____________________________________ EXERCISE III : Combine these pairs of sentences using relative pronouns: 1. I don't remember the man. You said you met him at the canteen last week. I don’t .................................................. .................................................. ...... 2. The only thing is how to go home. It make me worried. The only thing.................................................. .................................................. ...... 3. The most beautiful girl lives city. I like her long hair very much. The most beautiful.................................................. .................................................. ...... 4. He was Tom. I met him at the bar yesterday. He was.................................................. .................................................. ...... 5. The children often go swimming on Sundays. They have much free time then. The children.................................................. .................................................. ...... 6. They are looking for the man and his dog. They have lost the way in the forest. They are looking.................................................. .................................................. ...... 7. The tree has lovely flowers. The tree stands near the gate of my house. The tree.................................................. .................................................. ...... 8. My wife wants you to come to dinner. You were speaking to my wife My wife.................................................. .................................................. ...... 9. There’s the lady. Her dog was killed. There’s…………………………………………………………………… 10. Do you know that man? He’s going to buy the company. Do you know…………………………………………………….…. 11. He’s the person. His car was stolen. He’s …………………………………………………………………. 12. She’s the journalist. Her article was on the front page of The Times. She’s…………………………………