ENGLISH GRAMMAR Relative Clauses

RELATIVE CLAUSES

EXERCISES
1. Write sentences to describe people in box A using the information in box B.
A B
a thief a dentist takes photographs is very intelligent
a butcher a fool sells meat plays a musical instrument
a musician a genius is ill in hospital doesn’t tell the truth
a patient a liar steal things looks after your teeth
a photographer is very stupid

a. A thief is a person who steals things.

b. A butcher is a person who
4 c. A musician is a person
d. A patient
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.

2. Write who/that/which in the blanks.

a. I met a woman who can speak six languages.
b. What’s the name of the man lives next door?
c. What’s the name of the river goes through the town?
d. Everybody went to the party enjoyed it very much.
e. Do you know anybody wants to buy a car?
f. Where is the picture was on the wall?
g. She always asks me questions are difficult to answer.
h. I have a friend is very good at repairing cars.
i. A coffee-maker is a machine makes coffee.
j. I don’t like people never stop talking.
3. Correct the error in each of the sentences.
1. The boy which sits next to me in class is very clever.
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2. Our cat, that we all loved very much, died last week.
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3. The man who car was stolen was very upset.
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4. The school which I had studied as a child was destroyed in a fire.
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5. At the weekend, that my family is at home, we have breakfast together
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4. Join each pair of sentences using non-defining relative clauses.

a. Madonna is a popular pop singer and actress. She was born in the USA.
Madonna, who was born in the USA, is a popular pop singer and actress.
Madonna, who is a popular pop singer and actress, was born in the USA.
b. My grandparents live in Córdoba. They are school teachers.

c. Victoria Station is situated near Buckingham Palace. It is one of the most famous railway stations in
London.

d. “Guernica” was painted by Picasso. It is permanently exhibited in Madrid.

e. My friend Luis has lived in many exotic countries. He works for the government.

f. Sharon is a wonderful cook. She’s married with two children.