PRACTICE

I. Fill in the blank with relative pronouns or relative adverbs,

where necessary.
1. Let me see all the letters ………….... you have written.
2. The teacher with…………….….we studied last year no longer
teaches in our school.
3. They showed me the hospital………………buildings had been
destroyed by US bombings.
4. We saw many soldiers and tanks……………....were moving to the
front.
5. Love,………………...is a wonderful, comes to everyone at some
time in his life.
6. Freedom is something for ……………….… millions have given
their lives.
7. The really happy people are those ……enjoy their daily work.
8. We must find a time………….…we can meet and a
place………………..we can talk.
9. It was the nurse……………................….told me to come in.
10. It is easy to find faults in people……we dislike.

II. Use relative pronouns or adverbs to join each pair of sentences

below.
1. The professor is excellent. I am taking his course.
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2. I saw a lot of people and horses. They went to the market.
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3. I recently went back to Paris. I was born there nearly 50 years ago.
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4. Do you know the music? It is being played on the radio.
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5. You didn’t tell us the reason. We have to cut down our daily
expenses for that reason.
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6. The day was rainy. She left on that day.
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7. One of the elephants had only one tusk. We saw these elephants at
the zoo.
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8. This is Mrs. Jones. Her son won the championship last year.
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9. Is this the style of hair? Your wife wants to have it.
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10. Max isn’t at home yet. That worries me.
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III. Reduce relative clauses in these sentences.
1. Do you know the woman who is coming towards us?
2. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the
country.
3. The children who attend that school receive a good education.
4. The fence which surrounds our house is made of wood.
5. Be sure to follow the instructions that are given at the top of the
page.
6. They live in the house that was built in 1890.
7. The papers that are on the table belong to Patrica.
8. The man who is talking to the policeman is my uncle.
9. The number of students who have been counted is quite high.
10. George is the man who was chosen to represent the committee at
the convention.
IV. Replace the underlined clauses by an infinitive or infinitive
phrase.
1. I don’t like him playing in the street. I wish we had a garden that
he could play in.
2. He simply loves parties. He is always the first who comes and the
last who leaves.
3. The last person who leaves the room must turn off the lights.
4. The first man who was interviewed was entirely unsuitable.
5. I’ve got a bottle of wine but I haven’t got anything that I could
open with it.
V. Choose the best option (a, b, c, or d) to complete each sentence.
1. The engineers…..designed the building received an award.
a. who b. whose c. when d. what
2. It is very difficult to integrate yourself into a community…….is
quite different from yours.
a. whose culture b. the culture that c. which culture
d. that culture
3. He often finds fault with…….he describes as having no talent.
a. John Smith, whom b. John Smith, that c. John Smith,
whose d. John Smith who
4. 1. I liked the friends …….. I went on holiday.
a. whom b. about whom c. with whom d. of
whom
5. The university scientist ………. did research in the Amazon River
basin found many previously unknown species of plants.
a. whom b. which c. whose d. who
6. Have you ever met the author …….. the teacher mentioned in class
this morning?
a. which b. # c. whose d. of
which
7. The fans …….. crowded the ballpark roared their approval.
a. who b. whom c. whose d. #
8. Have you been to the Clayton Art Gallery? It has a new exhibit
…….. includes the work of several local artists.
a. who b. whom c. which d. #
9. The man……along the corridor is our boss.
a. to walk b. walking c. who walking
d. walks
10. Tim has passed the exam,………….is great news.
a. who b. that c. which d.
whom
11. Little Women,……….in 1868, is my sister’s favorite book.
a. a novel published b. is a novel published
c. a novel was published d. was a novel published
12. Florida,………the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every
year.
a. known as b. is c. is known as d. that is
known as
13. My mother loves……..
a. sushi, who is a Japanese food b. sushi, that is a
Japanese food
c. sushi which is a Japanese food d. sushi, a Japanese food
14. His carelessness in doing test……I am worried may lead to a
complete failure.
a. about that b. which c. that
d. about which
15. My grandfather,………..a wise man, has greatly influenced my
life.
a. is b. that is c. who is d. who he
is
VI. Find a mistake from the underlined parts in each sentence then
correct it.
1. This is my brother, who's wife is French.
2. The Post Office, that is a retail company in the United Kingdom;
formerly part of the postal service Royal Mail, became a separate
entity in 1981.
3. At that time, all commercial centers are very crowded with people
who comes to buy food and things to prepare for Tet.
4. Our polluted environment which is the result of the overusing of
resources and destroying the wild.
5. Energy being the power from sources such as electricity and coal
that makes machines work or provides heat.
6. A dam is a wall building across a river to stop the river’s flow and
collect the water.
7. Nuclear power stations are costly which to build but they
efficiently produce large amounts of electricity without polluting the
atmosphere.
8. We all know which the world’s energy resources are limited.
9. This is the gun with that the murder was committed.
10. Are you usually the first guest coming to a party?
V. Choose the best option (a, b, c, or d) to complete each sentence.
1. The engineers…..designed the building received an award.
a. who b. whose c. when d. what
2. It is very difficult to integrate yourself into a community…….is
quite different from yours.
a. whose culture b. the culture that c. which culture
d. that culture
3. He often finds fault with…….he describes as having no talent.
a. John Smith, whom b. John Smith, that c. John Smith,
whose d. John Smith who
4. 1. I liked the friends …….. I went on holiday.
a. whom b. about whom c. with whom d. of
whom
5. The university scientist ………. did research in the Amazon River
basin found many previously unknown species of plants.
a. whom b. which c. whose d. who
6. Have you ever met the author …….. the teacher mentioned in class
this morning?
a. which b. # c. whose d. of
which
7. The fans …….. crowded the ballpark roared their approval.
a. who b. whom c. whose d. #
8. Have you been to the Clayton Art Gallery? It has a new exhibit
…….. includes the work of several local artists.
a. who b. whom c. which d. #
9. The man……along the corridor is our boss.
a. to walk b. walking c. who walking
d. walks
10. Tim has passed the exam,………….is great news.
a. who b. that c. which d.
whom
11. Little Women,……….in 1868, is my sister’s favorite book.
a. a novel published b. is a novel published
c. a novel was published d. was a novel published
12. Florida,………the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every
year.
a. known as b. is c. is known as d. that is
known as
13. My mother loves……..
a. sushi, who is a Japanese food b. sushi, that is a
Japanese food
c. sushi which is a Japanese food d. sushi, a Japanese food
14. His carelessness in doing test……I am worried may lead to a
complete failure.
a. about that b. which c. that d.
about which
15. My grandfather,………..a wise man, has greatly influenced my
life.
a. is b. that is c. who is d. who he is