ISTANBUL 29 MAYIS UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

ENGLISH PREPARATION PROGRAMME
ADDITIONAL GRAMMAR MATERIALS - INTERMEDIATE

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Unit 6

A. Choose the correct words in italics. In some places both answers are possible. (Defining relative clauses)
1. Is this one of the DVDs that / whom you’ve already seen?
2. What’s the name of the hotel which / that you visited last summer?
3. I could never live in a house that / who doesn’t have a nice garden.
4. A whale is an animal who / that breathes air but lives underwater.
5. I ‘m afraid it’s by an author who / whose name I can’t remember.
B. Complete the advertisement. Put in who, whom, whose, which, where or why. (Defining and non-defining
relative clauses)

The town of Keswick which lies at the heart of Lake District, is the perfect place for a holiday, and the Derwent
Hotel, 1which overlooks the town, is the perfect place to stay. Robin and Wendy Jackson, 2who bought this small
hotel three years ago, have already won an excellent reputation. Robin, 3whose cooking is one of the reasons
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why the Derwent is so popular, was once Young Chef of the year. The comfort of the guests, 5which the owners
treat almost as members of the family, always comes first. Peter Ustinov, 6who once stayed at the hotel,
described as ‘marvellous’. And the Lake District, 7which has so much wonderful scenery and 8where the poet
Wordsworth lived will not disappoint you.
C. Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun if necessary. If a relative pronoun is not necessary, write ‘ – ‘
on the gap. Ex: The jeans _____---______ I bought last week are really comfortable.
1. A woman __who__lives in our building has got a very noisy dog.
2. The girl __whose__ I mentioned to you is sitting by the window.
3. What was the nice song __---__you were singing?
4. The man __who__ was sitting next to me on the bus looked like your brother.

D. Rewrite the sentences; join the pairs of sentences using relative clauses. Use commas in correct places if it is a
non-defining relative clause. Omit the relative pronoun if possible.
1. Felix Reeves is a journalist. His tape recorder was stolen.
Felix Reeves is a journalist, whose tape recorder was stolen.
2. Norman Bridge is a lawyer. He looked after Colin’s interests.
Norman Bridge is a lawyer, who looked after Colin’s interests.
3. Laura painted a picture. And it’s been shown in an exhibition.
Laura painted a picture been shown in an exhibition.
4. My mother is a teacher. She is currently working in a private school.
My mother is a teacher currently working in a private school.