1º Bachillerato

RELATIVE CLAUSES – TRANSFORMATION EXERCISES

EXERCISE 1
Combine the following sentences using the relative pronoun who, which or that. Make any other
necessary changes.
1. The book is on the table. It has a red cover.
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2. We visited the town. It lies at the source of the Danube.
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3. I think I’ve seen the film. It’s on TV tonight.
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4. She remembered my birthday. She was the only one to do so.
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5. The castle stands above the town. It was built by the Normans.
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6. I met a Japanese tourist. He lives north of Tokyo.
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7. Where are the people? They promised to visit us.
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8. Ann lost the money. It belonged to her uncle.
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EXERCISE 2: Fill in the correct relative pronouns.

1. Alfred Hitchcock, ...................... was born in 1899, made the classic film Psycho.
2. Our leading lady, for ................... this role was created, can’t rehearse because she is ill.
3. The flowers ................. we have chosen for the wedding will be arranged by a local florist.
4. The old house on the hill, ............... is said to be haunted, has finally been sold.
5. The dog ............... tried to bite my brother has been taken into quarantine.
6. Last summer I met Uncle David, ................ invited us to saty with him in South Africa.

EXERCISE 3:
Combine the following sentences using the relative pronoun who, which or that. Make any other
necessary changes.
1. Switzerland is a landlocked country. It is famous for watches.
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2. André Gide was a French novelist. He received the Nobel Prize in 1947.
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3. Our local sports centre was damaged by fire. It was only finished two years ago.
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4. Oxford University is the oldest university in England. It is over 800 years old.
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5. My aunt Jane is a journalist. She is covering the situation in Chechnya.
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6. The Olympic Games are held every four years. They originated in Greece.
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EXERCISE 4: Complete the following sentences with WHOSE, WHERE or WHEN

1. I remember a time .............. life seemed so simple.
2. The boy ................ jacket you borrowed wants it back.
3. We spent many years in Central Africa, ................ life was much less complicated than it is in a
European city.
4. My friend Helen, ................. father is a journalist, goes to boarding-school.
5. Do you remember the day .................. you received your exam results?
6. The island of Corsica, ............... Napoleon was born, has been part of France since 1768.

EXERCISE 5: Complete the following sentences by adding a suitable relative clause of your own.
1. The hotel where .............................................................................. had a wonderful restaurant.
2. Madonna, whose .........................................................................., often behaves outrageously.
3. Do you remember the day when ...............................................................................................?
4. The island of Minorca, where ............................................., is the northernmost of the Balearic Islands.
5. I have a close friend whose ........................................................................................................
ADDITIONAL EXERCISES:

1. Combine the sentences with the relative pronoun and then say in which of them the relative
pronoun can be omitted:

a. The lawyer is considered to be the best in his field. We hired him.

b. The actor won an Oscar. He played Hamlet.
c. These are the pictures. We took them in Thailand.
d. My sister will be home for Easter. She’s studying Art.
e. The music was written by Mozart. You are listening to it.
f. The photographer has complained to the censor. His photos were banned from publication.

2. Change these formal sentences into informal English:

a. The child to whom I gave the gift thanked me for it.

b. This is the house in which I was born.
c. This is the pen with which Shakespeare wrote his plays.
d. The people from whom I bought the house were very pleasant.

3. Combine the following sentences using a relative pronoun. You may have to make changes in
punctuation:

a. Lake Tanganyika is a large freshwater lake. It was discovered by European explorers in 1958.
b. This is the place. I met your father here.
c. The pupil has won the writing competition. His essay was the most original.
d. Mr. Collins is a Member of Parliament. We had dinner with him recently.
e. The book has disappeared. I borrowed it from the library.
f. The book is a bestseller. I bought you the book.
g. I was in hospital at that time. War broke out then.
h. The headmaster of your school is a friend of mine. I am writing a letter to him.
i. Wounded Knee is a place in South Dakota. US troops massacred the Sioux Indians there.
j. I can still remember the day. That day an earthquake shook the buildings of this city.

4. Fill in the blank spaces using a relative pronoun:

- Use O pronoun wherever it is possible.

- Use WHICH when the antecedent is a whole clause or a sentence.
- Do not use THAT in non-defining clauses or after a preposition.

a. Peter, ................. is a magnificent musician, is here with us.

b. We know most of the people ............... live in our street.
c. The car, ................. was second hand, took us all the way to Denmark.
d. He is working hard, ................ is very good.
e. The hotel .................. we stayed did not have a swimming-pool.
f. The hotel .................. we stayed at was near the sea.
g. She told me to go back home, ................ I did.
h. Harry, ................. you’ve just met, is the owner of this pub.
i. The woman .................. son I know is Mrs. Brown, not Mrs. White.
j. The one .............. I normally use is the white one.
k. This one, ................ I never use, is black, as you can see.
l. They made this house all by themselves, ................ is unbelievable.