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Defining Relative Clauses Exercise 2

Make a new sentence by joining the two short sentences. The sentence in italics
should become the relative clause, and the relative pronoun is the object.

1. We ate the fruit. I bought the fruit.

We ate the fruit which/that I bought.
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2. She bought the computer. Her brother had recommended the computer.
She bought
She boughtthe
thecomputer which/that
computer which/that hadher brother had
recommended therecommended.
computer.
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3. He lost the money. I had given him the money.
He_______________________________________________________________
lost thethe
He lost money
moneywhich/that
which given Ihim
hadthe
given him.
money.
4. We called the taxi company. Julie often uses the taxi company.
We
Wecalled thetaxi
called the taxicompany
company which
where oftenJulie
uses often
the taxiuses.
company.
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5. John met a girl. I used to employ the girl.
John met a girl who used to employ the girl.
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6. Lucy called the doctor. My mother knows the doctor.
Lucy
Lucycalled thedoctor
called the doctor whom
whom mythe
knows mother
doctor.knows the doctor.
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7. He brought a woman. I used to often meet the woman .
He brought a woman who used to often meet the woman. We employed the
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8. We employed the lawyer. Julie recommended the lawyer.lawyer whom Julie
recommended.
We employed the lawyer who recommended the lawyer.
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9. The fruit is on the table. I bought the fruit.
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The fruit is on the table which I bought.
10. The wallet belongs to John. Lucy found the wallet in the garden.
The walletbelongs
The wallet which/that
to JohnLucy
who found in the
Lucy found garden
in the belongs to John.
garden.
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11. The food was delicious. David cooked the food.
The food which/that David cooked was
The food was delicious who cooked the food.
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delicious.
12. The car was stolen. My father gave me the car.
The car was stolen who gaveThe carcar.
me the which/that my father gave me was stolen.
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13. The man was arrested. I reported the man to the police. The man who
The man was arrested who reported the man to the police. reported to the police
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was arrested.
14. The doctor was right. Lucy asked the doctor about her problem.
the doctor was right who asked th e doctor about her problem.
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The doctor whom/who Lucy asked about her problem was right.
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15. The waitress was very pretty. My brother dated the waitress.
The The waitress
waitress wasmy
who verybrother
pretty who dated
dated the very
was waitress.
pretty.
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16. The secretary is in the office. The boss likes the secretary.
The secretary is in the office where liked the secretary.
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The secretary who

the boss likes is in
the office.

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