English 11: REVISION U9+10+11

Choose the best answer for each sentence.

1. I can answer the question ____ is very difficult for you.
A. which B. whom C. who D. whose
2. This is Mr. Jones, ____ invention has helped hundreds of deaf people.
A. which B. that C. whose D. whom
3. Tom, ____ sits next to me, is from Canada.
A. that B. whom C. who D. whose
4. The volunteers, ____ enthusiasm was obvious, finished the work quickly.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
5. Many scientists have claimed that ____ like music are often good at mathematics.
A. children B. children who C. children whom D. whose
6. The children_______ from the distance.
A. to see B. seeing C. to be seen D. being seen
7. The policeman _______ the robber last night was very brave.
A. caught B. catching C. catches D. being caught
8. My friend, ____ I visited last week, is taking a holiday soon.
A. that B. whom C. which D. whose
9. The doctor is examining a patient ____ was taken to hospital last night.
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
10. The airline gave ________ reason for the plane’s late arrival.
A. not B. not any C. none D. no
11. John was the last man _________ the top of the mountain.
A. who reach B. reaching C. to reach D. reached
12. A pacifist is a person ____ believes that all wars are wrong.
A. who B. whose C. whom D. which
13. I have talked to some women ________ children study at the same school as mine.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
14. If someone attacks you, you need to be able to defend _______.
A. you B. yours C. yourself D. ⏀
15. That modem building over there is the one _______ my mum works
A. which B. where C. that D. in that
16. David, ________ works in the central post office, is my best friend.
A. who B. that C. which D. whom
17. He is the singer about ____ I often tell you.
A. that B. who C. whom D. him My brother was the first
18. This is the second person_________ in that way.
A. to kill B. to be killed C. killed D. killing
19. The concert ____ I listened last weekend was boring.
A. to that B. to which C. for what D. for which
20. That’s the girl to ____ my brother got engaged.
A. which B. who C. whom D. her
21. I like the village ____ I used to live.
A. in that B. in where C. which D. in which
22. If the president _______ last night’s train, he _______ here now.
A. took / were. B. were taking / is
C. had taken / would have been D. had taken / would be
23. The boy with ………………….. I’ve talked is a very successful student.
A. who B. whom C. that D. ⏀
24. The fence ________ our house is made of wood.
A. surrounded B. surrounding C. which surround D.surrounds

25. I don’t know the reason ____ she hasn’t talked to me recently.
A. on which B. for which C. of which D. about which
26. The little girl ____ I borrowed this pen has gone.
 A. whose B. from who C. from that D. from whom
27. The biggest reason for _______I didn’t take the job is the low pay.
A. which B. why C. that D. when
28. The boy_________ the piano is Ben.
A. is playing B. played C. who play D. playing
29. I had to drive to the factory to pick up my brother, _______ car wouldn’t start.
A. that B. who C. whom D. whose
30. All the students _______ do well in writing.
A. whom Mr. Davis teaches them B. which Mr. Davis teaches
C. whose Mr. Davis teaches D. Mr. Davis teaches
31. “Is Mr. Brown the person ______ you wish tp speak to?” – “Yes, please”.
A. that B. whom C. who D. all are correct
32. The boy to ____ I lent my money is poor.
A. that B. who C. whom D. B and C
33. My uncle has five hunting dogs, _______ is ten years old.
A. one of which B. which of one C. which one of D. of one which
34. The song ________ was very relaxing.
A. which we listened to itTast night B. to which we listened last night
C. which we listened last night D. to which we listened it last night
35. The car about _______ I told you is very expensive.
A. is B. that C. which D. what
36. _______ lazy, he failed the exam.
A. Because of has was B. since he was
C. being D. B & C are correct
37. ________ being very tired, I completed all of my assignments.
A. despite B. although C. though D. In spite
38. The speech ___ we listened last night was informative.
A. to which B. which to C. to that D. that
39. The film ______ they are talking is really interesting.
A. to which B. about which C. to that D. about that
40. If I ____________up late, I __________ late for school yesterday.
A. didn’t get / wouldn’t be B. hadn’t got / wouldn’t have been
C. got / would be D. hadn’t got / would have been

Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

1. I have two brothers, both of them are studying in England.
A B C D
2. It was a kind of machine with that we were not familiar.
A B C D
3. Radio stations at which broadcast only news first appeared in the 1970s.
A B C D
4. The song to that we listened last night was beautiful.
A B C D
5. The man with who I spoke in the meeting used to work here.
A B C D
6. He is moving to Lang Son city, that is in the north-east of Viet Nam.
A B C D
7. I thanked the man from that I got the letter.
A B C D
8. The waiter whom served us yesterday was polite and friendly.
A B C D
9. This class is only for people who first language is not Chinese.
A B C D
10. She asked me if I knew whom had got the job.
A B C D
Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first one
(using Relative Pronouns)
1) I live in the town. It is not far from the capital.
The town …………………………………………………………………………………
2) The man was a police officer. He phoned me yesterday.
The man …………………………………………………………………………………
3) The mountains were covered in snow. We saw them.
The mountains…………………………………………………………………………
4) Mr. Ba is over sixty. He is still very strong.
Mr. Ba ………………………………………………………………………………….
5) He pointed to the stairs. They led down to the cellar.
He pointed ……………………………………………………………………………..
6) The plane was twenty-five years old. It crashed.
The plane ………………………………………………………………………………
7) A woman was terribly upset. Her dog was run over.
The woman …………………………………………………………………………….
8) Some documents have been found. They were stolen from a car.
The documents …………………………………………………………………………
9) I can’t remember the name of the mailman. I met him last Monday.
I can’t ……………………………………………………………………………………
10) The bus runs every half an hour. It goes to the city centre.
The bus ………………………………………………………………………………….

Rewrite each of the following sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one
(using relative clauses after prepositions)
1. The people didn’t know French. He was speaking to these people.
The people …………………………………………………………………………………
2. Graham took me to his office. It was filled with books.
The office ………………………………………………………………………………………
3. This is the city. I was born in this city.
This is the city ……………………………………………………………………………….
4. The woman said the machine was very good. Jim bought the machine from her.
The woman ………………………………………………………………………………….
5. The chair is in bad shape. You are sitting on it.
The chair ………………….…………………………………………………………………
6. This is a photograph of my friends. We went on holiday with them.
This is ………………………………………………………………………………………
7. The pen is now carefully preserved. He wrote many great novels with this pen.
The pen………………………………………………………………………………………
8. That’s the girl. Fred and Tom were talking about her.
That’s..………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Last Sunday, I returned to my home village. I was born in that village.
Last Sunday, I ………………………………………………………………………………
10. He introduced me to his students. Most of them are from Europe.
He …………………………………………………………………………………………..

Complete each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. I want you to meet the woman who taught me how to drive. (Use reduced relative clause)
 I want you to meet the woman...................................................................................................
2. The cake which was made by my mother was very delicious. (Use reduced relative clause)
 The cake.......................................................................................................................................
3. This morning I received the letter which upset me a lot. (Use reduced relative clause)
 This morning I received the letter.............................................................................................
4. The last person to be interviewed yesterday was Jack.
 The last person wh......................................................................................................................
5. We have some picture books that children can read. (Use reduced relative clause)
 We have some ..............................................................................................................................
6. He was rude to me. He apologized for it.
 He apologized...............................................................................................................................
7. The train was full of passengers and goods. We traveled on it.
 The train we..................................................................................................................................
8. This is the book. I got this piece of information from it.
 This is the book I ..........................................................................................................................
9. Who was the boy? You were with him this morning.
 Who was the boy you .................................................................................................................?
10. The flat was very old. My family used to live in it.
 The flat my ...................................................................................................................................

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before
1. The film was interesting. I watched it on TV last night.
 The film I ........................................................................................................................................
2. The train was full of passengers and goods. We traveled on it.
 The train we ....................................................................................................................................
3. The man we are waiting for is the new manager.
 The man for......................................................................................................................................
4. This is the book. I got this piece of information from it.
 This is the book I.............................................................................................................................
5. He was the second man who was killed in this way. (reduce a relative pronoun)
 He was...............................................................................................................................................
6. The people who are waiting for bus in the rain are getting wet. (reduce a relative pronoun)
 The people ........................................................................................................................................
7. The children who attend that school receive a good education. (reduce a relative pronoun)
 The children......................................................................................................................................
8. I come from the city which is located in the southern part of the country. (reduce a relative pronoun)
 I come from.......................................................................................................................................
9. The fence which surrounds our house is made of wood. (reduce a relative pronoun)
 The fence...........................................................................................................................................
10. The fifth man who was interviewed was completely unsuitable. (reduce a relative pronoun)
 The fifth man.....................................................................................................................................

REDUCE RELATIVE CLAUSE