REDUCED RELATIVE CLAUSES

EXERCISE 1: Reduce these sentences using Ving_Vpp or to V

1. Neil Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon
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2. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country .
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3. The children who attend that school receive a good education .
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3. The scientists who are researching the causes of cancer are making progress .
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5. They live in a house that was built in 1980 .
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4. We have an apartment which overlooks the park .
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7. Yuri Gagarin became the first man who flied into space .
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5. We stood on the bridge which connects the two halves of the building
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9. I come from a city which is located in the southern part of the country.
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6. The vegetables which are sold in this supermarket are grown without chemicals.
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11. Do you know the woman who is coming toward us ?
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7. The people who was waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet .
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13. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country
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8. They live in a house that was built in 1890.
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15. He was the first man who left the burning building .
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9. The couple who live in the house next door are both college professors
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17. The people who are waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet .
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10. The students who did not come to the class yesterday explain their absence to the teacher .
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19. Did you get the message which concerned the special meeting ?
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11. Lan is the second student who entered the classroom this morning .
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EXERCISE 2: Choose the correct answer.
1. The skirt ________ by my sister is beautiful.

A. buying B. to buy C. bought

2. The boy __________ basketball over there is my brother.

A. playing B. played C. to play

3. I want to buy things _________ in Vietnam.

A. making B. made C. to make

4. I made these cup cakes for kids __________.

A. eating B. ate C. to eat

5. People _who have_______ a VIP accountcan have 15% discount.

A. having B. had C. to have

6. He was the first man_________ to attend this important meeting.

A. inviting B. invited C. to invite

7. He was the second man ____________ on the way back home.

A. followed B. was followed C. to be followed

8. He was the only student to ____________ there at the time.

A. have been living B. live C. living

9. The books ____________ by William Shakespeare are interesting.

A. writes B. writing C. written

10. Peter is the youngest person to ____________ part in the race.

A. take B. taken C. takes

EXERCISE 3: Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.
1. He was the first man_________ into the moon.

A. to fly B. flew C. has been flew D. fly

2. He was the third man ____________ in this way.

A. killing B. was killed C. to have been killed D. to be killed

3. He was the only boy ____________ in Da Nang city at the time.

A. have been living B. to live C. have lived D.

living
4. The plays ____________ by William Shakespeare are very interesting.

A. writes B. writing C. written D. wrote

5. Peter is the oldest person to ____________ part in the marathon race.

A. take B. taken C. takes D. taking

6. The conference ____________ by non-governmental organizations was about global
warming.

A. plans B. planning C. planned D. is

planning
7. The old lady ____________ in the bus stop expected to make a phone call.

A. waiting B. was waiting C. had been waiting D. waited

8. We stood on the small bridge ____________ the two small towns of the Viet Nam.

A. connected B. was connecting C. connecting D. connects

9. Henry is the most good-looking boy ____________ to this school festival.

A. to come B. coming C. has come D. comes

10. I am writing in connection with the educational volunteer opportunities ____ on 26
March.

A. appeared B. which appearing C. to appear D.

appearing