RELATIVE CLAUSES

A- Complete with a relative pronoun.

Omit the pronoun whenever possible.
1. I met a British boy _____________ can speak
Portuguese very well.
2. That’s the man _____________ car was stolen.
3. I met a girl _____________ knows you.
4. They live in a country _____________ Prime
Minister is a woman.
5. I work in a company _____________ sells
things on the Internet.
6. That’s the film _____________ I saw on TV last Saturday.
7. She saw the boy _____________ lives next door.
8. I like people _____________ are nice.
9. She likes films _____________ make her laugh.
10. The students like books _____________ are easy to read.
11. I like discos _____________ close late.
12. This is the reason _____________ I didn’t reply to your e-mail.

B- Make one sentence from two to form defining and non-defining

relative clauses. Omit the pronoun whenever is possible.
1. The train goes to Manchester. It leaves at midday.

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2. They live in a flat. It’s got big windows.

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3. He’s an electrician. His wife works in an office.

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4. Show me that book. You bought it yesterday.

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5. A boy answered the phone. He told me you were at school.

The boy _______________________________________________________

6. I have a friend. He’s a good technician.

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7. My brother is twenty. He’s studying in England.

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8. This is the girl. She had the best mark in the test.

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9. What’s the name of the river? It flows through London.

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10. A coffee maker is a machine. It makes coffee.

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11. A girl phoned. She didn’t leave a message.

The girl _______________________________________________________

12. I know a boy. His father is an accountant.

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13. I wanted to see the woman. She was away on holiday.

The woman_____________________________________________________

14. I slept in a bed last night. It wasn’t very comfortable.

The bed _______________________________________________________

15. Are these the magazines? Were you looking for them?

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16. What’s the name of that restaurant? You told me about a restaurant.

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17. Who was that boy? I saw you with a boy.

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18. English is a subject. I’ve always been good at it.

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19. That is the cottage. We stayed there last summer holiday.

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20. Jane failed the exam. This made her parents very angry.

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 21. I had been waiting for hours. This was very boring.

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22. The cinema was almost empty yesterday. It holds more than a hundred people.

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23. Mary retired last month. She worked as a secretary for more than thirty years.

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24. Paul is a very good driver. His car was stolen yesterday.

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C- Make one sentence from two to form a participle clause.

1. The bus broke down. It was taking us to the railway station.

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2. Many people were waiting for the Prime Minister. They had been there for hours.

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3. The factory workers are worried about unemployment. They are doing training
courses.

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4. I was woken up by the alarm clock. It was ringing.

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5. The goods are made in this factory. They are exported.

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6. There was a black car. It was parked opposite the café.

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 Answer key

1. who
2. whose
3. who
4. whose
5. which
6. –
7. who
8. who
9. which / that
10. which / that
11. that/which
12. –

1. The train that goes to Manchester leaves at midday.

2. They live in a flat that has got big windows.
3. He’s the electrician whose wife works in an office.
4. Show the book you bought yesterday.
5. The boy who answered the phone told me you were at school.
6. I have a friend who’s a good technician.
7. My brother, who is studying in Britain, is twenty.
8. This is the girl who had the best mark in the test.
9. What’s the name of the river that flows through London?
10. A coffee maker is a machine that makes coffee.
11. The girl who phoned didn’t leave a message.
12. I know the boy whose father is an accountant.
13. The woman I wanted to see was away on holiday.
14. The bed I slept in last night wasn’t very comfortable.
15. Are these the magazines you were looking for?
16. What’s the name of that restaurant you told me about?
17. Who was that boy I saw you with?
18. English is a subject I’ve always been good at.
19. That is the cottage where we stayed last summer holiday.
20. Jane failed the exam, which made her parents very hungry.
21. I had been waiting for hours, which was very boring.
22. The cinema, which holds more than a hundred people, was almost empty yesterday.
23. Mary, who worked as a secretary for more than thirty years, retired last month.
24. Paul, whose car was stolen yesterday, is a very good driver.
C

1. The bus taking us to the railway station broke down.

2. The people waiting for the Prime Minister had been there for hours.
3. The factory workers worried about unemployment are doing training courses.
4. I was woken up by the alarm clock ringing.
5. The goods made in this factory are exported.
6. There was a black car parked opposite the café.