EXTRA EXERCISES Chapter 29 X

1. Write sentences using the RELATIVE CLAUSES (WHO / WHICH / THAT / WHOSE / WHERE /
WHEN) to define the people (or professionals), time, animals, objects or places.
E.g.: The doctor is the person WHO cares for people’s health

a) Car
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b) Lion
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c) Teacher
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d) Restaurant
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e) Christmas
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f) Mother
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g) Elephant
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h) School
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i) Bottle
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j) Valentine’s Day
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2. Correct the sentences when necessary regarding their Relative Clauses.
E.g.: I live in a house where is very big.
I live in a house which is very big.

a) I bought a new dress that is very beautiful

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b) The company that she works is multinational.

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c) The girl who car is red is my sister.

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d) I have five dogs who are very friendly.

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e) That park is the place where I met my boyfriend.

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f) My friend whose girlfriend is a doctor is coming over.

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g) This is the house where my grandpa built.

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h) We had pizza for dinner last night, what I always love.

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3. Match the words from the American English column to their synonyms in the British English
column.

AMERICAN BRITISH
a) Résumé ( ) Crisps
b) Elevator ( ) Queue
c) Cookie ( ) Biscuit
d) Garbage ( ) Chips
e) Mailman ( ) Underground
f) Line ( ) Rubbish
g) Gas (gasoline) ( ) Trainers
h) Apartment ( ) Lift
i) Chips ( ) Flat
j) French Fries ( ) Pavement
k) Pants ( a ) CV
l) Sidewalk ( ) Trousers
m) Sneakers ( ) Postman
n) Subway ( ) Petrol

4. Look at the sentences below. They all have a meaning that can be completely altered if you
change the punctuation. Can you do it?
Extra Challenge: Explain the meaning of the sentences before and after you change its
punctuation.
E.g.: Angela said “Kevin is stupid”.
“Angela”, said Kevin, “is stupid”.
Explanation: In the first sentence Angela called Kevin stupid. While in the second sentence
Kevin was the one who called Angela stupid.

a) I’m sorry. You can’t come with us.

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Explanation:____________________________________________________________________________________
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b) That’s all. I’ve finished.
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Explanation:____________________________________________________________________________________
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c) Let’s eat Grandma!
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Explanation:____________________________________________________________________________________
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d) The American History teacher is very good.

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Explanation:____________________________________________________________________________________
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e) Rachel Ray finds inspiration in cooking her family and her dog .
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Explanation:____________________________________________________________________________________
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f) A sign says:
Private property. No swimming allowed.
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g) The doctor said Mrs. Bloom was a nice person.

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Explanation:____________________________________________________________________________________
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h) That’s a man eating chicken.

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Explanation:____________________________________________________________________________________
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5. Match the list of British idioms on the left to their meanings on the right. Then, write a
sentence using each one of the idioms.

a) An arm and a leg ( ) Someone very energetic or enthusiastic

b) Bob’s your uncle ( ) To over-do something
c) Bog-standard ( ) An expression often said to conclude a set of instructions
d) Botch job ( ) A mess or a fiasco
e) Chinwag ( ) To die
f) Dim ( ) To have the situation under control
g) Dog’s dinner ( ) A nice, pleasant chat with someone.
h) Full of beans ( ) To go to the toilet
i) On it like car bonnet ( ) Something done in a hurry and that will probably fall apart soon
j) Over-egg the pudding ( ) Someone who lacks common knowledge
k) To pop one’s clogs ( a ) Something extremely overpriced
l) To spend a penny ( ) Something ordinary

a) Her engagement ring must have cost an arm and a leg!

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c) ______________________________________________________________________________
d) ______________________________________________________________________________
e) ______________________________________________________________________________
f) _______________________________________________________________________________
g) ______________________________________________________________________________
h) ______________________________________________________________________________
i) _______________________________________________________________________________
j) _______________________________________________________________________________
k) ______________________________________________________________________________
l) _______________________________________________________________________________

EXTRA CHALLENGE

Look at the sentence below and correct its punctuation in order to give it meaning. You will
need to use one semicolon (;) two commas (,) and three sets of quotation marks (“”).

James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher

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EXTRA EXTRA CHALLENGE:

About the previous challenge, answer the following question: Whose answer did the teacher like
better? James’ or John’s?
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answer keys
1.
Answers may vary, but here are some suggestions:
a) The car WHICH runs with water is supposed to help
the environment.
b) The lion THAT escaped from the zoo is in Madagascar
now.
c) The teacher is the person WHO educates people.
d) A restaurant is WHERE people come to eat.
e) Christmas is WHEN every family is together.
f) Your mother is the only one WHO will love you no
matter what.
g) The elephant WHICH you saw is sick now.
h) The school THAT we visited is too expensive.
i) The bottle THAT we opened last night is empty.
j) Valentine’s Day is WHEN I like to take my wife to the
best restaurant in town.
2.
a) No mistakes
b) the company where she works is multinational.
c) the girl whose car is red is my sister.
d) I have five dogs that are very friendly
e) No mistakes
f) No mistakes
g) This is the house which/that/nothing my grandpa built
h) We had pizza for dinner last night, which I always love.
3.
I–F–C–J–N–D–M–B–H–L–A–K–E–G
4.
a) I’m sorry you can’t come with us.
Explanation: In the first sentence the speaker is telling
the listener that he/she is not allowed to come, even
though he/she feels sorry for that. In the second sentence
the listener can’t come for their own reasons, and the
speaker regrets it.
b) That’s all I’ve finished.
Explanation: In the first sentence the speaker has
finished all the work. In the second sentence he has
finished part of the work.
c) Let’s eat, Grandma!
Explanation: In the first sentence Grandma is the food. In
the second, grandma is being invited to eat something
else.
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d) The American history-teacher is very good.
Explanation: In the first sentence the teacher teaches
American History. In the second sentence, he is American
and teaches History.
a) Rachel Ray finds inspiration in cooking, her family, and
her dog.
Explanation: In the first sentence Rachel is a cannibal.
Her family and her dog are cooked by her. In the second
sentence she has her family, her dog and the habit of
cooking as sources from where she gets her inspiration.
b) Private property? No. Swimming allowed.
Explanation: In the first sentence the sign says it’s
forbidden to swim because it is a private property. In
the second, it is not a private property, so swimming is
allowed.
c) “The doctor”, said Mrs. Bloom, “was a nice person”.
Explanation: In the first sentence the doctor said that
Mrs Bloom was nice. In the second sentence, it was Mrs
Bloom who said that the doctor was nice.
h) That’s a man-eating chicken.
Explanation: In the first sentence there is a man eating
chicken. In the second sentence there is a chicken that
eats men.
5.
H–J–B–G–K–I–E–L–D–F–A–C
Sentences will vary.
EXTRA CHALLENGE
There are two possible answers:
1- James, while John had had “had had”, had had “had”;
“had had” had had a better effect on the teacher.
2 - James, while John had had “had”, had had “had had”;
“had had” had had a better effect on the teacher.
EXTRA EXTRA CHALLENGE
In the first case, the teacher liked John’s answer better,
while in the second James’ answer was the favorite.
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