1 Fill the gaps with the proper relative pronoun/adverb.

1. This is the boy w ho/ that found your keys. 2. This is the key w hich/ that opens the cellar. 3. I dont know the man w ho/ that is standing over there. 4. I saw the bike w hich/ that/ he got on his birthday. 5. That's the woman w hose dog won the contest. 6. I'm not the person w ho/ w hom / that/ the letter is addressed to. 7. This is the writer about w hom I told you. 8. Everything that/ I said made him laugh. 9. It's the book in w hich the main character dies. 10. It's the best book that/ I've ever read. 11. This is the pullover w hich/ that/ I bought in the sales. 12. I remember the girls w ho/ w hom / that/ I went to school with. 13. She never thanked the present w hich/ that/ I gave to her. 14. This is the man w hose car was stolen yesterday. 15. The house in w hich James Joyce died is open to the public. 16. I will never forget the day w hen we got married. 17. I like the house w hose windows are full of geraniums. 18. I dont know the reason for w hich he left Sarah. 19. We want to visit the garden w here you can see very many types of daffodils. 20. She loves the dog w hich/ that/ she found on the river bank.

3 Make one sentence out of the two

using a relative pronoun. I met a friend. Her husband is a lawyer. They bought an LCD TV. It was really expensive.

I m et a friend w hose husband is a law yer. They bought an LCD TV, w hich w as very expensive. This is the cottage w here/ in w hich m y grandparents spent their life.

This is the cottage. My grandparents spent their life here.

I broke the vase. You put it on the shelf yesterday. This is the book. Linda spoke about it.

I broke the vase w hich/ that/ you put on the shelf yesterday. This is the book w hich/ that/ Linda spoke about. This is the book about w hich Linda spoke. I need the w ooden spoon w hich/ that/ I put on the counter.

I need the wooden spoon. I put it on the counter.

w hat .

Rewrite the sentences using

1. We never understand anything that she says. 2. Do anything that you like.

W e never understand w hat she says. Do w hat you like.

Decide whether the sentence is defining or non-defining; put commas where necessary. The Danube, which is a beautiful river, flows through Hungary. non-defining Uncle Tom, who is a great traveller, went to Scotland yesterday. non-defining The river which flows through the village is called the Dart. defining Dublin, which is a lovely city, offers a lot to see and do to its visitors. non-defining The boy who won the competition loves travelling. The village whose cottages date back to the 19th century won the competition. defining

3. She always gets everything that she longs for. 4. Do you believe everything that you hear on the grapevine?

She alw ays gets w hat she longs for. Do you believe w hat you hear on the grapevine? Dan believed w hat Dora said.

5. Dan believed all the things that Dora said. 6. Everything that happened was his fault.

defining

W hat happened w as his fault.