8 People and places

8 Who’s known for…?

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Celebrities are
Celebrities are often
often well-known
well-known forfor personal
personal qualities.
qualities. With
With aa partner,
partner, make
make aa list
list
of people
of people who
who are
are known
known for
for the
the qualities
qualities below.
below. Share
Share your
your list
list with
with the
the class.
class.

a sense of humor

being generous

being rude

helping the world

inspiring people
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1. I met a woman whose dog can count to ten. Examples
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2. My friend’s dog, which is really noisy, ran away. Participles

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3. Who is the actor who starred in the movie last night?
4. My friend, who’s really funny, told me a great joke.
5. Korea’s the place where I first fell in love.
6. The TV show, which was really popular last year, just came out on DVD.
7. She said that a singer is what she always wanted to be.
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Rewrite the sentences using relative clauses. Possible answers are given.
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1. Did you like the chocolate cake? Participles

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• Did you like the chocolate cake that you bought yesterday? Examples
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2. Who was she?
• Who was the girl that you were with last night?
3. Where did the motorcycle go?
• Where did the motorcycle that was making the noise go?
4. It’s the blue house.
• It’s the blue house which is on the corner.
5. We don’t know her.
• We don’t know where the girl you were talking with went.
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1. Science is really interesting. Examples
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2. Crying babies drive me crazy. Participles

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3. She’s interested in knowing more.
4. It’s covered with fallen leaves.
5. The guy driving the car is my boyfriend.
6. The student sleeping over there is usually a good student.
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1. We stayed out all night, which wasn’t a smart thing to do. Participles
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2. They went to Russia, which was a good idea. Examples

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3. I ate it all, which was not what I intended.

4. She called me again, which was a surprise.
5. I stubbed my toe, which really hurt.
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Add comments with which to the sentences below. Sample answers are given.
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I got a new job, which is lucky because I have no more money. Participles
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She comes from Peru, which is a really nice country.

He bought a car, which means he won’t catch the bus anymore.

We promised we’d go, which was maybe not a good idea.

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There are times in our lives when things were much better, or worse, than we
expected. Compare your extreme experiences with your class.

Most delicious food

Most disgusting food

Most difficult walk/hike

Stupidest thing purchased

Biggest surprise