by Doan Manh Hieu doanmanh.hieu@yahoo.com Exercises on relative clauses I- Fill in the blanks with relative pronouns/ adverbs.. The house ______ walls and roof are made of glass is a gr
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Exercises on relative clauses I- Fill in the blanks with relative pronouns/ adverbs Put commas when they are needed:
1 Alexander Flemming _ discovered penicillin received the Nobel Prize in
1945
2 The book I need can’t be found in the library
3 Here is the beach is the safest for swimmers
4 Do you know the American woman name is Margaret Mitchell?
5 Jim I have known for ten years is one of my closest friends
6 John found a cat leg was broken
7 Don’t sit on the chair is broken
8 This tree branches are dry should be cut down
9 The child smiled at the woman he didn’t know
10 That woman name I don’t remember is a doctor
11 Children enjoy reading the books have colored pictures
12 I met someone said he knew you
13 The noise he made woke everybody up
14 The film is about a spy wife betrays him
15 Those girl serve in the restaurant are the owner’s daughters
16 The house walls and roof are made of glass is a green house
17 Rod Lee sister I know is a film actor
18 Mr Bake will buy the house is opposite to my house
19 You have to take care of the books you borrowed from the library
20 Karl Marx theories have changed the world’s history is the German
Philosopher
21 Let me see all the letters _ you have written
22 Is there anyone can help me do this?
23 Mr Brown is only 34 is the director of this company
24 The chief of police, work is very important, takes care of the public safety
25 I know a place roses grow in abundance
26 The teacher with we studied last year no longer teaches in our school
27 They showed me the hospital buildings had been destroyed by bombings
28 We saw many soldiers and tanks were moving to the front
29 We must find a time we can meet and a place we can talk
30 The decision was postponed, was exactly what he wanted
II- Use a relative pronoun/ adverb to combine each pair of the sentences below
1 You sent me a present Thank you very much for it
2 Romeo and Juliet were lovers Their parents hated each other
3 This is Mrs Jones Her son won the championship last year
4 This is the house We often stay in this house in the summer
5 That was the time He managed the enterprise at that time
6 I was sitting in a chair It suddenly collapsed
7 This is the story of a man His wife suddenly loses her memory
8 Charlie Chaplin died in 1977 His films amused millions of people in the world
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9 Please post these letters I wrote them this morning
10 The building is the church Its tower can be seen from afar
11 I’ll show you the second-hand bookshop You can find valuable books in this shop
12 The police want to know the hotel Mr Bush stayed at this hotel two weeks ago
13 The reasons are basic grammatical ones I’m scolded by the teacher fro these reasons
14 I have not decided the day I’ll go to London on that day
15 The airport is the most modern one We are going to arrive at this airport
16 She doesn’t want to speak to the cause She divorced her husband for this cause
17 He doesn’t want to sell the house He was born in this house
18 The teacher is Mr Pike We studied with him last year
19 The problem has been discussed in class We are very interested in it
20 Many diseases are no longer dangerous People died of them years ago
21 Do you see my pen? I have just written the lesson with it
22 I like standing at the windows I can see the park from this window
23 The boy is my cousin You made fun of him
24 This is rare opportunity You should take advantage of it to get a better job
25 This matter is of great importance You should pay attention
III- Multiple choice:
1 It was the boy broke the window
A which B who C whom D whose
2 The new camera I bought on the internet last week is broken
A whom B which C for which D at which
3 We met Mary’s father,
A who teaches us English B whom teaches us English
C whose teaches us English D that teaches us English
4 Peter is the one we miss most
A who B which C whose D that
5 The teacher _ is very kind to everyone
A to whom I talked yesterday B who I talked yesterday
C to that I talked yesterday D that I talked yesterday
6 Do you know the person this book was written?
A by whom B who C whom D which
7 It was in 1990 I met my husband
A which B when C who D that
8 The Island was extremely beautiful
A which we visited it B in which we visited C where I visited
D we visited
9 Is Dr Brown the person you wish to speak to?
A with whom B no relative pronoun C to that D to whom
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10 The children, parents work late, are taken home by bus
A that B whom C whose D their
11 She doesn't understand I am saying
A what B that C whose D where
12.The place we spent our holiday was really beautiful
A what B who C where D which
13 My uncle _ you met yesterday is a lawyer
A what B whose C whom D which
14 Dien Bien Phu is the place _ our army won a resounding victory in 1954
A what B that C which D where
15 Dr Sales is the person _
A whom I don't have much confidence in him B I don't have much
confidence
C in that I don't have much confidence D in whom I don't have much confidence
16 Further improvements continued, particularly in America, most of the world’s films were produced
A where B which C when D who
17 Alexander Fleming, , received the Nobel Prize in 1945
A that discovered penicillin B who discovered penicillin
C which discovered penicillin D he discovered penicillin
18 The boy eyes are brown is my friend
A who B whom C which D whose
19 He arrived late, was annoying
A it B that C what D which
20 In our school library, there are several large tables _ we can sit to read books
A where B that C when
D which