64712 relative clauses worksheet

1 Join each pair of sentences with a Defining relative clause Omit the pronoun where possible Combine the two sentences into one a) The plane was twenty-five years old It crashed a) Last week I bought a book It’s a best seller  The plane …………………twenty-five years old b) This is the book I found the information in it b) One day Tessa was ill in bed Martin rang c) We like people Well, only if they are honest  The day ………………………… Ill in bed d) I didn’t recognize the girl I talked to her c) Our offices are in Queen Street They are new e) She hasn’t given me back the money She borrowed it from me last month  Our ………………………… In Queen Street d) Some documents have been found They were stolen from a car  The documents …………………… Found f) Have you seen the glasses? They were on the top shelf Join each pair of sentences using non-defining relative clauses a) Fur coats are very popular among wealthy women They produce indignation among animal lovers b) My English friends live in Birmingham They are members of Greenpeace c) Henry is very fond of pets He’s got two dogs, a cat, a tortoise and three budgies d) My brother studied biology He works in a laboratory e) Westminster Abbey is closed to the Houses of Parliament It is one of the most famous churches in Britain f) Fiesta was written by Ernest Hemingway It is also called The Sun Also Rise Complete these sentences with your own words a) James has a close friend who…………… b) This is the machine which……………… c) Is this the man whose …………………… d) Barcelona was the city where …………… e) I’ll never forget the day when …………… f) Anybody that ………………………………… Read the information and complete sentences Use commas where necessary the a) There’s a woman living next door She’s a doctor  The woman ……………………………… b) I’ve got a brother called Jim He lives in London He’s a doctor  My brother Jim ………………………… c) There was a strike at the car factory It lasted ten days It is now over  The strike at the car factory ………… d) A job was advertised A lot of people applied for it Few of them had the necessary qualifications  Few of ………………………………………… Write sentences with all of / most of (etc.) + whom / which a) Mary has three brothers (All of her brothers are married) …………………………………… b) We were given a lot of information (Most of the information was useless.)  We were given ………………………… c) There were a lot of people at the party (I had met only a few of these people before)  ……………………………………………