II Exercise (relative clauses) Exercise1 : Fill in the correct relative pronoun for each blank • • • • • • • • • • • • This is the bank _ was robbed yesterday A boy sister is in my class was in the bank at that time The man robbed the bank had two pistols He wore a mask _ made him look like Mickey Mouse The man I saw last week said something totally different The woman gave him the money was young The bag contained the money was yellow The people were in the bank were very frightened The man to he is talking is my neighbor 10 A woman daughter was crying tried to calm her 11 I didn’t find the money _ you said you’d left 12 We didn’t like the secetary _ the agency sent Ex : Join each pair of sentences using relative pronouns : • • • • • • • 1/ There’s the lady Her dog was killed - _ 2/ That’s the man He’s going to buy the company - _ 3/ He’s the person His car was stolen - _ 4/ She’s the new doctor.The doctor’s coming to the hospital next week • - _ • 5/ She’s the journalist Her article was on the front page of The Times Ex : Join each pair of sentences using relative pronouns : • 6/ They’re the people Their shop burned down last week • - • 7/ That’s the sales director He’s leaving in March • - • 8/ The machine was broken I hired it • _ • 9/ That’s the boy He’s just got a place at university • - • 10/ He is the one I met him yesterday • - Exercise : Reduce the following relative clauses, using To- infinitives: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • I have some letters that I must write ->………………………………………… We had a river in which we could swim ->………………………………………… I don’t have anyone that I can go with ->………………………………………… She didn’t have anyone to whom she could send cards ->………………………………………… There are two letters which must be written today ->…………………………………… Have you got a key which can unlock this door? ->…………………………………………… He doesn’t have anything that he can eat ->……………………………………………… Mary has a long letter which she must type right away ->……………………………………………… He gave me the magazine that I could read during the waiting time ->…………………………………………… Exercise : Reduce the following relative clauses, using To- infinitives: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 John was the last person who left the room ->……………………………………………… 11 I want to buy some postcards which I can send to my friends ->…………………………………………… 12 I don’t have anything new that I can tell you today ->……………………………………………… 13 He was the last man that was interviewed yesterday ->……………………………………………… 14 Here is a test that must be finished right now ->……………………………………………… 15 The man was the second person who was killed in this way ->……………………………………… 16 The place where we learn English well is the London School ->………………………………………… 17 How many pupils who were awarded are there in your class? ->……………………………………………… Ex 4: Reduce the following relative clauses, using Participle Phrases: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The man who teaches my son is my friend ->…………………………………………… The street which leads to the school is very wide ->………………………………………… My grandfather, who is old and sick, never goes out of the house ->…………………………………………… We are driving on the road which was built in 1980 ->…………………………………………… I saw many houses that were destroyed by the storm ->…………………………………………… The computers which are used here are very old ->…………………………………………… Trains which leave from this station take an hour to get to London ->…………………………………………… That is the news which surprised us most ->…………………………………………… • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • They’ve just delivered the goods that were ordered last week ->…………………………………………… 10 There are some children who are playing in the backyard of the house ->…………………………………………… 11 Do you know the woman who made a very interesting speech last night? ->…………………………………………… 12 The foreign language which is being taught in most schools is English ->…………………………………………… 13 Astronauts who are orbiting the earth in space capsules are weightless ->…………………………………………… 14 Customers who complain about the service should see the manager ->…………………………………………… 15 The book that is on the top of the shelf is the one that is very useful ->……………………………………… 16 The vegetables which are sold in this shop are grown without chemicals ->…………………………………………… Ex 5: Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Marie Curie, that discovered radium, was a French physicist A B C D On the way home, we saw a lot of men, women, and dogs which were playing in the park A B C D The man whom remained in the office was the Manager A B C D This novel, which written by a well known writer, should be read A B C D My friend George, that arrived late, was not permitted to enter the class A B C D Chemistry is one branch of science on that most of the industries depend A B C D 1975 is the year in when the revolution took place A B C D The hotel where we stay at last year was excellent A B C D At last they found the woman and her cat which were badly injured by the fire A B C D 10 New Year day is the day where all my family members gather and enjoy together A B C D 11 Alan said that it was her which had stolen his suitcase A B C D ... • 10/ He is the one I met him yesterday • - Exercise : Reduce the following relative clauses, using To- infinitives: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • I have... the magazine that I could read during the waiting time ->…………………………………………… Exercise : Reduce the following relative clauses, using To- infinitives: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 John was... where we learn English well is the London School ->………………………………………… 17 How many pupils who were awarded are there in your class? ->……………………………………………… Ex 4: Reduce the following relative clauses, using