Relative Clauses: Join the following sentences in two ways. 1/ I read a book. It was written by a friend of mine. 2/ A man got on the bus. He was carrying a lot of money in a box. 3/ In the street there were several people. They were waiting for the shop to open. 4/ Britain imports many cars. They were made in Japan. 5/ There are a lot of people in your office. They want to talk to you. 6/ The cowboy fell off his horse. He had been wounded by an arrow. 7/ Most of people recovered quickly. They were injured in the crash. 8/ John looked anxiously at his watch. He wished he hadn’t come to the party. 9/ The children were playing football in the schoolyard. They were my students. 10/ Vietnam exports a lot of rice. It is grown mainly in the south of the country. 11/ A girl answered the phone. She told me you were out. 12/ The chair was broken two days ago. The chair has now been repaired. 13/ I saw some people. Their car had broken down. 14/ I recently went back to my hometown. I was born there. 15/ The dam was holding back the water. Then it suddenly gave away. 16/ Some buildings were hit by bombs. They are still burning. 17/ Some people want to smoke. They have to leave the building. 18/ A plane crashed into the sea. It may have been a terrorist target. 19/ A shot was fired that day. It signaled the start of the America Revolution. 20/ The letter accused me of theft. It hadn’t been signed. 21/ Tourists take the train from London to Stratford. They have to change at Coventry. 22/ A scientist discovered the neutron. He was James Chadwick. 23/ People was walking across the bridge. They could fell it swaying. 24/ One man is tipped to become the new President. He is little known outside his own country. 25/ Toby is ill in hospital. I went to school with him. 26/ He is going to have an operation. It could save him. 27/ Toby’s parents both died a few years ago. He is the same age as me. 28/ I recently went back to the town. I was born there. 29/ The people moved a long time ago. They used to live next door. 30/ I met a girl. I used to go out with her. 31/ I found hard to believe the story. Mary told me. 32/ The doctor was very thorough. Ingrid went to see him. 33/ A girl is injured in the accident. She is now in hospital. 34/ A man answered the phone. He told me you were away. 35/ A waitress served us. She was very impolite and impatient. 36/ A building was destroyed in the fire. It has now been rebuilt. 37/ Some people were arrested. They have now been released. 38/ A bus goes to the airport. It runs every half an hour. 39/ I met Jane’s father. He works at the university. 40/ Peter is studying French and German. He has never been abroad. 41/ You’ve all met Michael Wood. He is visiting us for a couple of days. 42/ We are moving to Manchester. Manchester is in the north-west. 43/ I’ll be staying with Adrian. His brother is one of my closest friends. 44/ John is one of my oldest friends. He has just gone to live in Canada. 45/ The earth is a planet. It can support life. 46/ The book is about a girl. She runs away from home. 47/ A dictionary is a book. It gives you the meaning of words. 48/ The house has pulled down now. I lived as a child in it. 49/ Stop him. He is the man. He stole my wallet. 50/ Is that the button? You pressed it. 51/ The man said something totally different. I saw him last week. 52/ I talked to a woman. Her car had broken down on the way to the party. 53/ I met a lot of new people at the party. I can’t remember their names. 54/ There was a journalist there. Her work took her to lots of different countries. 55/ There is a tall am at the funeral. His wife could not come because she was ill. 56/ I was introduced to a man. I had seen his brother on television the evening before. 57/ The earth is a planet. It can support life. . 58/ John is one of my oldest friends. He has just gone to live in Canada. . 59/ The meeting was interesting. I went to it yesterday. B/ Reduce the following relative clauses, using participles and to-infinitive. 1/ The boy who is playing guitar is my brother. 2/ The ideas which are presented in that book are interesting. 3/ The last person who leaves the room must turn off the light. 4/ They work in a hospital which was sponsored by the government. 5/ He was the first person who see Mr. Smith 6/ Do you know the woman who is coming toward us? 7/ The flight which I wanted to travel on was fully booked. 8/ The man who spoke to John is my brother. 9/ The man who gave her the book is my father. 10/ This is the dog Which the boy hit in the garden. 11/ The couple who met me at the station took me out to dinner. 12/ We’re talking the train that leaves at 6.00. 13/ Have you seen the book that I left here on the desk? 14/ The bag which the robbers put the money in was found later. 15/ I really like the tea which you made me this morning. 16/ Last week I ran into an old friend whom I hadn’t seen for ages. 17/ My boss is the person whom I admire most 18/ The people who are waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet. 19/ I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country 20/ The children who attend that school receive a good education. I/ Put the verbs into the present simple. 1/ Diane (wash) ……………… her hair every other day or so. 2/ The sun (rise) ………………. In the east. 3/ The sun (go) ………………. Around the Earth. 4/ Rice (not/grow) …………………… in Britain. 5/ Bees (make) ……………… honey. 6/ Vegetarians (not/ eat) …………………. Meat. 7/ An atheist ( not/ believe) …………………… in God. 8/ An interpreter ( translate) …………………… from one language into another. 9/ A liar is someone who (not/ tell) ……………………… the truth. 10/ The River Amazon (flow) ………………… into the Atlantic Ocean. 11/ Jane (not/drink) ………………… tea very often. 12/ What time (the bank/close) …………………… in Britain? 13/ “Where (Martin/come) …………………… from?” – He’s Scottish. 14/ “What (you/do) …………………… ?” - “ I’m an electrical engineer” 15/ It (take) ………… me an hour to get to work. How long (it/take) ………………………… you? 16/ I (play) ………………… the piano but I (not/ play) …………………… very well. 17/ I don’t understand this sentence. What (this word/mean) ………………………. ? 18/ How often (you/play) …………………. tennis? 19/ (Your sister/ play) ………………………. tennis? 20/ Which newspaper (she/read) ……………………. ? 21/ What (your brother/ do) ……………………… ? 22/ How often ( he/go) ……………………… to the cinema? 23/ Where ( your mother/ live ) ………………………. ? 24/ Tom often ( do) ………………… morning exercise everyday. 25/ They ( watch) ………………….TV every morning. I/ Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct form 1/ Mrs. Tuyet (live) ……………………… in France last year. 2/ The telephone (ring) ………………………….twice, but no one answered it. 3/ The Wilsons (paint) ………………….their house white. 4/ The meeting (last) ………… about two hour. 5/ Mary (get)……………… up late yesterday morning. 6/ Sue could swim when she (be) ………………… 10 years old. 7/ Liz (work) ………………… hard but she can’t get good grades. 8/ Now Quan (be) ………… big, he (be)…………… a good boy. 9/ Mai’s father (smoke) ………………ten cigarettes a day. 10/ The museum (close)………………… at 5 o’clock every evening. 11/ In Britain the banks ( open)………………… at 9:30 in the morning. 12/ We usually (have) ………………… dinner at 7 o’clock. 13/ Miss Lien is a teacher. She (teach)…………………. mathematics to school children. 14/ Your job is very interesting. You (meet) ……………….a lot of people. 15/ I’m looking forward to (see) …………………… you at Christmas. . Relative Clauses: Join the following sentences in two ways. 1/ I read a book. It was. B/ Reduce the following relative clauses, using participles and to-infinitive. 1/ The boy who is playing guitar