relative clause

Combine the following pairs or groups of sentences by means of relative pronouns: 1.. You sent me a present.[r]

Combine the following pairs or groups of sentences by means of relative pronouns: You sent me a present Thank you very much for it

_ The bed has no mattress I slept on this bed

I am looking after some children They are terribly spoilt

_ Romeo and Juliet were lovers Their parents hated each other

There wasn’t any directory in the telephone box I was phoning from that box

I was sitting in a chair It suddenly collapsed

The chair The car crashed into a queue of people Four of them were killed

The Smiths were given rooms in the hotel Their house had been destroyed in the explosion I saw several houses Most of them were quite unsuitable

10 He wanted to come at a.m This didn’t suit me at all

11 This is a story of a group of boys Their plane crashed on an uninhabited island

12 He expected me to pay $2 for 12 eggs Four of the eggs were broken

_ 13 She climbed to the top of the Monument to see the wonderful view.She has been told about this 14 She refuses to use machines This makes her work more arduous

15 I went to Munich I had always wanted to visit Munich

16 The report took three hours It should have taken an hour and a half

17 Mary said that there should be a notice up warning people Mary’s children couldn’t swim _ 18 Tom’s leg is still in bandages He will have to watch the match from the stand

19 The bar was so noisy that I couldn’t hear the person at the other end of the line I was phoning there

20 She said that the men were thieves This turned out to be true

Fill in the gap with which or what:

1 He didn’t believed I said _ annoyed me very much In detective stories the muderer is always caught doesn’t happen in real life He wasn’r surprised at he saw because I told him _ to expect In hospitals they wake patients at 6a.m is much too early

5 There was no directory in the first telephone box _ meant that I had to go to another one

6 I did _ I could wasn’t much

7 The clock struck thirteen made everyone laugh I am sure that you said is true

9 We travelled second class _ is cheaper than first class but more crowded 10 He didn’t know the language _ made it difficult for him to get a job 11 People whose names begin with A always get taken first is most unfair 12 He played the violin all night _ annoyed the neighbours

13 When the mechanic opened the bonnet he saw at once was wrong with the car 14 I didn’t buy anything because I didn’t see I wanted

15 They sang as they marched helped them forget how tired they were

16 I saw a coat marked down to $10 was just I was prepared to pay 17 He was very rude to the custom officer _ of course made things worse

18 Show me you have got in your hand 19 The frogs croaked all night kept us awake

20 I don’t know delayed the train, but it went much slower than usual _ made me late for the appointment

Fill in the gap with however, whenever, whatever, wherever, whichever or whoever: you do, don’t mention my name

2 He lived in Wick, that is

3 You’ll never escape He’ll find you, you find yourself of you broke this window will have to pay for it

5 broke this window will have to pay for it

6 The lift works perfectly for Tom, but _ I used it, the doors stick

7 I’d rather have a room of my own, small, than share with someone _ told you I’d lend you $1500 was pulling your leg

9 Shall I type it or send it like this?- _ you like

10.You’re wanted on the phone!- I can’t come now Ask it is to leave his number and I’ll ring him back in half an hour

11 rich you are you can’t buy happiness 12 it rains, my roof leaks

13 We each draw a card and _ of us has the lowest card does the washing up 14 We must finish it tonight, _ long it takes us

Change the relative clauses into phrases:

1 Dr Stanton, who is the president of the university, will give a speech at the commencement ceremonies

_ Did you get the message which concerned the special meeting?

_ Be sure to follow the instructions that are given at the top of the page

The rules that allow public access to wilderness areas need to be reconsidered

The experiment which was conducted at the University of Chicago was successful

Kuala Lumpur, which is the capital city of Malaysia, is a major trade center in Southeast Asia The fence which surrounds our house is made of wood

_ The people who are waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet

_ The childrren who attend that school receive a good education

_ 10 They live in a house that was built in 1990

_ 11 We had a river in which we could swim

12 The last person who leaves the room must turn off the lights

_ 13 I have some letters that I must write

14 My brother was the only one who realized the danger

15 The Queen Elizabeth is the largest ship that has been built on the Clyde

16 I don’t want to go alone and I haven’t got anyone that I can go with

_ 17 I don’t like him playing in the streets; I wish we had a garden that he could play in _ 18 We had to eat standing up because we hadn’t got anything that we could sit on, and the grass was too wet

_ _ 19 She said that she wasn’t going to buy any cards; she hadn’t got anyone to whom she could send cards

20 I don’t much care for cooking for myself; if I had a family that I had to cook for I’d be more interested

Rewrite the following sentences by changing phrases into relative clauses: The fifthman to be interviewed was entirely unsuitable

He simply loves parties He is always the first to come and the last to go

The pilot was the only man to survive the crash

My files are all over the place I wish I had a box to keep them in

The child is lonely He would be happier if he had someone to play with

Here are some accounts for you to check

_ We will always remember the house to live in

_ We have an apartment overloking the park

Do you know the woman coming toward us?

10 Any student not wanting to go on the trip should inforn the office

_ 11 Mercury, the nearest planet to the sun, is also the smallest of the nine planets orbiting the sun 12 He read The Old Man and the Sea, a novel written by Ernest Hemingway

13 The sunlight coming through the window wakes me up early every morning

_ 14 Corn was one of the argicultural products introduced to the Europeans settlers by the Indians 15 Nero, Emperor of Rome from 54 to 68 AD, is believed to have murdered both his mther and his wife

16 Many of the students hoping to enter the university will be disappointed because only one-tenth of those applying for admissin will be accepted

_ 17 The photographs published in the newspaper were extraordinary

_ 18 The scientists researching the causes of cancer are making progress

19 Two-thirds of those arrested for car thelf are under twenty years of age

20 Louisville, the largest city in Kentucky, was founded in 1778