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WAY TO ENGLISH 3

RELATIVE CLAUSES

Choose the correct relative pronoun (who, which, whose). 1. This is the bank 2. A boy

was robbed yesterday.

sister is in my class was in the bank at that time.

3. The man

robbed the bank had two pistols.

4. He wore a mask

made him look like Mickey Mouse.

5. He came with a friend 6. The woman

gave him the money was young.

7. The bag

contained the money was yellow.

8. The people 9. A man 10.

waited outside in the car.

were in the bank were very frightened. mobile was ringing did not know what to do.

A woman

11. The car

daughter was crying tried to calm her. the bank robbers escaped in was orange.

12.

The robber

mask was obviously too big didn't drive.

13.

The man

14.

He didn't wait at the traffic lights

drove the car was nervous.

15. A police officer arrested them.

were red.

car was parked at the next corner stopped and

Subject Pronouns or Object Pronouns? 1. Do you know the girl who I danced with? 2. Do you know the girl who danced with me? 3. The apples that are lying on the table are bad. 4. The apples that we bought in the shop are bad. 5. We will stay at a hotel which is not far from the beach. 6. We will stay at a hotel which my friend has recommended to us. 7. That is a museum which I like very much. 8. That is a museum which lies in the heart of the town. 9. This is the man who Barbara visited in Scotland. 10. This is the man who lives in Scotland.

Relative Adverbs Choose the correct relative adverb. 1. This is the station

Emily met James.

2. July and August are the months 3. Do you know the reason 4. This is the church

most people go on holiday. so many people in the world learn English?

Sue and Peter got married.

5. Edinburgh is the town

Alexander Graham Bell was born.

6. 25 December is the day presents.

children in Great Britain get their Christmas

7. A famine was the reason in the 19th century.

so many Irish people emigrated to the USA

8. A greengrocer's is a shop 9. The day 10.

you can buy vegetables.

I arrived was very nice.

A horror film was the reason

I couldn't sleep last night.

Relative Clauses - Formation Complete the sentences using relative clauses. Use who and which. 1. A Scot is a person (live in Scotland)

w ho lives i

2. Nessie is a monster (live in Loch Ness) 3. A fridge is a thing (keep food cool) 4. A DJ is someone (play music in a disco) 5. A bee is an insect (make honey) 6. A lemon is a fruit (be yellow and sour) 7. A watch is a thing (tell the time) 8. A ferry is a ship (carry people across the water) 9. A shop assistant is someone (work in a shop) 10.

A key is a thing (can open and lock doors)

Write relative clauses without using the relative pronoun. 1. I gave you a book. It had many pictures. → The book

I gave you

2. I am reading a book at the moment. It is very interesting. → The book 3. You live in a town. The town is very old. → The town 4. The sweets are delicious. I bought them yesterday. → The sweets 5. The football match was very exciting. My friend played in it. → The football match 6. The letter hasn't arrived yet. I posted it three days ago. → The letter 7. He lives in a house. The house is not very big. → The house 8. They are playing a song on the radio. Do you like it? → Do you like 9. Jane wore a beautiful shirt yesterday. Did you see it? → Did you see 10. Sue is going out with a boy. I don't like him. → I don't like Choose the correct definition. 1. A library is

a person w ho steals purses from pockets and bags

2. A butterfly is 3. A waiter is 4. A night is

the time of a day w hen it is dark outside.

a book w here you can look up w ords in another language. a person w ho builds houses.

5. A bricklayer is

a w ord w hich has the same meaning as another w ord.

6. A dictionary is

a person w ho builds houses.

7. A pickpocket is

a man w ho serves drinks and food in a restaurant.

8. A carnivore is 9. A synonym is

an insect w hich has colourful w ings.

an animal w hich lives on meat.

Non-Defining Relative Clauses Combine the sentences using relative clauses. Note that all relative clauses are non-defining. 1. Samuel Johnson was the son of a bookseller. Samuel Johnson was born in 1709. Samuel Johnson 2. In 1728, he went to Oxford. He studied at Pembroke College in Oxford. In 1728, he went 3. Johnson had to leave Oxford without a degree. He was too poor to pay the fees. Johnson 4. In 1737, Johnson moved to London. There he wrote poetry, essays and biographies. In 1737, Johnson 5. In 1746, Johnson started to write his dictionary. It took him nine years to complete. In 1746, Johnson started 6. His home at that time was in 17 Gough Square in London. It is a museum now. 17 Gough Square in London 7. In this house, his wife died in 1752. Her name was Elizabeth Porter. In this house his wife 8. In 1755, the work was published. It was called A Dictionary of the English Language. In 1755, the work 9. Samuel Johnson died in 1784. He is buried in Westminster Abbey. Samuel Johnson

Combine the sentences using a relative clause. Use relatvie pronouns only where necessary. Note that you have to use commas in some of the sentences. A holiday in Scotland 1. We spent our holiday in Scotland last year. Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. Last year we

spent our

2. People live in Scotland. They are called Scots. The people 3. We first went to Edinburgh. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland. We first 4. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh. He wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories. Arthur Conan Doyle 5. Then we visited a lake. It is in the Highlands. The lake 6. Loch Ness is 37 km long. People know it for its friendly monster. Loch Ness 7. There we met an old man. He told us that he had seen Nessie. An old man 8. We then travelled to a mountain. The mountain is near the town of Fort William. We then 9. The mountain is the highest mountain in Great Britain. It is called Ben Nevis. The mountain 10. I sent you a postcard. It was written on the summit of Ben Nevis. The postcard

Test Complete the definitions. 1. A banana 2. A hat 3. A pony 4. A dentist 5. A bus Decide whether the relative pronoun is correct or not. 1. The postman which works in this village is very old. correct not correct 2. The egg which is in the nest is brown. correct not correct 3. Where is the bed who was in the attic? correct not correct 4. The bottles that are lying on the floor are green. correct not correct 5. The cowboy who is wearing the red shirt is very funny. correct not correct Complete the sentences with relative clauses in simple present. Use who or which. 1. This is the man (work at the station) 2. The tree (grow in the garden) 3. The man (go jogging) 4. The elephants (live in Africa)

. is an apple tree.

every Friday is my neighbour. have big ears.

5. Turn left at the yellow house (be opposite)

the petrol station.

Test Choose the correct relative pronoun. 1. This is the man

built our house.

2. There is the bridge

we have to cross.

3. The girl

lives next door is very nice.

4. The bus

takes you to the station should be here any minute.

5. This is the dog

barks every night.

Decide whether the relative pronoun is necessary or not. 1. This is the ring that I found yesterday. relative pronoun is necessary relative pronoun is not necessary 2. Do you know the man that is speaking with Anne? relative pronoun is necessary relative pronoun is not necessary 1. I still have the book that you gave me. relative pronoun is necessary relative pronoun is not necessary 2. Is this the woman that lost her purse? relative pronoun is necessary relative pronoun is not necessary 3. Is this the key that we were looking for? relative pronoun is necessary relative pronoun is not necessary Complete the sentences with relative clauses. Use who or which. 1. A Dutch is a person (live in the Netherlands) 2. A giant is someone (be very tall) 3. An alarm clock is a clock (wake you up in the morning) 4. A ladybird is a red beetle (have black spots on its back)

5. A waitress is a woman (serve food and drinks in a restaurant) Combine the sentences using a relative clauses without a relative pronouns (Contact Clauses). 1. I watched a film last night. The film was interesting. The film 2. Carly helps a man. The man is my teacher. The man 3. We ate chicken at the restaurant. It was delicious. The chicken 4. The boy is very nice. I know him from school. The boy 5. The shoes are too big. My grandma bought them for me. The shoes Choose the correct relative pronoun or relative adverb. 1. A castle is a place

a king or queen lives.

2. An actress is a woman 3. This is the girl

plays in films or theatre plays. mother is from Canada.

4. This is the time of the year 5. The flowers

many people suffer from hayfever.

grow in the garden are beautiful.

Decide whether the relative pronoun is necessary or not. 1. This is the picture that Jane painted. 2. Do you know the man who is speaking on the phone? 3. We ate the sweets which my mother had bought. Is this the boy who plays the piano?

Complete the sentences using a relative clause. 1. Catherine and Sue are two girls (like dancing) 2. My mobile phone is something (be very important to me) 3. Antony is a friend of mine (live in Boston) 4. West Side Story is a musical (be very famous)

5. An airport is a place (planes land) Combine the sentences using relative clauses without relative pronouns (contact clauses). 1. We bought a car last week. The car is blue. The car 2. The girl is a singer. We met her at the party. The girl 3. The bananas are on the table. George bought them. The bananas 4. We watched a film last night. It was really scary. The film 5. I have to learn new words. They are very difficult. The new words Choose the correct relative pronoun or relative adverb. 1. The woman

is sitting at the desk is Mr Winter's secretary.

2. I cannot remember the reason 3. Jane,

he wanted us to leave.

mother is a physician, is very good at biology.

4. She didn’t see the snake 5. Do you know the shop

was lying on the ground. Andrew picked me up?

Combine the sentences with relative clauses. (Decide whether to use commas or not.) 1. A monk is a man. The man has devoted his life to God. A monk 2. I have one black cat. His name is Blacky. I have 3. A herbivore is an animal. The animal feeds upon vegetation. A herbivore 1. Carol plays the piano brilliantly. She is only 9 years old. Carol

2. Sydney is the largest Australian city. It is not the capital of Australia. Sydney Combine the sentences with contact clauses. 1. We ordered a book. It was very expensive. 2. You are sitting on a bench. The paint on the bench is still wet. 3. The photographer could not develop the pictures. I had taken them in Australia. 4. One of the bins smells awful. You haven’t emptied the bin for 3 weeks. 5. They are singing a song. I don’t know the song. Combine the sentences with relative clauses or contact clauses. Use contact clauses where possible. (Decide whether to use commas or not.) 1. The city seems to be abandoned. It is usually crowded with people. 2. You made an offer. We cannot accept it. We 3. A midwife is a woman. She assists other women in childbirth. A woman 4. Three youngsters were arrested by the police. They had committed criminal offences. The police 5. The World Wide Web has become an essential part of our lives. It was invented by Tim Berners-Lee. Tim Berners-Lee