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EXERCISES OF RELATIVE CLAUSES
I. Complete the sentences, using relative pronouns.
1. The man.paid for the meal was a friend of Tom’s
2. The meeting .we had to attend went on for three hours.
3. My office,..is on the second floor, is very small.
4. Jane works for the company.makes shoes.
5. The womanI was sitting next to talked all the time.
6. This school is only for childrenfirst language is not English.
7. Laura had the wooden boxshe kept her photos in.
8. I don’t know the name of the woman to..I spoke on the phone.
9. Towns..attract tourists are usually crowded in the summer.
10. The sun,..is one of millions of stars in the universe, provides us with heat and light.
11. I thought I recognized the assistant.served us.
12. Which is the European country..economy is growing the fastest?
13. John,speaks French and Italian, works as a tour guide.
14. She told me her address,I wrote down on a piece of paper.
15. Sarah,..you met yesterday, works in advertising.
16. I am afraid the numbers..I chose didn’t win the prize.
17. Electronics is a subject about .I know very little.
18. Mark, car had broken down, was in a very bad mood.
19. Your friend,  name I can’t remember, made a lot of noise.
20. The river from..we get our water-supply is nearly empty.
II. Join the following sentences 
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/ He is going to have an operation. It could save him.
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/ The doctor was very thorough. Ingrid went to see him
22/ A scientist discovered the neutron. He was James Chadwick.
23/ People was walking across the bridge. They could fell it swaying.
24/ I found it hard to believe the story. Mary told me.
25/ Toby is ill in hospital. I went to school with him.
26/ I met Jane’s father. He works at the university.
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.
III. Combine the following sentences, using When, Where.
1. That’s the room. The meeting is held in that room
2. I’ll always remember the day. I first saw that sight on that day.
3. She was born in Malaysia. Rubber trees grow well there.
4. No one knows the school. My uncle taught at that school 10 years ago.
5. Please ask them the time. The train started the trip at that time.
6.New Year’s Day is a day. All family members gather and enjoy a family dinner then.
7.There are many hotels. Tourists can enjoy their holidays there.
8.We’ll take you to Dalat. You can enjoy pure air there.
9.You can’t enjoy hiking in winter. Snow covers everything in winter.
10.The field is very fertile. They plant potatoes in the field.
IV. 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 saw Mr. Smith
6/ Do you know the woman who is coming toward us?
7/ The children who attend that school receive a good education.
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/ Mark is the only man who reach the top of the Everest.
14/ The child would be happier if he had someone that he could play with.
15/ I have some letter that I must write.
16/ I wish I had a box that I could keep my letter in.
17/ I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country
18/ He was the second man who was killed in this way.
19/ Here is the novel that she should read.
20/ The man who was interviewed was entirely unsuitable. 
Combine the sentences using the second sentence as a nonrestrictive relative clause. 
Example: Our new ambassador just joined us last week. She is from New York City.
_The new ambassador, who is from New York City, just joined us last week._
1. Thomas Jefferson was the first U.S. Secretary of State. He was appointed on September 26, 1789.
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2. John Quincy Adams was elected President in 1825. He was Secretary of State from 1817 to 1825. 
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3. Daniel Webster ran unsuccessfully for president in 1836. He was the Secretary of State for three different presidents.
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4. The Fulbright Program has supported 94,000 "Fulbrighters" from the U.S. and more than 155,000 from overseas. It was established in 1946.
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5. The first foreign-born person to hold the office of Secretary of State was Henry Kissinger. He emigrated in 1938 from Furth, Germany
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6. Colin Powell was a four-star general and the first African American to become Secretary of State. He graduated in 1958 from the City College of New York in Harlem.
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7. The first president to travel abroad during his office was Theodore Roosevelt. He went to Panama in 1906 to inspect the construction of the Panama Canal. 
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8. Public Law 106-113, Section 236, states that both parents are required to execute the passport application for a minor child under age 14. It went into effect on July 2, 2001.
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9. All foreign affairs employees are required to attend the Security Overseas Seminar every five years. The seminar teaches about security risks when living abroad. 
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10. Passport agencies usually only see customers by appointment. The passport agencies are located in federal buildings in major U.S. cities.
Combine the sentences using the second sentence as either a nonrestrictive relative clause or a restrictive clause.
1. Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the greatest Baroque composers. He wrote the Brandenburg Concerti, the Well-tempered Clavier, and the Mass in B-minor among many other things.
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2. The composer was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He wrote perhaps the most music of all the great composers. 
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3. Piotr Tchaikovsky died in 1893 under uncertain circumstances. He is probably most famous for ballet music.
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4. The composer was Antonio LucioVivaldi. He wrote The Four Seasons.
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5. Gustav Mahler was conductor of the Vienna Opera. He wrote much of his music while on summer holiday.
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6. George Frederic Handel is probably best known for his Messiah. Handel wrote Messiah in just 21 days.
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7. Franz Joseph Haydn wrote 104 symphonies. He was a friend of Mozart's.
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8. The English composer Edward Elgar wrote Pomp and Circumstances. Pomp and Circumstances became the Christian hymn Land of Hope and Glory.
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9. Frederic Chopin was born in Poland but spent the last half of his life in Paris, France. He wrote most of his music for the piano.
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10. Ludwig van Beethoven became profoundly deaf after 1802. He wrote ten symphonies including the majestic Fifth Symphony and the Eroica Symphony.
I/Choose the most suitable word to complete sentence.
1. My friend,Jack,(that, who, whose) parents live in Glasgow, invited me to spend Christmas in Scotland.
2. Here’s the computer program (that, whom, whose) I told you about.
3. I don’t believe the story (that, who, whom) she told us.
4. Peter comes from Witney,(that, who, which) is near Oxford.
5. This is the gun with (that, whom, which) the murder was committed.
6. Is this the person ( who, which, whose) you asked me about.
7. Have you received the parcel (whom, whose, which) we sent you?
8. That’s the girl (that, who, whose) brother sits next to me.
9. The meal,(that, which, whose) wasn’t very tasty, was expensive.
10. We didn’t enjoy the play ( that, who, whose) we went to see.
11. She gives her children everything (that, what, who) they want.
12. Tell me (what, that, which) you want and I’ll have you.
13.The reason (why, that, what) I phoned him was to invite him to party.
14. I don’t like people (who, whom, whose) never stops talking.
15. The day (which, that, when) they arrived was Sunday.
16. Ann,(whose, who, whom) children are at school all day is trying to get a job.
II/Rewrite these sentences, using relative pronouns
1. Brenda is a friend.I went on holiday with her.
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2. This is Mr Smith. His son Bill plays in our team.
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3. Her book was published last year. It became a best seller.
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4.This is the bank. We borrowed the money from it.
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5. I told you about a person. She is at the door.
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6. Jack’s car had broken down. He had to take a bus.
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7. I lent you a book. The book was written by one my friends.
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8. Some boys were arrested. They have been released.
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9. Do you know a restaurant? We can have a good meal there.
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10. I don’t remember the day. I left school on that day.
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III / REWRITE THE RELATIVE CLAUSES BY USING PHRASES :
The man who’s talking to the policeman has just returned home from Paris. 
The boys who’re playing in the school-yard are in our class. 
The novel which was bought by my sister is very interesting. 
The students who make noise in class will be punished. 
People who are waiting for the bus often shelter in my doorway. 
Passengers who travelled on this bus bought their tickets in books. 
Do you see the notice which warns people not to enter the military zone ? 
There is a law which forbids hunting and fishing in this area. 
The man who robbed you yesterday has been arrested. 
The stairs which lead to the cellar are rather slippery. 
We had a river in which we could swim. 
The child is lonely; he’d be happier if he had someone that he could play with. 
I’d be more interested if I had a family that I had to cook for. 
I’ve got a bottle of wine, but I haven’t got anything with which I could open it. 
I have some letters that I must write. 
I don’t want to go alone; nor do I have anyone with whom I can go. 
I don’t like my children playing in the streets. I wish I had a garden that they could play in. 
We had to eat standing up b/c we hadn’t anything on which we could sit. 
She didn’t buy any cards b/c she hadn’t anyone to whom she could send cards. 
He was the first man who left the building which was burning. 
You are the last person who saw her alive. 
My brother was the only one who realized the danger. 
The pilot was the only one who survived the air crash. 
The last person who leaves the room must turn off the lights. 
I was the only person who saw the difficulty. 
He was the second man who was killed in this way. 
Neil Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon. 
Lady Astor was the first woman who took her seat in Parliament. 
The fifth man who was interviewed was entirely unsuitable. 
IV / REPLACE THE PHRASE WITH A RELATIVE CLAUSE :
We have a lot of reports to finish before the boss returns. 
He was the first student to finish the exercise. 
She’s very busy b/c there is a lot of housework for her to do. 
Where could we find a lake to swim in? 
What was the name of the first spaceship to be launched into space? 
This is the second car to be made in that factory. 
I’m looking for a box to put these shoes in. 
There are three more shirts for you to pack. 
There’re five pairs of socks to put in. 
He’s got a safe pocket to keep his passport in. 
Here’s some small change for you to tip the porters. 
Here’s an umbrella to use if it rains. 
Is there anything for her to read on the plane. 
He’s got a briefcase to keep his important papers in.