Bài tập Relative clauses

RELATIVE CLAUSES
Relative Pronouns - Relative Adverbs
I/ Fill in the blanks with Relative Pronouns or Relative Adverbs . put commas when they are needed:
Alexander Flemming discovered penicillin received the Nobel Prize in 1945.
The book I need can be found in the library.
Here is the beach.is the safest for swimmers.
Do you know the American womanname is Margaret Mitchell?
Jim.I have known for ten years is one of my closest friends.
John found a cat..leg was broken.
Don’t sit on the chair the leg .is broken .
This tree.branches are dry should be cut down.
The child smiled at the woman..he didn’t know.
That woman..name I don’t remember is a doctor.
Children enjoy reading the books .have colored pictures.
I met someone..said he knew you.
The noise..he made wake everybody up.
The film is about a spy.wife betrays him.
Those girls.serve in the restaurant are the owner’s daughters.
The housewalls and roof are made of glass is a green house.
Rod Lee.sister I know is a film actor.
Mr. Baker will buy the house is opposite to my house.
You have to take care of the booksyou borrowed from the library.
Karl Marx..theories have changed the world’s history is the German philosopher.
Let me see all the lettersyou have written.
Is there anyone.can help me do this?
Mr Brown..is only 34 is the director of this company.
The chief of the Police ,work is very important, take care of the public safety.
I know a place..roses grow in abundance (mau mo, giau co).
The teacher with.we studied last year no longer teaches in our school.
They show me the hospitalbuildings had been destroyed by bombings
We saw soldiers and tanks..were moving to the front.
We must find a time .we can meet and a place.we can talk.
The decision was postponed , was exactly what he wanted.
II/ Use a Relative Pronoun to combine each pair of the sentences below:
You sent me a present. Thank you very much for it.
Romeo and Juliet were lovers. Their parents hated each other.
This is Mr. Jones. Her son won the championship last year.
I was sitting in a chair. It suddenly collapsed.
This is a story of a man. His wife suddenly loses her memory.
Charlie Chaplin died in 1977. His films amused millions of people in the world.
Please post these letters. I wrote them this morning.
The building is the church. Its tower can be seen from a far.
Mary and Margaret are twins. You met them yesterday.
I’ll introduce you to a man. His support is necessary for your project.
The students will surely be successful in their exams. The students study seriously and methodically.
Mary has won an Oscar. I know her sister.
Is this the style of hair? Your wife wanted to have it.
Shakespeare was born at Stratford on Avon, a small town in England. He is the world’s great dramatist and poet.
His girl friend turned out to be an enemy spy. He trusted her absolutely.
A man brought in a small girl. Her hand had been cut.
The Smiths were given rooms in the hotel. Their house had been destroyed in the explosion.
He introduced me to his students. Most of them were from abroad.
They gave me four very bad tyres. One of them burst before I had driven four miles.
A man answered the phone. He said Tom was out.
III/ Use a Relative pronoun preceded by a preposition to combine each pair of the sentences below:
The teacher is Mr Pike. We studied with him last year.
The problem has been discussed in class. We are very interested in it.
Many diseases are no longer dangerous. People died of them years ago.
Do you see my pen? I have just written the lesson with it.
I like standing at the windows. I can see the park from this window.
We are crossing the meadow. We flew kites over it in our childhood.
They are repairing the tubes. Water is brought into our house thought the tubes.
In the middle of the village there is a well. The villagers take water from this well to drink.
The middle- aged man is a director. My father is talking to him.
This is a rare opportunity. You should take advantage of it to get a better job.
The boy is my cousin. You made fun of him.
This matter is of great importance. You should pay attention to it.
The woman lives next door to me. You gave place to her on the bus.
This snake is venomless (vo hai). You are afraid of it.
This examination lasted two days. I was successful in this examination.
These children are orphans. She is taking care of these children.
The two young men are not good persons. You are acquainted with them.
This is the result of our work. I’m pleased with it.
There is a “ No Parking” sign. I don’t take notice of it.
Mr Brown is the man. I’m responsible to him for my work.
 IV/ Use a Relative Adverb to combine each pair of the sentences below:
This is the house. We often stay in this house in the summer.
That was the time. He managed the enterprise (kho khan) at the time.
I’ll show you the second- hand bookshop. You can find valuable books in this shop.
I never forget the park. We met each other for the first time at this park.
The Police want to know the hotel. Mr Bush stay at this hotel two weeks ago.
The reasons are basic grammatical ones. I’m scolded (ray la) by the teacher for these reasons.
 She doesn’t want to speak to the cause. She divorced her husband for this cause.
The road is shaded with trees. I go to school on this road every day.
I have not decided the day. I’ll go to London on that day.
He doesn’t want to sell the house. He was born in this house.
The airport is the most modern one. We are going to arrive at this airport.
He was born on the day. His father was away on that day.
The days were the saddest ones. I lived far from home on these days.
I do not know the reason. She left school for it.
The bed has no mattress (nem). I sleep on this bed.
Our school has a good laboratory. The students practice chemistry in the laboratory.
You didn’t tell us the reason. We had to cut down our daily expenses for that reason.
The book is a telephone directory. We can look up telephone numbers in this book.
Mrs Brown rang Dr Brown. He was going to carry out an urgent operation at that moment. 
This is the house. We have lived there for five years.
V/ Use a Relative Pronoun or Relative Adverb to combine each pair of sentences below:
The student is from China. He sits next to me.
I thanked the woman. This woman had helped me.
The professor is excellent. I’m taking his course.
Jim passed the exam. This surprised everyone.
Mr Smith said he was too busy to speak to me. I had come to see him.
The man is my father. I respect this man most.
The man is my father. I respect his opinions most.
I saw a lot of people and horses. They went to market.
Tom has three sisters. All of them are married.
I recently went back to Paris. I was born in Paris nearly 50 years ago.
I recently went back to Paris. It is still as beautiful as a pearl.
She is the most intelligent woman. I’ve never met this woman.
This doctor is famous. You visited him yesterday.
Do you know the music? It is being played on the radio.
The police want to know the hotel. Mr Foster stayed there two weeks ago.
You didn’t tell us the reason. We have to cut down our daily expenses for that reason.
The day was rainy. She left on that day. 
The reason hasn’t been told yet. The president will come to that city for this reason.
Phuong Thao is a singer. You like her music best.
She couldn’t come to the party. This is a pity.
 I’ve sent him two letters. He has received neither of them.
That man is an artist. I don’t remember the man’s name.
The reason is not valid (hop ly). You gave it yesterday.
We enjoyed the city. We spent our vacation in this city.
One of the elephants had only one tusk. We saw these elephants at the zoo.
I looked at the moon. It was very bright that evening.
My father goes swimming every day. You met him this morning.
That car belongs to Dr Down. Its engine is very good.
In the class there are 48 students. The teacher knows only a few of them.
The students haven’t done their homework. It is too bad.
We first met in 1945. The revolution took place then.
The girl is happy. She won the race.
The taxi-driver is friendly. He took me to the airport.
I like the composition. You wrote it.
The people are very nice. We visited them yesterday.
The meeting was interesting. I went to it.
The picture was beautiful. She was looking at it.
I apologized the woman. I spilled (lam tran, do ra) her coffee.
The professor is excellent. I’m taking her course.
The man called the police. His wallet was stolen.
I have to call the man. I accidentally picked up his umbrella.
The city was beautiful. We spent our vacation there.
That is the restaurant. I’ll meet you there.
The town is small. I grew up there.
I’ll never forget the day. I first met you then.
May is the month. The weather is usually the hottest then.
7:30 is the time. My plane will arrive then.
Do you remember the year? The first World War ended in that year.
The man is a biologist. His father is a botanist (nha TVH)
I love my parents’ house. I was born in that house.
VI/ Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it:
The man that we was talking about is a famous scientist.
The man about.
The tree that we picked these fruits from is in front of the house.
The tree from
 The city that we were born in is very large.
The city is...
Do you remember the day? We first met on that day.
 Do you remember the day on 
The manager has just announced his retirement. We have all depended on him so much.
 The manager on 
The officer wasn’t very friendly. I spoke to him yesterday.
 The officer to ...
The dog was very frightened. The boys threw stones at it.
 The dog at .......
The road was built in 1980. We are driving on it.
 The road on ...
Did you see the letter? It came yesterday morning.
 Did you.............
This is Rex Hotel, and it is the biggest hotel in the city.
 This is Rex Hotel, which ..
VII/ Combine the following sentences, using Relative Clause:
I don’t know the reason .
They have found the handbag 
He doesn’t like people .
The police arrested the man 
Do you know the country .
I don’t like the woman 
The woman .is my mother.
The man .is my father.
She has lost the bicycle .
 This is the house 
The book is about the girl ..
George works for a company 
What was the name of the horse .
The police have caught the man 
Mary has lost a purse ..
Is there anyone here .
A market is a place .
It’s one of the few horses .....
The story is about a girl ..
Please tell me the reason..
VIII/ Reduce Relative Clauses to Phrases:
The man who is standing there is a clown. ..
The envelope which lies on the table has no stamp on it. ..
Benzene, which was discovered by Faraday, became the starting point in the manufacture of many dyes, perfume and explosives (chat no). ..
My grandmother, who is old and sick, never goes out of the house. ..
The students don’t know how to do the exercises which were given by the teacher yesterday. ..
The diagrams (bieu do) which were made by young Faraday were sent to Sir Humphry Davy at the end of the year 1812. ..
The gentle man who lives next door to me is a well- known orator (nha hung bien, dien gia). ..
All the astronauts who are orbiting the earth in space capsules (buong lam viec cua PH doan) are weightless. ..
All students who don’t hand in their paper will fail in the exam. ..
I saw many houses that were destroyed by the storm. ..
The street which leads to the school is very wide. ..
The system which is used here is very successful. ..
Mr Jackson, who teaches my son, is my neighbor. ..
Trains which leave from this station take an hour to get to London. ..
The candidates who are sitting for the exam are all from Vietnam. ..
We are driving on the road which was built in 1980. ..
Customers who complain about the service should see the manager. ..
The city which was destroyed during the has now been rebuilt
.
My brother, who met you yesterday, works for a big firm. ..
The vegetables which are sold in this shop are grown without chemicals (chat HH). ..
IX/ Replace the Relative Clause by an Infinitive or Infinitive Phrase:
We had a river in which we could swim
.
The child would be happier if he had someone that he could play with.
I have some letters that I must write. 
If she had a family that she had to cook for, she would be more interested. 
I haven’t got anyone that I can go with. 
We had to eat standing up because we hadn’t got anything that we could sit on. 
I wish I had a box that I could keep my letters in. 
She hadn’t got anyone to whom she could send cards. 
Have you got a key that can unlock this door? 
There are sis letters which have to be written today. 
There is a bench that your children can sit on. 
We have some picture books that children can read. 
He was the second man who was killed in this way. 
Here is the novel that she should read. 
The man who was interviewed was entirely unsuitable. 
X/ Replace the To-infinitive Phrases by Relative Clauses:
Lady Astor was the first woman to take her seat in Parliament.
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The last student to be interviewed was John.
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It was the only person to see the difficulty.
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The last person to leave the room must turn on the lights.
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The airhostess was the only person to survive the crash.
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Jim was the first boy to reach the top.
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He was the first man to leave the burning building.
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We had a lake to swim in.
..
Here is an application form for you to fill in.
..
I have some letters to type right now.
..
XI/ Fill in the blanks with WHERE or WHEN:
My brother will return to Vietnam.he intends to open a new hospital.
I’ll always remember the day .I first met you.
Do you know the restaurantwe can have a good meal?
The supermarketI go shopping at weekends is near my flat.
My uncle has just visited the house ..he was born.
I’ll never forget the time .we love each other.
The year.Mary married in 2008.
The hotelhe was stayed last week was not clean.
XII/ Combine these sentences, using WHERE/ WHEN:
December is a month. It is the coldest in the USA in this month.
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John will never forget the day. He met Mary at the first time on that day.
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Da Nang is the city. I was born and grew up there.
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London is a big city. I spent our vacation there. ..
The room is very nice. I’m living in that room. ..
India is a country. The earthquake happened in this country last month. ..
The place was really beautiful. We spent our holidays here. ..
The time was over. We loved each other very much on that time. ..
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