Ôn tập ngữ pháp cơ bản Tiếng Anh - Lesson 13: Reduced Relative Clause

Ôn tập ngữ pháp cơ bản Tiếng Anh –13 
LESSON 13: REDUCED RELATIVE CLAUSE 
Rút gọn mệnh đề tính từ thành cụm tính từ: 
I. Dùng V-ing hoặc bỏ BE 
Khi mệnh đề chính trong mệnh đề tính từ ở thể CHỦ ĐỘNG hoặc là BE. 
Ex: - Those people who are taking photos over there come from Sweden. 
Those people taking photos over there come from Sweden.- 
- Fans who want to buy tickets started queuing early. 
Fans wanting to buy tickets started queuing early.- 
- The books which are on that shelf are mine. 
The books on that shelf are mine.- 
II. Dùng V3/ed 
Khi động từ chính trong mệnh đề tính từ ở dạng BỊ ĐỘNG . 
Ex: - The books which were written by To Hoai are interesting. 
The books written by To Hoai are interesting.- 
- Most students who were punished last week are lazy. 
Most students punished last week are lazy.- 
EXERCISES 
I/ Use reduced relative clauses in place of the relative clauses 
1. Be sure to follow the instructions that are given at the top of the page. 
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2. Students who arrive late will not be permitted to enter the classroom. 
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3. John, who was taken by surprise, hardly knew what to say. 
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4. The people who are waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet. 
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5. We drove along the road that was still flooded after the heavy rain. 
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6.The scientists who are researching the causes of cancer are making 
progress 
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7.The wild ox which is kept at Nam Cat Tien National Park is of a special 
kind 
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8. The helicopter which was flying toward the lake made a low droning 
sound. 
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9. The winner of the marathon, who was breathing deeply and smiling at the 
crowd, raised her right hand and waved. 
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10. Any student who does not want to go on the trip should inform the 
office. 
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II/ Combine each pair of sentences into one sentence. Change the second 
sentence of the pair into a reduced relative clause. 
1. Our solar system is in a galaxy. The galaxy is called the Milky Way. 
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2. I come from a city. This city is located in the southern part of the country. 
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3. Anyone must take an entrance examination. Anyone applies to that 
school. 
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4. The boy drew pictures of people at the airport. The people were waiting 
for their planes. 
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5. Sunlight wakes me up early in the morning. It comes through the window. 
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6. Only a few of the movies are suitable for the children. The movies are 
shown on 
Channel 15. 
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7. I was wakened by the sound of the laughter. It comes from the room next 
door to mine. 
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8. The students have become quite proficient in their new language. They 
attend class five hours per day. 
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9. Disney World is a famous amusement park. It is located in Orlando, 
Florida, USA, and covers a large area of land. 
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10. Do you know the policeman? He is coming toward us. 
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KEY 
REDUCED RELATIVE CLAUSES + EXERCISES 
I/ Use reduced relative clauses in place of the relative clauses 
1. Be sure to follow the instructions given at the top of the page. 
2. Students arriving late will not be permitted to enter the classroom. 
3. John, taken by surprise, hardly knew what to say. 
4. The people waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet. 
5. We drove along the road still flooded after the heavy rain. 
6.The scientists researching the causes of cancer are making progress 
7.The wild ox kept at Nam Cat Tien National Park is of a special kind 
8. The helicopter flying toward the lake made a low droning sound. 
9. The winner of the marathon, breathing deeply and smiling at the crowd, 
raised her right hand and waved. 
10. Any student not wanting to go on the trip should inform the office. 
II/ Combine each pair of sentences into one sentence. Change the second 
sentence of the pair into a reduced relative clause. 
1. Our solar system is in a galaxy called the Milky Way. 
2. I come from a city located in the southern part of the country. 
3. Anyone applying to that school must take an entrance examination. 
4. The boy drew pictures of people waiting for their planes at the airport. 
5. Sunlight coming through the window wakes me up early in the morning. 
6. Only a few of the movies shown on Channel 15 are suitable for the 
children 
7. I was wakened by the sound of the laughter coming from the room next 
door to mine. 
8. The students attending class five hours per day have become quite 
proficient in their new language. 
9. Disney World is a famous amusement park located in Orlando, Florida, 
USA, and covering a large area of land. 
10. Do you know the policeman coming toward us?