Relative clauses/ adjective clauses exercises

RELATIVE CLAUSES/ ADJECTIVE CLAUSESEXERCISES GRAMMAR COURSE - I WEEK 3 RELATIVE CLAUSES - 1 I. Combine the sentences, using relatives pronouns/adverbs She give me the book which she bought yesterday. The cat which is playing with a ball is very intelligent. I come to see the doctor whom you met last week. The man who will teach you English next week is tall and thin. Blackpool is a port city where we can swim and sunbathe. 	/Blackpook, where we can swim and sunbathe, is a port city. RELATIVE CLAUSES - 1 I. Combine the sentences, using relatives pronouns/adverbs 6. The last summer holidays were the time when we had a lot of fun. 7. She is wearing the watch which was made in France. 8. Galileo was the first scientist who invented the telescope. 9. The readers who want to borrow books must have library cards. 10. They tried to reach the village common which they saw from distance. RELATIVE CLAUSES - 1 II. Correct each of the sentences if necessary her → Ø The letter which my father is reading is from HCMC. Romeo and Juliet, whose parents hated each other, were lovers. Right. which → whom, him → Ø RELATIVE CLAUSES - 1 II. Correct each of the sentences if necessary 6. I missed the morning train which I usually catch. 7. Daisy is cleaning her bicycle, which she got yesterday. 8. The competitors who took part in the games were sent from many countries. 9. Last week I visited the historical monument that was built long ago. 10. Right. RELATIVE CLAUSES - 1 III. Split the sentence into two simple sentences He is the only boy. He can answer this question. I’m looking for the boy. His shirt is blue. We try to help the old beggar. We’ve just met him/her in the street. The black dog is mine. It is running about in the garden. I have just bought the table. Its surface is made of precious wood. RELATIVE CLAUSES - 1 III. Split the sentence into two simple sentences 6. The gym master told us about the competitors. Their performance attracted a lot of spectators. 7. This is the worker. He/she arrested the thief last night. 8. The lion-tamer is rather tall. Your sister told you about him/her last night. 9. The chair is broken into pieces. My father used to sit on it. 10. They rowed across the Atlantic. This/That/ It had never been done before. RELATIVE CLAUSES – 1IV. Fill the gap with either what or which 1. what 2. , which 3. what 4. , which 5. what 6. , which 7. , which 8. what 9. , which 10., which RELATIVE CLAUSES – 2I. Fill the gaps with all possible relative pronouns 1. which/that/Ø 2. whom/who/that/Ø 3. which/that/Ø 4. which 5. which/that/Ø 6. whom 7. who/that/Ø 8. which/that 9. who/that 10. who/that 11. which/that 12. which/that RELATIVE CLAUSES – 2II. Choose the correct answer or answers 1. a, d 2. c, d 3. c, d 4. b 5. d 6. b, c 7. a 8. c, d 9. c, d 10. b RELATIVE CLAUSES - 2 IV. Combine two simple sentences into one sentence Tobacco is a plant the large leaves of which/whose large leaves are used for smoking or chewing. Tobacco, the large leaves of which are used for smoking or chewing, is a plant. The professor told three students whose papers were turned in late that he would accept the late papers this time but never again. The day care center was established to take care of children whose parents work during the day. Louis knows the woman who is meeting us at the airport. The man whom I hired to paint my house finished the job in four days. RELATIVE CLAUSES - 2 IV. Combine two simple sentences into one sentence 6. I missed seeing the old woman who used to sell flowers on that street corner. 7. I took the picture of the rainbow which appeared in the sky after the shower. 8. That is the place where the accident occurred. 9. There was the time when movies cost a dime. 10. A café where people can get a light meal is a small restaurant. 11.Most of the people whom I’ve met since I came here have been very friendly. 12. I enjoyed talking to the man with whom I had dinner last night. RELATIVE CLAUSES – 3I. Choose the correct explanation of the sentence 1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 5. f 6. e 7. h 8. i RELATIVE CLAUSES - 3 II. Combine two simple sentences into one sentence There was the time when dinosaurs dominated the earth. The house where I was born and grew up was destroyed in earthquake 10 years ago. Summer is the time of year when the weather is the hottest. Tom is proud of his success, much of which was due to hard work. She usually came to work late, which upset her boss. He had to borrow some money from me, which I didn’t like. RELATIVE CLAUSES - 3 II. Combine two simple sentences into one sentence 7. I have three brothers, two of whom are professional athletes. 8. Thirty people, five of whom were members of the crew, were killed in the ferry accident. 9. My oldest brother, in whose house I lived for 6 months, has been a father to me. 10. The Caspian Sea, which is bounded by the Soviet Union and Iran, is fed by 8 rivers. 11. We live in a small town the inhabitants of which are almost friendly and helpful. 12. I spoke to the man whose wife had been admitted to the hospital. RELATIVE CLAUSES – 3IV. Find out the mistakes and correct them 1. people → people who 2. it → Ø 3. he → who 4. it → Ø (car → car which) 5. about who → who 6. people → people who 7. him → Ø 	(leader → leader whom) 8. which loses → who lose 9. who his → whose 10. who → Ø 11. who → , who 12. who → , who RELATIVE CLAUSES – 4I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence 1. b 2. b 3. c 4. d 5. b 6. b 7. c 8. c 9. c 10. b RELATIVE CLAUSES – 4II. Reduce the relative clauses 1. which is → Ø 2. who live → living 3. which is → Ø 4. which is → Ø 5. that are → Ø 6. that is → Ø 7. who are → Ø 8. who was → Ø 9. which is → Ø, 	that is → Ø 10. which is → Ø, 	that is → Ø RELATIVE CLAUSES – 4III. Correct each sentence if necessary 1. R 2. wanted → who wanted/ 	wanting 3. R 4. have changed → which 	have changed/changing 5. employs → which employ/ 	employing 6. flying → flown 7. who are → Ø 8. was → which was/Ø 9. attended → who attend/attending 10. travel → who travel/traveling