WORKSHEET 37
SUBJECT : Relative Clauses
A) Join these sentences using suitable RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
1. We have a neighbour. His dog barks a lot.
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2. I don’t know most of the people. You invited them for the party.
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3. My cousin is a journalist. Her job is interesting.
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4. That’s the parcel. It came in the mail.
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5. Do you know the man? I asked him the address.
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6. The boy is the travel agent. He is checking the tickets.
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7. The gardener’s wife has just had her third baby. She has been married for six years.
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8. The horse came in last. You were telling me about it.
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9. I can’t remember the town. I was born there.
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10. I apologized to the woman. I spilt her coffee.
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11. Did you mail the letters? They were on my table.
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12. The man teaches at the university. You met his daughter last night.
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13. We’re studying science. It helps us to find out a lot about the world around us.
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14. The man was very rich. He left a big tip for the waiter.
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15. The subject interested everyone. You wrote about it last week.
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16. Mrs. Fox belongs to an organization. It assista hospitals.
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17. You should go to Dr. Anderson. He’ll give you a common exam.
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18. We met a girl. Her name was unusual.
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19. The story can’t possibly be true. He told it to us.
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20. Did you buy the dress? It was very smart and expensive.
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21. That’s the dog. It can understand everything.
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22. My friend invited a lot of visitors. His house is very large.
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23. The bus was very crowded. I took it this morning.
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24. My girlfriend is very beautiful. Her eyes are green.
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25. Bring me the books. I forgot them on my table.
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B) Complete the sentences:
1. I watched a football match which …………………………………………………..
2. My friends whom ………………………………………………..brought me nice presents.
3. Did you pass the exam which ……………………………………………………………. ?
4. Students who …………………………………………………………... must study harder.
5. The postman whose …………………………………………………………. is at the door.
6. That’s the girl whose ……………………………………………………………………….
7. Jim helped the old lady who ………………………………………………………………..
8. The police asked some questions to the boy who …………………………………………..
9. I have a new camera which …………………………………………………………………
10. A parrot is a bird that ……………………………………………………………………….
11. The children whom …………………………………………………….. were arguing with each other.
12. Prof. Moore who ………………………………………………………... will be our guest.
13. The soup which ……………………………………………………………. was very salty.
14. A kangaroo is an animal which ……………………………………………………………..
15. Is that the same boy who …………………………………………………………………. ?
16. The present which …………………………………………………… was very interesting.
17. I need someone who ………………………………………………………………………..
18. The actor whom ………………………………………………………… was very famous.
C) Answer the questions using RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
1. Who did she give the money to? (man / wait at the door)
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2. Where did he take her? (restaurant / serve Chinese food)
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3. What kind of students are mostly successful?
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4. What kind of people do you like?
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5. What kind of people don’t you like?
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6. Where did she live when she was a child? (big house / room for everyone)
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7. Who is a postman?
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8. What is a knife?
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9. What kind of place do you like?
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10. What is a zoo?
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D) Complete the sentences with WHO / WHICH / WHERE / WHOSE:
My friend ……………….. took me to a restaurant works in a big shop ……………… sells expensive shoes. The restaurant ……………………. we had lunch was very modern. The food ………………….. they served was excellent. The waiters ………………….. shirts were silk were always busy with the customers …………………… wallets were full of money.
The table ………………… we had was near a window, so we could see the cars …………….
were parked by the rich customers ourside the restaurant. They were being watched by a young man in uniform.
After we had finished the meals, the waiter …………………my friend called came with a small silver box …………………. he had already put the bill in. When my friend took the bill out of the box, he opened his eyes in surprise because he had never had to pay so much money before.
E) Rewrite the following story combining the sentences using a RELATIVE PRONOUN:
In 1956, a young sailor wrote a note. He felt very lonely. He put the note into a bottle. He threw the bottle into the ocean. In his note, he wanted any girl to write to him. A girl would find the bottle.
Two years later, a fisherman saw the sailor’s bottle and picked it up. He was fishing on a shore in Sicily. As a joke, he gave it to his daughter. She wrote the sailor a letter. After more letters, the sailor married her in 1958. He visited Sicily.
F) Combine the following sentences using WHERE or WHEN:
1. Here is the shop. I bought my new camera form this shop.
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2. We will spend our holiday in the same village. We have had a lot of joyful days there so
far.
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3. We enjoyed Marmaris. We spent our summer holiday there this year.
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4. The library is quite far from the city center. I go and work there twice a month.
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5. I’ll never forget the day. I met my wife on this day.
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6. I’m looking forward to the Fifteenth of next month. I’ll get married then.
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7. Do you know the restaurant? We will meet you there tomorrow.
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8. John visited me last Friday. A few other friends also called me up last Friday.
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9. Last week I went to see the country town. I used to live in that town.
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10. Abant is a beautiful place. There are many lakes there.
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