Exercise: Pronouns (Relative)

Relative pronouns are used to combine two sentences. In addition, they act as the subject or object of the
verb in the relative clause.

The student solved the problem. He was complimented by the professor.

The student who solved the problem was complimented by the professor.

Use a relative pronoun to combine the following sentence pairs:

Q. 01 The books arrived this morning. FedEx delivered them.
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Q. 02 This is the lamb. It followed Mary to school one day.
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Q. 03 The player cheated on the exam. The coach kicked him off the football team.
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Q. 04 He tells lies all the time. He does not deserve to be believed.
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Q. 05 I know a veteran. He lost a leg in the Vietnam War.
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Q. 06 Please bring me the Jenkins file. It is on my desk in my office.
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Q. 07 We met a young boy . He had lost his way in the woods.
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Q. 08

I saw a doctor. He prescribed an antibiotic.

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Q. 09 Once upon a time there lived a giant. He bought a cow for some magic beans.
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Q. 10 The pit bull attacked the thief. He had broken into the junkyard late at night.
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Answers
01

The books that FedEx delivered arrived this morning.

02

This is the lamb that followed Mary to school one day.

03

The coach kicked the player who cheated on the exam off the football team.

04

He who tells lies all the time does not deserve to be believed.

05

I know a veteran who lost a leg in the Vietnam war.

06

Please bring me the Jenkins file, which is on my desk in my office.

07

We met a young boy who had lost his way in the woods.

08

I saw a doctor who prescribed an antibiotic.

09

Once upon a time there lived a giant who bought a cow for some magic beans.

10

The pit bull attacked the thief who had broken into the junkyard late at night.