RELATIVES

1 This is the chair. My parents gave it to me.

2 She's the woman. She telephoned the police.
3 He's the person. He wanted to buy your house.
4 We threw out the computer. It never worked properly.
5 This is the lion. It's been ill recently.
6 I asked a policeman. He wasn't very helpful.
7 We bought a car. I didn't really like ¡t.
8 I borrowed some money from Janice. I lost ¡t.
9 They sent a new teacher. I really liked her.
10 She's the journalist. Her article was on the front page of The Times.
11 They're the people. Their shop burned down last week.
12 That's the sales director. He's leaving in March.
13 That's the student. Her parents complained about the school.
14 She's the singer. She's just signed a contract with a recording company.
15 He's the person. He's going to be promoted.
16 I'm the one. My flat was broken into.
17 She's the person. She's working for the film studios.
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1 The house, . . . . they bought three months ago, looks lovely.
2 Mrs Jackson, . . . . had been very ill died yesterday.
3 ls this the person .... stole your handbag?
4 The dog, .... had been very quiet, suddenly started barking.
5 I didn't receive the letters .... she sent me.
6 My mother, . . . . hadn't been expecting visitors, looked surprised.
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ASK what was the name of....
1 some people/ their car broke down
2 A man / his wife was taken to hospital
3 A woman /her husband was arrested by the police
4 A girl/ her passport was stolen
5 A couple/ their luggage disappeared

complete without the pronoun but with the preposition

you were with her last night// you were talking about them// we wanted to travel in it//I
am living in it// she is married to him// I applied for it//I slept in it// I work with them//
we went to it
1 the bed............................................................was too soft
2 I didn’t get the job.......
3 the man ..................................................................has been married twice before.
4 The party...........................................................................wasn’t very enjoyable
5 Who was the girl........................
6 The flight..........................................................................was fully booked.
7 I enjoy my job because I like the people.....................................................
8 I wasn’t interested in the things.............................
9 The house .......................................................................................isn’t in a very good
condition.

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Write relative clauses without using the relative pronoun.
1. I gave you a book. It had many pictures.
The book
2. I am reading a book at the moment. It is very interesting.
The book
3. You live in a town. The town is very old.
The town
4. The sweets are delicious. I bought them yesterday.
The sweets
5. The football match was very exciting. My friend played in it.
The football match
6. The letter hasn't arrived yet. I posted it three days ago.
The letter
7. He lives in a house. The house is not very big.
The house
8. They are playing a song on the radio. Do you like it?
Do you like
9. Jane wore a beautiful shirt yesterday. Did you see it?
Did you see
10. Sue is going out with a boy. I don't like him.
I don't like

A holiday in Scotland
1 We spent our holiday in Scotland last year. Scotland is in the north of Great
Britain. Last year we
2 People live in Scotland. They are called Scots.
The people
3 We first went to Edinburgh. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.
We first
4 Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh. He wrote the Sherlock Holmes
stories.
Arthur Conan Doyle
5 Then we visited a lake. It is in the Highlands.
The lake
6 Loch Ness is 37 km long. People know it for its friendly monster.
Loch Ness
7 There we met an old man. He told us that he had seen Nessie.
An old man
8 We then travelled to a mountain. The mountain is near the town of Fort
William.
We then
9 The mountain is the highest mountain in Great Britain. It is called Ben Nevis.
The mountain
10 I sent you a postcard. It was written on the summit of Ben Nevis.
The postcard