ENGLISH IX

UNIT 4 WORKSHOP
RELATIVE PRONOUNS, ADVERBS AND CLAUSES

STUDENTS: 1. __________________________2. ________________________

3. _________________________ 4. ________________________

1. Write sentences to describe people in box A using the information in box B.

A B
a thief a dentist takes photographs is very intelligent
a butcher a fool sells meat plays a musical instrument
a musician a genius is ill in hospital doesn’t tell the truth
a patient a liar steal looks after your teeth
a photographer is very stupid

Example:
A thief is a person who steals things.
a. A butcher is a person who __________________________________________________
b. A musician is a person _____________________________________________________
c. A patient________________________________________________________________
d. _______________________________________________________________________
e. _______________________________________________________________________
f. ________________________________________________________________________
g. _______________________________________________________________________
h. _______________________________________________________________________

2. Join the sentences to write a longer one.

Example:
A man phoned. He didn’t say his name. The man who phoned didn’t say his name.
a. A woman opened the door. She was wearing a yellow dress.
The woman ___________________________________________________ a yellow dress.
b. Some people live next door to us. They are very nice.
The people _______________________________________________________________
c. A policeman stopped our car. He wasn’t very friendly.
The policeman _____________________________________________________________
d. A boy broke the window. He ran away.
The boy___________________________________________________________________

3. Complete the sentences with the information in brackets.

Example:
(we met some people) The people we met were very nice.

a. (I’m wearing shoes) The shoes _______________________________ are not very comfortable.
b. (you’re reading a book) What’s the name of the _____________________________________?
c. (I wrote a letter to her) She didn’t get the _____________ I ____________________________.
d. (you gave me an umbrella) I’ve lost ________________________________________________.
 e. (they invited some people to dinner) The people ___________________________ didn’t come.

4. Join these sentences using who, which or that, as in the example.

Example:
She chose the books. She wanted to buy them.
She chose the books that she wanted to buy.
a. We ate the sandwiches. Jack made them.
_________________________________________________________________________
b. I’m doing some work. I have to finish it today.
_________________________________________________________________________
c. She’s an old woman. I often see her when I go to the shop.
_________________________________________________________________________
d. He’s an actor. A lot of people like him.
_________________________________________________________________________
e. It’s a magazine. I read it sometimes.
_________________________________________________________________________
f. She was wearing a red dress. She wears it for parties.
_________________________________________________________________________

5. Underline the words that which refers to.

a. They climbed Snowdon, which is the highest mountain in Wales.

b. They climbed Snowdon, which made them very tired.
c. The boat stopped at Souse, which is in Tunisia.
d. The coach stopped at a petrol station, which allowed everyone to get out.
e. We listened to the news, which was in French.

6. Add the missing relative, where necessary. Don’t forget the commas where
necessary.

a. The lady ____________ was here yesterday has gone out

b. The magazine ____________ you lent me was very old
c. He is a man __________wife loves cooking
d. The chair ____________ was broken is now mended
e. The old man ____________ lives next door has just died
f. The cigarette ____________ you are smoking is a Player’s
g. I’m looking for someone ____________ I can trust
h. The fish ____________ I ate yesterday was not so good
i. I want to find a man ____________ fortune is big
j. The street ____________ the school is located is very wide

7. Correct the errors in these sentences.

a. Joan won the prize, that surprised me a lot.

b. The children, that were playing football, broke one of my windows.
c. The house in that I was born has just been demolished.
d. Fred is the man who he lives next door.
e. The books which they are on the table are mine.