Name:…………………………………. Date:…./……/……..

Ms Tu’s class

RELATIVE PRONOUNS – RELATIVE CLAUSES

A) Fill in the gaps with the appropriate relative pronoun:

1. I don’t like people ___________ lose their tempers easily.

2. Mexico City __________ has a population over 10 million, is probably the fastest growing city in the
world.

3. Dorothy, ________ lives in Brazil, has felt very homesick.

4. He’s the man _________ family is very large.

5. He tore up my photo, _______ upset me.

6. Have you got anything _________ belongs to me? He showed me a photo ________ upset me.

7. It’s the best film _________’s ever been made.

8. Those people, with _________ he works, regard him as eccentric.

B) Follow the example. Use the appropriate punctuation:

Example: This is Henry. His wife works for a big company.

=> This is Henry, whose wife works for a big company.

Make one sentence from two to form defining and non-defining relative clauses. Omit the pronoun
whenever is possible.

1. They live in a flat. It’s got big windows.

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2. He’s an electrician. His wife works in an office.

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3. A boy answered the phone. He told me you were at school.

The boy _______________________________________________________

4. My brother is twenty. He’s studying in England.

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5. What’s the name of the river? It flows through London.

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6. A coffee maker is a machine. It makes coffee.

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7. A girl phoned. She didn’t leave a message.

The girl _______________________________________________________

 8. I know a boy. His father is an accountant.

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9. I wanted to see the woman. She was away on holiday.

The woman_____________________________________________________

10. I slept in a bed last night. It wasn’t very comfortable.

The bed _______________________________________________________

11. Are these the magazines? Were you looking for them?

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12. What’s the name of that restaurant? You told me about a restaurant.

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13. Who was that boy? I saw you with a boy.

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14. English is a subject. I’ve always been good at it.

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15. That is the cottage. We stayed there last summer holiday.

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C. Join these sentences to form a relative clause.

1. Billy The Kid was born in New York in 1869. His real name was William Bonney.

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2. The woman is a doctor. She lives by the church

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3. The garden was full of flowers. We visited it last week.

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4. The man went to the police. His car was stolen.

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5. This is the neighbourhood. I grew up here.

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6. The bed was uncomfortable. I was sleeping on that bed.

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7. This is the time of the year. The flowers blossom then.

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8. The house was built ten years ago. Its entrance is in the corner
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D. Fill in with the correct relative pronoun or adverb. If it can be omitted, use brackets ( ).

1. This is the man _____________ I met in Paris.

2. There’s the lady _____________ dog was killed.

3. Have you seen the dress _____________ I’ve just bought?

4. That is the woman _____________ wants to buy my house.

5. The dress _____________ costs £100 is extravagant.

6. We visited the school _____________ my father taught.

7. Do you remember the time _____________ Adrian fell off his bicycle?

8. Did they tell you the reason _____________ they were late?

E- Fill in the blanks with: who, whom, which, whose, where or when.

1. Can you give me back the money ………… I lent you last month?

2. This is the restaurant ……………… we used to eat when we lived in Boston.

3. Mark has sent me an e-mail …………… I haven’t replied yet.

4. Who’s the person …………… is sitting next to Nancy?

5. They complained about the wrong goods ………… were sent to them.

6. This is Susan ……………… husband works in the sales department.

7. Candy is wearing a new dress …………… she bought in the summer sales.

8. Monday is the day …………… bills have to be paid.

9. The secretary showed me the filing cabinet …………… important documents are filed.

10. Do you like the boy …………… Mary is talking to?

11. We enjoyed the party ……………… Peter and Pam had to celebrate Christmas.

12. Are you the person …………… applied for a job as a receptionist?

13. Is this the pub ……………… you meet your friends?

14. You have to delete the sheet ……………… is repeated.

15. Let’s visit the park …………… we played after school.

16. Celebrities receive lots of invitations ……………… they don’t accept.

17. Did you refuse the offer …………… the company made you?

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