Worksheet (Relative Clauses and Conditionals)

Group No.:_____
Task 1. Complete the following article by writing each missing relative pronoun or adverb in the
space provided. Use only one word for each space. 
Jack of Hearts is a new six-part drama series which/that comes to our screens this week. It has
been given the prime Wednesday evening 9.30 slot, (1) __which_____ shows that the network
has faith in its latest creation. The first episode opens to a scene (2) __where_____ a young
man is being chased. He stops at a phone box and makes a desperate call. This call wakes up a
man (3) __who/whom/that_____ most viewers will recognize as Keith Allen -  the slightly sleazy
unshaven Cockney (4) _whose______ characters are usually less than wholesome. This time,
however, he is on the right side of the law, playing a probation officer with a complicated
professional and personal life, both of (5) __which_____ form the main themes of the series.
The writers have managed to find a different angle on his personal problems. At the centre of
these problems is his stepdaughter, for (6) __whom_____ he attempts to keep the household
together. His relationship with the girl’s mother, (7) __who_____ seems to be a bad-tempered,
grumpy woman, is further compromised later in the series (8) __when_____ she joins the staff
of a college at (9) ___which____ she meets a former lover. Thus the ground is prepared in this
first episode for a series (10) __which/that_____ may help to lift British summertime TV out of
its regular slump.
(You may want to notice how many relative clauses may appear in a sentence.)

Task 2. Read through the following text and identify (by underlining) all examples of reduced
relatives.
“We ate in a nice little restaurant near the zoo. We started with shrimp arranged in a small
salad and covered with a light sauce. The main course was chicken sizzling in a shallow pan, still
( which was )too hot to touch. There were also vegetables cooked lightly and portions of brown
rice mixed with wild rice. Nobody sitting there could deny that the food being served was quite
wonderful. We finished with hot apple pie, baked to perfection, and vanilla ice-cream, slowly
melting beside it.”
 What clues do you use to identify these reduced relatives?
Task 3. Fill each of the blanks with one suitable word.
When I was at school, maths was a subject which I could simply never get on __with______ (1).
This dislike, the __result______ (2) of which was that I failed most exams in the subject, was a
standing joke amongst my friends, ___none/few_____ (3) of whom had the slightest problem
with the most abstruse calculations. __Those______ (4) who did find themselves struggling
tended to sit together at the back of the class, which is ___how_____ (5) we gained the
nickname of “The back-row innumerates”. Nothing __that______ (6) any teacher could do
seemed to help and little __that/ of what______ (7) they said stayed between my ears. I left
school at 16, _since_______ (8) when I have become a very successful accountant.
Task 4. In each of the following sentences there is one word missing. Insert the missing word.
1. Most of the dates were suggested simply weren’t practicable.
2. The police are looking for a man a pale blue denim jacket.
3. Children up in this day and age are surrounded by information technology.
4. Houses a hundred years ago are generally sturdier than more modern ones.
5. She’s such an honest girl, of ever telling a lie.
6. The next pupil make that noise will be sent out of the classroom. To V
7. He’s the first rower to won four consecutive gold medals. To have won
8. The match, by millions on television, was particularly good.
Task 5. Fill in the blank with any appropriate words/phrases.
1. The team leader gathered his group and gave them a motivational speech       he
proceeded to promise them bonuses for exceeding the company's targets. In/during which/
wherein
2. With it has sprung a variety of names and product descriptions with some of the more
common being ‘germicidal detergent’; ‘detergent sanitiser’; ‘detergent sterilant’ and the simple
‘sterilant’. These titles and any combination  of that/ of those/ thereof ( of the things just
mentioned)    all mean one thing, namely, a sanitiser.
3. The proposal, and more specifically the recommendations  therein/ in that    , were
rejected by the board.
4. Some important changes were made to maintenance arrangements,    from which  
locomotives became attached first and foremost to specific traffic flows rather than to a
defined geographical area. 
5. Students perform in hospitals, by that      gaining a deeper awareness of the therapeutic
power of music.