Doan Thi Diem Secondary School English 7-8

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GRAMMAR 4. RELATIVE CLAUSE 1
PART 1. REVIEW
I. Relative Clauses with Prepositions.

II. Relative Clauses with Quantifiers.

III. Relative Clauses with Nouns

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PART II. PRACTICE
Exercise 1.

ANSWERS:
Their house needs a lot of work doing with it which is near the beach
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Sandra's just got a new job with Capital Insurers which is much better than the last one she worked for
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4. The new manager seems to be a very capable woman who i met last week
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This case which I carried all the way from the station is full of books

The GIC which I have done business with have gone bankrupt
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The hospital which is due to close next has handed out redundancy notices to all its staff
The prisoners whose families are campaigning on behalf are requesting more time out of their cells
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The new government is now facing major problems which came to power with a lot of public transport

10. Her latest novel ,which I read it on holiday is really good

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11.The Home Affairs Minister is suspected of being involved in a financial scandal which have accused the minister ..
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The Lilly and Swan department store which has made reductions on most of its good has a sale on that moment
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The principal actor could hardly speak last night due to a sore throat who has a wonderful voice.
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The sales manager is planning a new advertising
15. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. campaign which i support the idea

Exercise 2.

Her father ,who is staying in a nursing home, is said to be dying of cancer

The Prime Minister, who is staying in his holiday home in Scotland at the moment, said that he was very

sadded by the news of the air crash

The story she gave, which her parents believed it, was that she had not realized how late it was

Agatha Christie,whose books are read all over the world, was a very prolific writer

The sub-tropical gardens, which was very crowded, are open all year round

The manager of the restaurant who came over to apologize to us said that she was very sorry about the
undercooked fish

8 Our professor of Psychology has written some very interesting books.

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Our professor of Psychology, who I always attend her lectures, has written some very interesting books
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9 We packed a picnic and walked down to the beach.

The beach, that we love to walk around them, we packed a picnic and walk down to.
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10 Next Saturday, I’m going to visit my Aunty Sheila.

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Next Saturday,I'm going to visit my Aunty Sheila, who I like very much

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Exercise 3. Rewrite the following sentences using Relative Clauses.

ANSWERS:
The worst thing which can happen with neither of which I agree
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The worst thing, which can happen, is that we'll miss the train

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Both the reports, which I have read, I agree neither of them

The only thing, which I need to do, is to get some cash out of the bank
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The cleaners, several of whom has complained to me about their low pay, have decided to take industrial action
6. The cleaners, who have complained to me about their low pay, have decided to take industrial action
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Everything, which I have done, has been a failure
I've lost any optimism for the future, which I once had
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Optimism for the furute, which I once had,I have lost
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9. Members of the commitee, many of whom are themselves suspected of corruption have decided to call for an
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investigation

10. The only thing, which I can do. is to give her the chance to talk about it
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Everyone, who saw the argument, said that Peter started it

12. Those chocolates, half of which I have already eaten, were not meant to be for me.
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13. The
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management team, none of whom I trust, are all saying the same thing

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The cheapest, which I saw, was about $5

Her brothers, the youngest of whom, is a friend of mine, have set up in business
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Exercise 4. Co-ordinating relative clause.

ANSWERS:
2. The weather's very cold at this time of year that's why I don't go out very much
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He decided to go and teach abroad, which will be an interesting experience for him
They say he's been stealing money from the company, which is a terrible accusation to make
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She's going to have a month off work, which just what she needs after her all problems
He's going to give up his evening job, which will give him more time to spend with his girlfriend
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7. The editor has finally agreed to print an apology,which he should have done that a long time ago
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She suddenly appeared on the doorstep last night, which was a complete surprise
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A few people have been attacked in this area recently, which is very worrying
He's going to have an electric wheelchair soon, which will be a great help to him
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Exercise 5. Relative Clauses of time, place and reason.

ANSWERS:
His mid-teens were the time when he first became interested in politics
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His dishonesty is the reason why I left him
Edinburgh is the city where I'd most like to live there
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The outdoor swimming pool where we often went as children has now been closed down
This is a picture of the place where we're going for our holidays
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7. His refusal to tell her the truth the reason why she is so angry with him
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This is the place where I fell off my bike
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The people I work with are the reason why I stay in the job

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10. That terrible night in December when I found out then what had been going forever

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