RELATIVE CLAUSES ADVANCED (B2/CAMBRIDGE FIRST CERT.

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A. Reformulate the following sentences so that they contain the pronouns in capitals and the meaning
remains the same.
My supervisor was the first person I asked for advice. WHOSE
My supervisor was the first person whose advice I asked for.

1. I´ve read all his papers but one. THAT

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2. It was very strange that nobody asked any questions after the presentation. WHICH
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3. We are preparing a project. Its objective is to propose more efficient ways of waste recycling. WHOSE
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4. I don´t remember the name of the author of that paper. WHO
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5. He couldn´t give us a better example than this. THAT/ZERO
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6. She said something about their new approach; unfortunately, I didn´t catch it. WHAT
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7. I admire researchers such as Adam G. Riess; he won the Nobel prize for physics this year. WHO
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8. The Chairman of the afternoon session did an excellent job. His name is difficult to pronounce. WHOSE
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B. 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.
f. I can’t remember the name of the person from who I borrowed this pen.

C. Rewrite these sentences omitting the relative pronoun. Other changes are necessary.
1. This is the box in which I had put my English books.
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2. The man with whom she had lunch yesterday is her boss.
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3. The knife with which you are cutting the meat belonged to my great grandmother.
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4. The company for which he works has gone bankrupt.
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5. We didn’t recognize the people at whom we were looking.
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6. I can’t remember the person from whom I took the money.
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