RELATIVE CLAUSES – PRACTICE 2 - KEY

1 Choose the correct relative pronoun who, whom, which, whose, where, when and why (15 points)
1 This is the boy who had an accident.
2 That picture was taken in the park where I used to play.
3 Yesterday I saw a car which was really old.
4 There was a really hot summer the year when he was born.
5 Mandy is the girl whom I met on Friday.
6 I haven't seen Frank, whose brother is five, for a long time now.
7 The robber stole the car which the lady parked in front of the supermarket.
8 This is the man whose house is on fire.
9 Do you want to know the reason why he is angry with Sally?
10 Can I talk to the girl who is sitting on the bench?
11 The book which you gave me is great.
12 Tell me the reason why you came home late.
13 She likes hamburgers which are hot.
14 Bill Clinton, who was President of the USA, has only one daughter.
15 That’s the restaurant where we met for the first time.

2 Decide whether the relative pronoun is a subject pronoun or an object pronoun (10 points)
1 This is the bank which was robbed yesterday. Subject
2 A boy whose sister is in my class was in the bank at that time. Subject
3 The man whom we ran into yesterday robbed the bank. Object
4 He wore a mask which made him look like Mickey Mouse. Subject
5 He came with a friend whom he waited for half an hour. Object
6 The woman whom he gave the money was young. Object
7 The bag which contained the money was yellow. Subject
8 The place which we visited was very nice. Object
9 A man whose mobile was ringing did not know what to do. Subject
10 I copied the exercises which another student did last year. Object

3 Decide whether the relative pronouns must be used (Y) or not (N) (5 points)
1 The car which the bank robbers escaped in was orange. N
2 The robber whose mask was obviously too big didn't drive. Y
3 The man who drove the car was nervous. Y
4 He didn't wait at the traffic lights which were red. Y
5 A police officer whose car was parked at the next corner stopped and arrested them. Y

4 Correct the mistakes in sentences. Tick √ the ones that are correct (10 points)
1 Joan won the prize, that surprised me a lot.
Joan won the prize, which surprised me a lot.
2 The children, that were playing football, broke one of my windows.
The children, who were playing football, broke one of my windows.
3 The house who’s windows have just been demolished.
The house whose windows have just been demolished.
4 Fred is the man which lives next door.
Fred is the man who lives next door.
5 The books which they are on the table are mine.
The books which are on the table are mine.
6 The reason because I didn’t do my homework was that I was very busy.
The reason why I didn’t do my homework was that I was very busy.
7 The letter arrived yesterday which was sent last week.
The letter which was sent last week arrived yesterday.
8 We had a lecture yesterday which was held by professor Smith.
We had a lecture which was held by professor Smith yesterday.
9 People worked at gas stations often suffer from lung problems.
People working at gas stations often suffer from lung problems.
10 There are 20 people in my class, most of who are from Osijek.
There are 20 people in my class, most of whom are from Osijek.

5 Combine the sentences into relative clauses (15 points)

1 We spent our holiday in Scotland last year. Scotland is in the north of Great Britain.
Last year we spent our holiday in Scotland which is in the north of Great Britain.
2 We first went to Edinburgh. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.
We first went to Edinburgh which is the capital of Scotland.
3 Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh. He wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Arthur Conan Doyle, wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories, was born in Edinburgh.
4 Then we visited a lake. It is in the Highlands.
Then we visited a lake which is in the Highlands.
5 Loch Ness is 37 km long. People know it for its friendly monster.
Loch Ness, which people know it for its friendly monster, is 37 km long.
6 There we met an old man. He told us that he had seen Nessie.
There we met an old man who told us that he had seen Nessie.
7 We then travelled to a mountain. The mountain is near the town of Fort William.
We then travelled to a mountain which is near the town of Fort William.
8 The mountain is the highest mountain in Great Britain. It is called Ben Nevis.
The mountain, which is called Ben Nevis, is the highest mountain in Great Britain.
9 I sent you a postcard. It was written on the summit of Ben Nevis.
I sent you a postcard which was written on the summit of Ben Nevis.
10 A woman opened the door. She was wearing a yellow dress.
A woman who was wearing a yellow dress opened the door.
11 A man phoned. He didn’t say his name.
A man who phoned didn’t say his name.
12 Some people live next door to us. They are very nice.
Some people who live next door to us are very nice.
13 A policeman stopped our car. He wasn’t very friendly.
A policeman who stopped our car wasn’t very friendly.
14 A boy broke the window. He ran away.
A boy who broke the window ran away.
15 You lost a key. Did you find it?
Did you find a key which you lost?

6 Write the correct active (VERBing) or passive (VERBed) form of the verb given in brackets. (15 points)
1 People living near airports often suffer from heart problems caused by noise pollution.
2 Waste containing radioactive materials will be stored deep in salt deposits.
3 A cable made of glass fibres transmits telephone data more efficiently than a conventional copper cable.
4 The paint covering a metal surface protects it from corrosion.
5 Latex mixed with carbon and heated with sulphur is the basis of commercial rubber.
6 A server is a powerful computer storing many programs shared by all the clients in the network.
7 A gateway is an interface enabling dissimilar networks to communicate.
8 A bridge is a hardware and software combination used to connect the same type of networks.
9 A LAN is a network contained within a small area, e.g. a company department.
10 A modem providing access to the Internet is shown in Figure 5.
11 Penicillin is a drug causing a strong reaction.
12 The plutonium stolen from the laboratory was never found.

7 Reduce the relative clauses by using active (-ing) or passive (-ed) participle (20 points)
1 Eva has designed a site. It is dedicated to dance.
Eva has designed a site dedicated to dance.
2 She has built in links. They connect her site to other dance sites.
She has built in links connecting her site to other dance sites.
3 She designed the site using a website creation program. It is called Dreamweaver.
She designed the site using a website creation program called Dreamweaver.
4 At the center of the home of tomorrow is a network. It is accessed through a control pad.
At the center of the home of tomorrow is a network accessed through a control pad.
5 The secretary can give you the information. She sits on the first desk on the right.
The secretary sitting on the first desk on the right can give you the information.
6 A measuring instrument is a device. It is used for measuring a physical quantity.
A measuring instrument is a device used for measuring a physical quantity.
7 The moving coil galvanometer employs a small coil of fine wire. This small coil of fine wire is suspended in a
strong magnetic field.
The moving coil galvanometer employs a small coil of fine wire suspended in a strong magnetic field.
8 This enables computers to be built into other devices. These devices include household devices such as
washing machines and fridges.
This enables computers to be built into other devices including household devices such as washing
machines and fridges.
9 Water becomes steam. Water is heated to 212°F.
Water heated to 212°F becomes steam.
10 Instruments are used to monitor generators or other fixed apparatus. These instruments are permanently
mounted in a panel.
Instruments permanently mounted in a panel are used to monitor generators or other fixed apparatus.
11 The most distant object which is known in the universe is a quasar.
The most distant object known in the universe is a quasar.
12 The liquid which is boiling in the Dewar jar is liquid helium.
The liquid boiling in the Dewar jar is liquid helium.
13 The children who attend that school receive a good education.
The children attending that school receive a good education.
14 The scientists who are researching the causes of cancer are making progress.
The scientists researching the causes of cancer are making progress.
15 An email is a letter that can be sent without a stamp.
An email is a letter sent without a stamp.
16 People who travel by plane often experience “jet lag”.
People traveling by plane often experience “jet lag”.
17 The river which supplies water to the Central Valley contains small amounts of dioxin, a known carcinogen.
The river supplying water to the Central Valley contains small amounts of dioxin, a known carcinogen.
18 Researchers that test new undersea cables prefer optical fibre cables for long distances.
Researchers testing new undersea cables prefer optical fibre cables for long distances.
19 The dam that produced the highest amount of hydroelectric power in 1981 was the Itaipu on the Brazil-
Paraguay border.
The dam producing the highest amount of hydroelectric power in 1981 was the Itaipu on the Brazil-
Paraguay border.
20 The man was talking to John. The man works at IBM.
The man talking to John works at IBM.