B1 Relative Clauses RC002

Combine the TWO sentences to ONE, using a relative pronoun.

1. We talked about the party. Sarah wants to organize it for my birthday.

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2. Mrs Flowers has paintings in her house. They are worth over $10,000.
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3. The couple lives next to us. Their daughter has two charming boys.
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4. This is the house. I had my first party here.

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5. Jerry received a bad mark on his essay. It was only one page long.
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6. Ingrid went to see the doctor yesterday. He is a friend of hers.

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7. Mr Reynolds had to do all the work himself. His secretary left a few days ago.
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8. The boy took the photograph. He gave it to his mother.

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9. That is the man. I met him at Alice’s party.

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10. The boy smiled. Elena gave him some money.

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11. Steven is an architect. His designs have won many awards.

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12. Decorating is a difficult job. I hate it.

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13. Christmas is a day. People are happy.

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14. We went to the restaurant. We had met there before.

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15. The woman called yesterday. She wants to buy the house.
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1. We talked about the party. Sarah wants to organize it for my birthday.

We talked about the party that/which Sarah wants to organize for my birthday.

2. Mrs Flowers has paintings in her house. They are worth over $10,000.
Mrs Flowers has paintings in her house that are worth over $10,000.
Mrs Flowers has paintings which/that are worth over 10,000 in her house.

3. The couple lives next to us. Their daughter has two charming boys.
The couple, whose daughter has two charming boys, lives next to us.

4. This is the house. I had my first party here.

This is the house where I had my first party.

5. Jerry received a bad mark on his essay. It was only one page long.
Jerry received a bad mark on his essay, which was only one page long.

6. Ingrid went to see the doctor yesterday. He is a friend of hers.

Ingrid went to see the doctor, who is a friend of hers, yesterday.

7. Mr Reynolds had to do all the work himself. His secretary left a few days ago.
Mr Reynolds, whose secretary left a few days ago, had to do all the work
himself.

8. The boy took the photograph. He gave it to his mother.

The boy took the photograph, which he gave to his mother.

9. That is the man. I met him at Alice’s party.

That is the man who/whom I met at Alice’s party.

10. The boy smiled. Elena gave him some money.

The boy who/whom Elena gave some money (to) smiled.

11. Steven is an architect. His designs have won many awards.

Steven, whose designs have won many awards, is an architect.

12. Decorating is a difficult job. I hate it.

Decorating is a difficult job which/that I hate.
I hate decorating, which is a difficult job.

13. Christmas is a day. People are happy.

Christmas is a day when people are happy.

14. We went to the restaurant. We had met there before.

We went to the restaurant where we had met before.

15. The woman called yesterday. She wants to buy the house.
The woman who called yesterday wants to buy the house.
The woman who wants to buy the house called yesterday.

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