RELATIVE CLAUSES EXERCISES

1. Write the relative pronoun in these sentences. In which cases can we omit the relative?

1. The British are almost the only people .................... drive on the left

2. Canada, ............................ capital city is Ottawa, is a bilingual country.

3. The resource ............................ Saudi Arabia is famous for is oil.

4. The language ......................... is dominant in South America is Spanish.

5. Most of the Americans .........................I know are from California.

6. The Japanese, ............................. electronics industry is very efficient, have a big export market.

7. The Shetland Islands, ............................... lie halfway between Scotland and Norway, can be reached by sea or air from
Aberdeen.

2. Add commas where necessary

1. St. Mary's Church which we visited yesterday is very old.

2. Mr Robinson whom I met at the trade fair is a famous inventor.

3. The guy that I met was very friendly.

4. Bicycles which are very popular are a cheap means of transport.

5. The deal which she has made will make her very rich.

6.He did the decorating in his flat which is the same size as mine.

7. My brother- in-law who is unemployed at the moment has asked me to find a job.

8. The doctor who treated him was very profesional

Rewrite the story below joining each pair of sentences. In each case change the second sentence into a relative clause.
Add commas where necessary.

1. Fred joined a gang of robbers. He needed some extra money quickly.

2. The gang were planning a robbery.The robbery would make them all rich.

3. They were going to rob a bank. The bank was in the center of the city.

4.The bank was in a busy street. The bank had a lot of business.

5. The plans for the robbery were carefully prepared. The gang had made these plans.

6. Fred was nervous. He had never done anything so dangerous before.

7. The evening before the robbery Fred went to a pub, He knew that pub.

8. Fred mentioned the job to a barman. Fred was very excited.

9. A man got up and left the pub. He had been sitting in the corner.

10. The next day in the bank the robbers found a dozen policemen. The policemen were waiting for them.

11. The judge gave Fred five years. The judge was a kind man.
Complete the sentences. Use relative clauses

She met a man whose.............................................

Cricket is a sport................................................................

I found a place .................................................................................

The city in .......................................................................

Nobody understood the reason...................................................................

I grew up at a time when ..........................................................

The house where ............................................

My dad, .............................................................................., lives in London.

She is studying maths, ................................................................................

Fill in the gaps with who, which, whose, where, or when.

Sony is building a robot …………………… can form an 'emotional connection' with humans.

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, ……………………………. died in October at the age of 56, had a rare form of pancreatic cancer.

Can you give me back the book …………………. I lent you last year?

Is that the man …………………. house was destroyed by the hurricane?

Do you remember the summer …………………….. Jack came home by surprise.

A love affair quickly developed between Gala and Dalí, ………………………. was about 10 years younger than her.

Why don't we book a room at the hotel ………………………… we stayed last year?

Is that the boy ………………………. insulted you?

William Colgate, …………………….. name is on toothpaste tubes all around the world, left home because the family was
very poor.

He took us into his house and gave us food, …………………… was really nice of him.

COMPLETE WIT YOUR OWN IDEAS USING A RELATIVE

That is the boy ………………………………………………………….

My favorite place is ………………………………………………………..

I avoid going to restauerants ………………………………………………………….