OMISSION OF RELATIVE PRONOUNS 13. The manager who I wanted to see was away on holiday.

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GRAMMAR: 14. The window that was broken has now been repaired.
Các đại từ quan hệ có chức năng tân ngữ trong mệnh đề quan hệ xác định
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đều có thể lược bỏ.
Ex: 1. Do you know the boy ? We met him yesterday 15. Where are the eggs that were in the fridge.
ÞDo you know the boy whom we met yesterday? ®…………………………………………………………………….
16. The book is about a young girl who runs away from home.
ÞDo you know the boy we met yesterday?
2.That’s the house . I have bought it last Sunday ®…………………………………………………………………
17. Is there anything that I can do?
ÞThat’s the house which I have bought last Sunday
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ÞThat’s the house I have bought last Sunday
II. Tick (Ö ) the sentences in which the relative pronouns can be omitted.
-Tuy nhiên các đại từ quan hệ có chức năng tân ngữ trong mệnh đề quan hệ
Example: Ö Is this the car that the police are looking for?
không xác định KHÔNG thể lược bỏ.
___1. Everything that happened was my fault.
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Ex: - Mr Tom whom I spoke on the phone to is very interested in our plan. ___2. Is there anything that I can do?
- The song to which you are listening is very good . ___3. The window that was broken has now been repaired.
- The girl about whom I told you is living next to my house. ___4. Where are the eggs that were in the fridge?
- The boy who has just cme from London is my cousin. ___5. The play that we saw last week was boring.
PRACTICE: ___6. The young man who I sat next to on the bus talked all the time.
I.Combine the two sentences into one.Leave out the relative pronouns ___7. Do you know the girl who Tom is talking to?
Example: Have you found the keys? You lost them. ___8. Linda works for a company that makes computers.
à Have you found the keys (which / that) you lost ___9. The book about the young girl who runs away from home.
1. I like the dress. Trang is wearing it. ___10. He is getting on well with Mary, who he met last month.
………………………………………………………………………………………….. ___11. That’s the company for which Lan is working.
2. The fish was really delicious. We had it for dinner. ___12. The man who helped me to finish that work was my neighbour.
………………………………………………………………………………………….. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER :
3. We stayed at a hotel. Peter recommended it. 1. Do you know the man about ____ they’re talking?
………………………………………………………………………………………….. A. whom B. where C. that D. who
4. The film was interesting. I watched it on TV last night. 2. Where is the girl ____ sells tickets?
………………………………………………………………………………………….. A. who B. whose C. whom D. A&C are correct
5. The flat was very old. My family used to live in it. 3. I need to find a painting ____ will match the rest of my room.
………………………………………………………………………………………….. A. W B. whom C. who D. which
6. The birthday party was too noisy. We went to it. 4. What’s the music to ____ you are listening?
………………………………………………………………………………………….. A. whose B. which C. whom D. that
7. Who was that boy? You was with him this morning. 5. This is Mr Jones, with ____ I have worked.
………………………………………………………………………………………….. A. which B. who C. whom D. B&C are correct
8. I don’t like tie. John is wearing it. 6. The man ____ she is married to is an engineer.
………………………………………………………………………………………….. A. W B. who C. whom D. all are correct
9. The train was full of passengers and goods. We travelled on it. 7. I cannot talk to Mary, ____ you met last summer.
………………………………………………………………………………………….. A. which B. All are correct C. that D. whom
10. The church is 200 years old. Our class visited it. 8. I can answer the questions ____ are very difficult.
………………………………………………………………………………………….. A. which B. whom C. who D. W
III/ REDUCE OR OMISSION 9. This is Mr Jones, with ____ I have worked.
11. He works in a company that makes car. A. which B. W C. whom D. B&C
®……………………………………………………………………. 10. This school is only for children ____ are in this village.
1. What was the name of the man who you met yesterday? A. who B. that C. which D. A & B
®…………………………………………………………………… 11. Tom, next to ____ I sat in the flight from Chicago to HCM city.
12. The table that was broken has now been repaired. A. that B. whom C. which D. W
®……………………………………………………………………. 12. Have you found the bike
A. which you lost? B. you lost? C. that you lost? D.all are correct
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13.The beef…………………… was really delicious. Ex 2. The girl saw the cat in the garden
A.which we had for lunch B.we had it for lunch ð It was in the garden that the girl saw the cat
C. A-D D. we had for lunch 3. She presented him a book on his birthday
14 The little girl has gone. I borrowed this pen from her. ðIt was on his birthday that she presented him a book
A. The little girl from whom I borrowed this pen has gone. Rewrite the following sentences; using Cleft sentences
B. The little girl from which I borrowed this pen has gone. 1.The boy visited his uncle last month.
C. The little girl from I borrowed this pen has gone. @ ......................................................................................................................................
D. The little girl, from whom I borrowed this pen, has gone. 2. My mother bought me a present on my birthday.
15. I will read the book____________________________. @ ......................................................................................................................................
A. which you gave me it last month. B. you gave me last month.
3. Huong and Sandra sang together at the party.
C. that you gave me it last month. D. you gave me it last month.
16. I like Paris,.................. @ ......................................................................................................................................
A. in which my sister is living B. which my sister is living in 4. Nam’s father got angry with him.
C. in that my sister is living D. A and B @ ......................................................................................................................................
17.I like the ring 5. The boys played football all day long.
A. Mary is wearing B. which Mary is wearing @ ......................................................................................................................................
C. A-B D. which Mary’s wearing it 6. The girl received a letter from her friend yesterday.
18. The short stories (which/ that/ X/ all are correct) John tells are very funny. @ ......................................................................................................................................
19. The dictionary I bought it yesterday is expensive. 7. His presence at the meeting frightened the children.
A B C D @ ......................................................................................................................................
20. I did not like the man whom we met him this morning 8. The man is learning English.
A B C D @ ......................................................................................................................................
21. The dinner party we went to it was not very enjoyable. 9. The woman gave him the book..
A B C D
@ ......................................................................................................................................
22. Mr Smith, (who/whom/which/that) is only 34, is the director of this company
23. The music to (that /which/ what/ Ø) we are listening is interesting
10. She sent her friend the postcard.
24. Tom is the one ( that / which / whose /who) I miss most @ ......................................................................................................................................
25. Do get on with the person (who /which/ whose/whom) lives next door 11. Hoa borrowed the book from Long.
26. I must thank the man from (whose/ which/ that/ whom) I got the present. @ ......................................................................................................................................
27. Do you like the person(who/whom/which/whose) sits next to you? 12. The little boy greeted his grandfather in a strnge language.
@ ......................................................................................................................................
Cleft sentences 13. The pedestrian asked the policeman a lot of questions.
* Note: Câu tách/ chẻ (cleft sentences) được dùng để nhấn mạnh một thành phần
@ ......................................................................................................................................
trong câu ( S, O, Adv). Những câu trên được gọi là câu tách vì từ một câu gốc ta
có thể tách thành 2 mệnh đề . 14. The dog barked at the stranger.
* Structure: It + is/was + focus(S, O, Adv)+relative pronouns (who / that) ... @ ......................................................................................................................................
1. Subject focus: (Nhấn mạnh chủ ngữ) 15. She made some cakes for tea.
It + is/was + S + that/who + V + … @ ......................................................................................................................................
- Để nhấn mạnh chủ ngữ ta đưa chủ ngữ vào giữa It is/ was và that 16. His father repaired the bicycle for him.
- Khi nhấn mạnh chủ ngữ ta có thể dùng who (cho người) / that @ ......................................................................................................................................
Ex 1: Tom likes playing football. 17. She presented him a book on his birthday.
" It is Tom who/ that likes playing football. @ ......................................................................................................................................
Ex 2. Daisy washes clothes every day 18. He met his wife in Britain.
ð It is Daisy who/that washes clothes every day @ ......................................................................................................................................
2. Object focus: (Nhấn mạnh tân ngữ) 19. She bought that present from the shop.
It+ is/ was+ O+ that/ who(m) + S+ V ……….. @ ......................................................................................................................................
- Để nhấn mạnh tân ngữ ta đưa tân ngữ vào giữa It is/ was và that 20. The meeting started at 8.00 a.m.
- Khi nhấn mạnh tân ngữ that thường được sử dụng nhiều hơn . @ ......................................................................................................................................
Ex 1: The woman gave him the book .
" It was the book that the woman gave him
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23. Monday was the day on(which/when/that/then) he left 10 The young man talked all the time. I sat next to him on the bus.
24. The Olympic games (held/to be held/which hold/holding) in Sydney in 2000 ®…………………………………………………………………….
were exciting CLEFT SENTENCES
25. The last student (asks/to be asked/asking/to ask) the question was George Rewrite these sentences to focus attention on the underlined information
26. The car (stealing/to steal/stolen/to be stolen) yesterday has been found start with “it + be..”
27. English is the language (which is spoken/ spoken/speak/ A and B) all over 1. They wish to speak to Tom
the world. 2. This blue bus pass my house every hour.
28. If the resource can be replaced quickly, it is called (nonrenewable/ limited/ 3. They help their father do everything in this house.
clean/ renewable) 4. We change planes at Heathrow.
29. (nuclear power/wind power/solar energy/water energy) is not only plentiful 5. You watched too much TV last Sunday
and infinite but also clean and safe 6. Tom and Nancy worry too much.
30. The song (to which/to that/which /whose) we listened last night was very 7. I cash a cheque every month.
interesting 8. I always carry an umbrella. I don’t carry a hand-fan
31.She tries to (protecting/protection/protected/protect) herself from the wind 9. They wash the floor every week.
32. I met Jane’s father, (that/which/who/whom) works at the university 10. His sons go to the local school.
33. This is the table (which/whose/that/ it) leg was broken. 11. These hens lay brown eggs.
VII. Put brackets around the underlined relative pronoun if it can be omitted 12. These figures astonish me.
from these sentences. 13. The rivers freeze in the winter.
1. We talked about the party which Sarah wants to organize for my birthday. 14. They fly from London to Edinburgh.
2. To get to Frank's house, take the main road that bypasses the village. 15. The carpets match the curtains.
3. The paintings , which Mr Flowers has in his house are worth around £100,000. 16. their children realize danger.
4. Let's go through the main points that he made in his lecture. 17. She likes to work, she didn’t like to swim in the river.
5. He received a low mark for his essay, which was only one page long. 18. Tommy teaches his boy to ride.
6. Mrs Richmond, who you met at the meeting yesterday, works in television. 19. Ann did not wear her new dress at my wedding party
7. Don is a friend who we stayed with in Australia. 20. The aero plane flew at 2,000 meters.
8. In the shop window there's a sign that says 'Ten per cent off. 21. Henry cleaned these shoes for.
9. The couple who live next to us have sixteen grandchildren. 22. you haven’t mended that old shirt
10. There was little that we could do to help her. 23. Did I tell this truth?
Relative pronouns 1. the dangerous chemical from the industrial zones killed trees and
II/ COMBINE animals.
1 The house is not in good condition. We are living in it. 2. Mrs. Jones sweeps the steps outside her house.
®……………………………………………………………………. 3. We first heard the news from Tom and peter
2 I was not interested in the things .They were talking about them. 4. The countryside is most spectacular in spring.
®……………………………………………………………………. 5. I have just seen my form teacher, I didn’t see the headmaster.
3 He did not get the job .He applied for it. 6. Napoleon was finally defeated in Waterloo.
®……………………………………………………………………. 7. Susan helped me with my English, Marie didn’t
4 The bed was very modern. I slept in it. Change the sentences into cleft sentences in the passive.
®……………………………………………………………………. 1. Fans gave Christina lots of flowers.
5 Are these keys? you are looking for them.  ......................................................................................................................................
®……………………………………………………………………. 2. The pedestrian asked the policeman for direction to the post office.
6 The girl is from Britain . We are going to see her.  ......................................................................................................................................
®……………………………………………………………………. 3. People talked a lot about his house.
7 Do you know the girl ?He is talking to her.  ......................................................................................................................................
®……………………………………………………………………. 4. His father bought him a bicycle for his birthday.
8 This is the novel. I have been expecting it.  ......................................................................................................................................
®……………………………………………………………………. 5. He described his hometown in his novel.
9 The play was boring. we saw it last week.  ......................................................................................................................................
®……………………………………………………………………. 6. She frightened the children.
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7. Her younger sister broke her glasses.
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8. The prince kissed my younger sister at the party.
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9. My father gave me this story book as a birthday present.
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10. Vietnamese people celebrate Tet as the greatest occasion in a year.
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