Who is Jon Bon Jovi ?

I. Read the following text and circle the relative pronouns and adverbs:
The American singer, Bon Jovi, who was born in 1962, is one of the famous music stars in
the world. He is best known as the founder and
frontman of the rock band Jon Bon Jovi, which was
formed in 1983.

John Francis Bongiovi on his real name, whose father

was a barber and whose mother was a florist was raised
in New Jersey, in the USA.

By his early teens he convinced himself that one day he

would be a rock star. He began playing the piano and
the guitar, in 1975 when he was 13. His first played in which he played was Raze. Together
with the keyboardist David Bryan, whom he met in high school at the age of 16 formed a
band called Atlantic City Expressway. Jon also performed with bands called The Rest, The
Lechers.

In 1980 he recorded his first single Runaway that met a great success. A local radio station
included the song on a compilation tape and it began to get frequent airplay. The success of
Runaway got John noticed and he realized that he would need more than session players if he
wanted to capitalize on his success.

He formed the band Bon Jovi in March 1983 which became popular for its power ballads,
soaring guitar riffs and well-crafted melodies. Jon Bon Jovi called David Bryan that called
bassist Alec John Such and an experienced drummer named Tico Torres to join the band.
Guitarist Richie Sambora later wanted to perform with the band; Bon Jovi, Sambora, Such,
Bryan, and Torres became the founding members of Bon Jovi.

In 1984 and 1985, Bon Jovi released their first two albums and their debut single Runaway
managed to crack the Top 40. In 1986, the band achieved widespread success and global
recognition with their third album, Slippery When Wet, which had sold 28 million copies
worldwide as of 2011. Slippery When Wet included three Top 10 singles, two of them
reaching number one: You Give Love a Bad Name and Livin' on a Prayer.
As of 2019, Bon Jovi has released 14 studio albums, five compilations and three live albums.
They have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the bestselling
American rock bands. There are more than 50 countries around the world where Bon Jovi
performed for more than 34 million fans. Bon Jovi was inducted into the UK Music Hall of
Fame in 2006, and into the U.S. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Could this be the
reason why everyone says Jon Bon Jovi is the best band in the world?

II.1. Fill in the table with the correct relative pronoun from the text above:

_____________ _______________ _____________ _____________ ______________

refers to people refers to people refers to things refers to people refers to

and is used as an and things possessions
object pronoun

II.2. Fill in the table with the correct relative adverb from the text above:

_____________ _______________ _____________

refers to time refers to places refers to reason

III. Underline in blue the defining relative clauses and in green the non-defining relative
clauses.

IV. Fill in the correct relative then say whether it is defining (D) or non-defining (N).
Put commas where appropriate:

e.g. This is the boy who broke the window. _____D____

1. The restaurant …………………. we had dinner served excellent food. ………..

2. Lynne …………………….. lives next door is an actress. ………………

3. That’s the man …………………. parents were teachers in 1980s. …………………

4. Amanda …………………. I knew at university was on television the other day. …………
5. The History Museum ………………… opened in 1973 recently closed. …………

6. Paris …………………… you can see the Eiffel Tower is the capital of France. ………….

7. This book …………….. I borrowed from the library next week is very interesting.
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8. I usually go on holiday in August ………………. the weather is nice and hot. …………….

V. Write a paragraph in between 50 – 100 words about your favourite singer / band
using as many relative pronouns and adverbs as possible.

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Homework:

I. Join the two sentences using the correct relative pronoun. Make the necessary

changes:

e.g. I met a girl. She is very beautiful.

I met a girl who is very beautiful.

1. I met my favourite actress. She played the main character in ‘The Fountain’.

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2. The doctor wrote a prescription. His patient asked for the prescription.

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3. The girl fell down the stairs. She is hurt.

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4. The student is in my class. He takes dance classes.

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5. The police caught the thief. He stole the jewels.

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II. Join the sentences with a relative clause:

e.g. The city is beautiful. I was born there. (Defining)

The city where I was born is beautiful.

1. The boys were really nice. I met them on holiday. (Non-defining)

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2. Last year was great. I passed all my exams. (Non-defining)

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3. The man is mad. He rang yesterday. (Defining)

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4. My neighbours aren’t very nice. Their dog makes a lot of noise. (Non-defining)

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5. The hotel was beautiful. We stayed there in the summer. (Defining)

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