RELATIVE CLAUSES - EXERCISES

1. Complete with the correct relative pronoun and add commas where necessary.
1. Buckingham Palace __________ is the home of the Queen is open for visitors in summer.
2. Sherlock Holmes __________ smoked a pipe was a detective.
3. I must carry the bag __________ is very heavy.
4. The man __________ job is to repair computers is my uncle.
5. He has a shop __________ is in Leeds.
6. Jake must take the book __________ is on the table to the library.
7. Jake __________ loves films goes to the cinema every week.
8. Mum __________ car is in the garage must take the bus.
9. The DLR __________ has no driver is scary.
10. Have you seen the new film __________ is on at the cinema?
2. Rewrite the following sentences using a relative pronoun
1. We ate the fruit. I bought the fruit.
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2. She bought the computer. Her brother had recommended the computer.
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3. He lost the money. I had given him the money.
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4. We called the taxi company. Julie often uses the taxi company.
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5. John met a girl. I used to employ the girl.
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6. Lucy called the doctor. My mother knows the doctor.
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7. He brought a woman. I used to often meet the woman.
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8. We employed the lawyer. Julie recommended the lawyer.
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9. The fruit is on the table. I bought the fruit.
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10. The wallet belongs to John. Lucy found the wallet in the garden.
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11. The food was delicious. David cooked the food.
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12. The car was stolen. My father gave me the car.
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13. The man was arrested. I reported the man to the police.
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14. The doctor was right. Lucy asked the doctor about her problem.

3. Join the following sentences with a relative clause.

1. That’s the ship. We travelled on it.
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2. That’s the type of sport. I know nothing about it.
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3. Here is the address. You should write to this address.
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4. The book belongs to me. You were looking at it just now.
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5. I couldn’t recognise the house. He lived in it.
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6. A travel agency has booked the hotel. Jim is going to stay in it.
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7. Those are the boys. Michael is hiding from them.
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8. He didn’t get the job. He applied for it.
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9. I wasn’t interested in the things. They were talking about them.
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10. I don’t know the boy. They went with him.
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11. The people are very nice. I work with them.
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12. What’s the music? You are listening to it.
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13. I found the book. He has been looking for it.
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14. The yellow car is my car. Everybody is looking at it.
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