*RELATIVE PRONOUNS

RELATIVE
PRONOUNS
WHO (He, She, They,...)
People
WHOM (him, her, them...)
Thing WHICH (It, They, them)
Possession WHOSE (his, her, their)

RELATIVE ADVERBS
Time WHEN (then, that day, that time,…)
Place WHERE (there, that place,…)
Reason WHY (for the reason)
* Các trường hợp không sử dụng “that”
a. Sau giới từ:
1. The man for whom she is waiting is late.
b. Sau dấu phẩy:
2. Can Tho city, which is by Hau Giang River, is beautiful.
* Các trường hợp sử dụng “that”
a. Khi tiền từ là hỗn hợp (vừa chỉ người lẫn vật)
3. The girl and the rose that are in the picture are bright.
4. I can see a girl and her dog that are running in the park.
b. Khi tiền từ có số thứ tự (first, second, third, fourth, ....)
5. The first sweetheart that she can’t forget betrayed her.
c. Khi tiền từ có các từ bất định
(some, any, much, none, all, someone, nobody, everything, anything,....)
6. Some people that are rich are proud of themselves.
7. I have said all that I want to say.
d. Khi đi sau hình thức so sánh nhất
8. She is the nicest woman that I’ve ever met

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with WHO, WHOM, WHICH, WHEN, WHERE, or WHOSE
1. The man ................... helped me yesterday is her brother.
2. The library is open to all the pupils ................... come there to read.
3. Sunday is the day ................... she doesn’t have to go to school.
4. Nam and Tom are talking about the actress ................... they saw in the show last night.
5. The house ................... is painted blue is my uncle’s.
6. What colour is the dictionary ................... is taken from that desk?
7. The man ................... we met yesterday is a famous doctor.
8. Where is the man ................... sold me these magazines?
9. The building ................... has been built recently is our new school library.
10. That’s the place ................... the meeting took place.

Exercise 2: Join the sentences, using relative clause

1. This is the man. We saw him at the party yesterday.
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2. The pencil belongs to me. It is in your pocket.
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3. There is the man. His wallet was stolen.
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4. A girl answered the phone. She told me you were out.
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5. The chair was broken two days ago. The chair has now been repaired.
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6. I saw some people. Their car had broken down.
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7. I recently went back to my hometown. I was born there.
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8. The man gave me the money. He met me at the airport.
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9. That is the village. I live in the village.
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* Reduction of Adjective Clause (Rút gọn mệnh đề tính từ)

1. Dùng To-infinitive trong các cấu trúc
a. S + V + Noun + Relative Clause => S + V + Noun + to-infinitive
30. We have a lot of work which we have to do today.
=> We have a lot of work............................................
31. They need a garden which they can play in.
=> They need a garden.................................................
b. S + V + Noun + Relative Clause => S + V + Noun + for + O + to-infinitive
32. There are picture books which children can read.
=> There are picture books............................................
33. Here is an application form that he has to fill in.
=> Here is an application form......................................
c. S + V + Noun + Relative Clause => S + V + Noun + to be + Ved/3
34. There are some letters which must be posted today.
=> There are some letters...............................................
b. The first/ last/ only/ worst/ most... + Relative Clause
=> The first/ last/ only/ worst/ most... + to-infinitive
35. He was the last man who left the ship.
=> He was the last man..................................................
36. Mary was the only girl who understood.
=> Mary was the only girl..............................................
2. Dùng hiện tại phân từ (Ving) / quá khứ phân từ (Ved/3)
37. The man who is talking to Jane is handsome.
 => The man...............................................................................
38. Boys who attended that school ha to wear uniform.
=> Boys.....................................................................................
39. The ideas which are presented in that book are interesting.
=> The ideas..............................................................................
40. The money which was stolen in the robbery was never found.
=> The money.............................................................................

Exercise 3: Rewrite the following sentences, using present or past participial phrases, or
to-infinitive phrases.
10. The old man who lives next door has just died.
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11. The chickens which are raised on our farm are very fat.
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12. The person who is sitting next to me is not very clever.
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13. Which was the first country which won the world cup?
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14. This is the third girl who was killed in that way.
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15. Valetina Tereskova was the first woman who flew into space.
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16. I know the man who teaches here
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17. The man who is talking with Lan is Mr Minh.
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18. I don’t know the boy who called me last night
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19. This is the book which was written by Mark Twain

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20. The house which was destroyed in the storm is still there
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21. The man who was arrested yesterday is a robber

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22. The first student who gives the right answer is the winner
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23. You were the only preson who knew it
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24. I have a lot of work which I have to do
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