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ADJECTIVE CLAUSE REDUCTION ASSIGNMENT

1. Reduce the following adjective clauses to adjective phrases, if possible.

a. I know the student who is sitting at the front row of the theater.
b. The girl who was chosen to be the captain has played for three years.
c. John Brown, who is 23, works at Chase Bank.
d. Pauline Johnson, who is the manager of the restaurant, lives in Ottawa.
e. I went to a hotel which was located on 7th Broadway.
f. Nancy likes restaurant that serves spicy food.
g. The reporter who was captured during the raid was released yesterday.
h. Ludlow knows the man who is standing in the corner of the room.
i. I finally saw the singer who was hidden by the crowd.
j. Megan knows the woman who is directing the movie.

Answer
a) I know the student sitting at the front row of the theater.
b) The girl chosen to be the captain has played for three years.
c) John Brown, 23, works at Chase Bank.
d) Pauline Johnson, the manager of the restaurant, lives in Ottawa.
e) I went to a hotel located on 7th Broadway.
f) Nancy likes restaurants serving spicy food.
g) The reporter captured during the raid was released yesterday.
h) Ludlow knows the man standing in the corner of the room.
i) I finally saw the singer hidden by the crowd.
j) Megan knows the woman directing the movie.

2. Combine and shorten the following sentences using reduced adjective clause.

a. I have a cat. It is called Mimi.

b. The books were burnt. They told about bad things.
c. He was accused of murder. The man was arrested.
d. She was shocked by the bad news. The woman burst into tears.
e. It is organized by our team. The event will surely a great success.
f. The film is based on real events.it tells a story of a reporter.
g. She was born in Hollywood. The woman knows all the famous movie stars.
h. The car was taken to the garage. It was repaired within an hour.
i. She was admired by everyone. The girl began to grow arrogant.
j. He was dumped by hir girlfriend. The man felt really sad.
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Answer
a) I have a cat called Mimi.
b) The burnt books told about bad things.
c) He was arrested for murder.
d) Shocked by the bad news, the woman burst into tears.
e) Organized by our team, the event will surely be a great success.
f) Based on real events, the film tells the story of a reporter.
g) Born in Hollywood, the woman knows all the famous movie stars.
h) The car, taken to the garage, was repaired within an hour.
i) Admired by everyone, the girl began to grow arrogant.
j) Dumped by his girlfriend, the man felt really sad.

3. Reduce the adjective clause/relative clause by using “to infinitive”, “-ed”, “-ing” or
“being + ed” construction.
a. The first step that we have to take is the creation of an estimation model.
b. The authors find that their model compares favorably with the model which was
published by XY in 2008.
c. The relationship that this research revealed provide valuable insight for both
researchers and practitioners.
d. The report which will be published next month will contain all the important facts.
e. The new research center which is being built next to the Faculty is financed from a
European grant.
f. The only Czech who will participate in the international competition is a PhD student
from our University.
g. Information sharing is one of the issues that will be dealt with at the next meeting.
h. Seniors who lack experience in the use of computers will be offered some basic
training.
i. If you want to know when the International Summer Language School starts, the
person you should contact is Ms. XY from the International Office.
j. The two faculties which are doing research into environmental issues have agreed on
close cooperation.

Answer
a) The first step to take is creating an estimation model.
b) The authors find that their model compares favorably with XY's 2008 publication.
c) The relationship revealed in this research provides valuable insight for both
researchers and practitioners.
d) The report, to be published next month, will contain all the important facts.
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e) The new research center being built next to the Faculty is financed from a European
grant.
f) The only Czech participating in the international competition is a PhD student from
our University.
g) Information sharing is one of the issues to be dealt with at the next meeting.
h) Seniors lacking experience in computer use will be offered some basic training.
i) If you want to know when the International Summer Language School starts, the
person to contact is Ms. XY from the International Office.
j) he two faculties researching environmental issues have agreed on close cooperation.

4. Combine the two sentences into one, using the second as the adjective phrase.
Remember the place where the adjective phrase immediately after the noun it
describes.
a. Simon Bolivar was born in Venezuela. Venezuela is located in South Africa.
b. Germany is now a unified country. It was divided into East and West in 1945.
c. Sudan has population of 121.000.000. It is the largest country in Africa.
d. Thailand has never been ruled by foreign power. It is situated in Southeast Asia.
e. There six principal dialects of Spanish. Spanish is the official language of twelve
Sount American countries.
f. Ranjett’s mother won two tickets to travel anywhere in the continental United States.
She is a dentist.
g. My brother has never visited a place as exotic as Tahiti. He is a nurse.
h. Oliver attended a university. It is known for its excellent biology department.
i. Beppina is a fantastic swimmer. She is 23 years old.
j. Harold lives in Brooklyn. He is a new teacher.

Answer
a) Simon Bolivar, born in Venezuela, is located in South America.
b) Germany, now a unified country, was divided into East and West in 1945.
c) Sudan, with a population of 121,000,000, is the largest country in Africa.
d) Thailand, never ruled by a foreign power, is situated in Southeast Asia.
e) There are six principal dialects of Spanish, the official language of twelve South
American countries.
f) Ranjett’s mother, a dentist, won two tickets to travel anywhere in the continental
United States.
g) My brother, a nurse, has never visited a place as exotic as Tahiti.
h) Oliver attended a university known for its excellent biology department.
i) Beppina, a fantastic swimmer, is 23 years old.
j) Harold, a new teacher, lives in Brooklyn.