RELATIVE PRONOUNS 2º BACH IES AS LAGOAS Dpto.

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1. Combine the sentences using the relative pronoun in brackets.

1. Jenny sits next to me in class. She is smart. (who)

2. Dan wants to study law. His father is a lawyer. (whose)

3. His glasses were still on the bench. He had been sitting there. (where)

4. Our car broke down again. It is very old. (which)

5. There was once a mysterious man. He appeared from nowhere. (who)

2. Combine the sentences using a relative pronoun.

1. The Paralympics are held every four years. They are for disabled athletes.

2. Lisa is my brother’s girlfriend. I play tennis with her.

3. Dan Graham loves the city. He lives there.

4. The doughnut actually originated in Holland. It is a typically American food.

5. She is the girl. I was telling you about her.

6. The program ends at 10 o’clock. I always go to sleep then.

7. The street has only got ten homes. I live on it.

8. The city centre is very crowded. My father’s shop is there.

9. Kate is an actress, She is coming to stay with us.

10. Hyde park is a very beautiful park. I always go there at the weekends.

11. In the summer, we often go to the beach. It is warm then.

12. I saw Jake in August. He was in London then.

13. Last week, we helped a man. His dog had got lost.
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1. Combine the sentences using the relative pronoun in brackets.

1. Jenny sits next to me in class. She is smart. (who)
Jenny, who is smart, sits next to me in class. / Jenny, who sits next to me in class, is
smart.
2. Dan wants to study law. His father is a lawyer. (whose)
Dan, whose father is a lawyer, wants to study law.
3. His glasses were still on the bench. He had been sitting there. (where)
His glasses were still on the bench, where he had been sitting.
4. Our car broke down again. It is very old. (which)
Our car, which is very old, broke down again. / Our car, which broke down again, is
very old.
5. There was once a mysterious man. He appeared from nowhere. (who)
There was once a mysterious man who appeared from nowhere.
2. Combine the sentences using a relative pronoun.
1. The Paralympics are held every four years. They are for disabled athletes.
The Paralympics, which are for disabled athletes, are held every four years. / The
Paralympics, which are held every four years, are for disabled athletes.
2. Lisa is my brother’s girlfriend. I play tennis with her .
Lisa, who I play tennis with, is my brother’s girlfriend.
3. Dan Graham loves the city. He lives there.
Dan Graham loves the city where he lives.
4. The doughnut actually originated in Holland. It is a typically American food
The doughnut, which is typically American food, actually originated in Holland./ The
doughnut, which originated in Holland, is typically American food.
5. She is the girl. I was telling you about her.
She is the girl who / that / I was telling you about.
She is the girl about whom I was telling you.
6. The program ends at 10 o’clock. I always go to sleep then.
The programme ends at 10 o’clock, when I always go to bed.
7. The street has only got ten homes. I live on it.
The street which I live on has only got ten homes.
8. The city centre is very crowded. My father’s shop is there.
The city centre, where my father’s shop is, is very crowded.
9. Kate is an actress, She is coming to stay with us.
Kate, who is an actress, is coming to stay with us. / Kate, who is c oming to stay with us , is
an actress.
10. Hyde park is a very beautiful park. I always go there at the weekends.
Hyde Park, where I always go at the weekends, is a beautiful park.
11. In the summer, we often go to the beach. It is warm then.
In the summer, when it is warm, we often go to the beach.
12. I saw Jake in August. He was in London then.
I saw Jake in August, when he was in London.
13. Last week, we helped a man. His dog had got lost.
Last week we helped a man whose dog had got lost.