REVISE

GRAMMAR : RELATIVE CLAUSE

I.Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
1. She is talking about the author _________ book is one of the best-sellers this year.
A. which B. whose C. that D. who
2. He bought all the books_________are needed for the next exam.
A. that B.what C. those D. who
3. The children_________parents are famous teachers, are taught well.
A. that B. whom C. whose D. their
4. Do you know the boy_________we met at the party last week?
A. which B. whose C. where D. whom
5. The exercises which we are doing _________ very easy.
A. is B. has been C. are D. was
6. The man _________ next to me kept talking during the film, _________ really ennoyed
me.
A. having sat/ that B. sitting/ which C. to sit/ what D. sitting/ who
7. Was Neil Armstrong the fisrt person _________ set foot on the moon?
A. when B. which C. who D. whom
8. This is the village in _________ my family and I have lived for over 20 years.
A. which B. that C. whom D. where
9. My mother, _________ everyone admires, is a famous teacher.
A. where B. whom C. which D. whose
10. The old building _________ is in front of my house fell down
A. of which B. which C. whose D. whom
II..Combine the sentences with relative clauses. (Decide whether to use commas or not)
1. A monk is a man. The man has devoted his life to God.
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2. I have one black cat. His name is Mickey.
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3. A herbivore is an animal. The animal feeds upon vegetation.
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4. Sue plays the piano very well. She is only 8 years old.
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5. Sydney is the largest Australian city. It is not the capital of Australia.
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GRAMMAR COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
I. Fill in the correct form of the adjectives in brackets (comparative or superlative).
1. This chair is ………………. …….. than the old one. (comfortable)
2. Trains are ………………………. than planes. (slow)
3. I bought the ……………………. car I could afford. (expensive)
4. In this classroom there are ……………………. girls than boys. (many)
5. Ann is the ……………………. child in the family. (young)
6. That TV set is the ………………………of all. (cheap)
7. This place is ………………….. than that one. (safe)
8. Lisa is ……………………. than Kate. (pretty)
9. This is the ................................ film I have ever seen. (exciting)
10. Tom is ……………………………. than Peter. (talented)
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the superlative form of the adjectives given.
1. Russia is bigger than any other country in the world. (big)
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2. Many people believe that no sea in the world is warmer than the Red Sea. (warm)
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3. The Nile is longer than any other river in the world. (long)
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4. No ocean in the world is deeper than the Pacific. (deep)
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5. Mount Everest is higher than every mountain in the world. (high)
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GRAMMAR: The passive voice with modals
I. Rewrite the sentence using modal verbs in passive.
1. Ann can't use her office at the moment.
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2. I have to finish my work now.
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3. You must do your task.
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4. Governments should offer poor women more help.
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5. We must do something before it's too late.
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6. My uncle may earn 500$ a day.
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7. He might have caught the fish.
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8. They will sue the company for wage discrimination.
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9. She could have washed the dress.
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10. She can't pick many flowers.
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II. Rewrite the sentence using modal verbs in passive.
1. Parents should give children a lot of love.
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2. Each student must write an essay on gender equality.
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3. You must wash your hands.
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4. He can speak four languages.
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5. You must keep dogs outside shops.
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6. The Vietnamese government will make more progress in gender equality.
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7. Children should treat old men with respect.
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8. They should give men and women equal pay for equal work.
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9. My classmates used to call me John.
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10. He can't repair my bike.
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