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Complete using the most suitable relative pronoun:

1 An aeroplane is a machine _____________ flies.

2. The people _____________ work in the house are very friendly.
3. A salesman is a man _____________ works in a shop.
4. They live in the house _____________ windows are broken.
5. My wife's mother, _____________ I haven't seen for several years, speaks too much.
6. I don't like the town _____________ you work.
7. He is the only American _____________ has swum.....
8. My wife, _____________ lives in New York, has just written me a letter.
9. The girl _____________ lives next door is very boring.
10. This is the lady _____________ husband died last year.

11. Jack Adams, _____________ was the man Janice had spoken to on the phone, sat in his
seat.
12. The plane in _____________ he was travelling was about to land in Zurich, Switzerland.
13. The woman _____________ was sitting next to him had just fastened her seat-belt.
14. She looked for a moment at Jack, _____________ was staring out of the window.
15. There was something about him _____________ reminded her of another man she had
once known.
16. His face, _____________ was turned away from her at the moment, looked exhausted.
17. The woman, _____________ was a well-known actress, had hardly spoken to Jack during
the trip.
18. Jack was staring at the city below _____________ stretched for miles and miles, as far as
the eye could see.

5. Circle the relative pronouns you could omit in these sentences.

1. The girl that we were talking to loves snakes.

2. Is that the woman who threw acid at the horses?

3. The book which I bought yesterday is about training dogs.

4. My friend Simon is the boy whose mother is a professor of zoology.

5. Do you know the people who made so much noise at the party last night?

6. Have you seen the bag where I keep my football kit?

10. Join these sentences using a non-defining relative clause.

1. The bus was full of noisy school children. It broke down at the top of the hill.

.... The bus, which was full of noisy school children, broke down at the top of the hill.

2. His grandparents bought him a present. He wanted a silver mountain bike.

3. Her book was published last year. It became an instant best-seller.

4. A strange old lady lives next door. She is watching you again.

5. The shoes were the first ones I tried on. I finally bought them.

6. The dog barks all the time. Its owner is never home.

11. Combine the sentences using a relative clause. Use relative pronouns only where
necessary. Note that you have to use commas in some of the sentences.

A holiday in Scotland
1. We spent our holiday in Scotland last year. Scotland is in the north of Great Britain.
Last year we ______________________

2. People live in Scotland. They are called Scots.

The people ______________________

3. We first went to Edinburgh. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.

We first ______________________

4. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh. He wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Arthur Conan Doyle ______________________

5. Then we visited a lake. It is in the Highlands.

The lake ______________________

6. Loch Ness is 37 km long. People know it for its friendly monster.

Loch Ness ______________________
 7. There we met an old man. He told us that he had seen Nessie.
An old man ______________________

8. We then travelled to a mountain. The mountain is near the town of Fort William.
We then ______________________

9. The mountain is the highest mountain in Great Britain. It is called Ben Nevis.
The mountain ______________________

10. I sent you a postcard. It was written on the summit of Ben Nevis.
The postcard ______________________

12. 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.

A monk ______________________

2. I have one black cat. His name is Blacky.

I have ______________________

3. A herbivore is an animal. The animal feeds upon vegetation.

A herbivore ______________________

4. Carol plays the piano brilliantly. She is only 9 years old.

Carol ______________________

5. Sydney is the largest Australian city. It is not the capital of Australia.

Sydney ______________________

6. We ordered a book. It was very expensive.

______________________

7. You are sitting on a bench. The paint on the bench is still wet.

______________________

8. The photographer could not develop the pictures. I had taken them in Australia.

______________________

9. One of the bins smells awful. You haven’t emptied the bin for 3 weeks.

______________________

10. They are singing a song. I don’t know the song.

______________________
 11. The city seems to be abandoned. It is usually crowded with people.

______________________

12. You made an offer. We cannot accept it.

We ______________________

13. A midwife is a woman. She assists other women in childbirth.

A woman ______________________

14. Three youngsters were arrested by the police. They had committed criminal offences.

The police ______________________

15. The World Wide Web has become an essential part of our lives. It was invented by Tim

Berners-Lee.

Tim Berners-Lee ______________________

13. Relatives: defining, non-defining and connective: Combine the following pairs or

groups of sentences by means of relative pronouns, making any necessary changes.

1. You sent me a present. Thank you very much for it. (Thank you very much for...)

2. She was dancing with a student. He had a slight limp. (two ways)

3. I am looking after some children. They are terribly spoilt. (two ways)

4. The bed has no mattress. I sleep on this bed. (The bed I...)

5. Romeo and Juliet were lovers. Their parents hated each other.

6. There wasn't any directory in the telephone box. I was phoning from this box.

7. This is Mrs. Jones. Her son won the championship last year.

8. I was sitting in a chair. It suddenly collapsed. (The chair...)

9. Mr. Smith said he was too busy to speak to me. I had come especially to see him.

10. The man was sitting at the desk. I had come to see this man.

11.1 missed the train. I usually catch this train. And I had to travel on the next. This was a slow

train. (Make into one sentence)

12.- His girl friend turned out to be an enemy spy. He trusted her absolutely.
13. The car had bad brakes. We were in this car. And the man didn't know the way. This man

was driving. (Make into one sentence)

14. This is the story of a man. His wife suddenly loses her memory.

15. We'll have to get across the frontier. This will be difficult.

16. A man brought in a small girl. Her hands had been cut with flying glass.

17. The car crashed into a queue of people. Four of them were killed.

18. The roads were crowded with refugees. Many of them were wounded.

19. I was waiting for a man. He didn't turn up. (The man...)

20. Tom carne to the party in patched jeans. This surprised the other guests. Most of the other

guests were wearing evening dress.

21. The firm is sending me to York. I work for this firm. (The firm...)

22. The Smiths were given rooms in the hotel. Their house had been destroyed ¡n the

explosión.

23. I saw several houses. Most of them were quite unsuitable.

24. He wanted to come at 2 a.m. This didn't suit me at all.

25. This is a story of a group of boys. Their plane crashed on an uninhabited island.