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Defining Relative Clauses Exercise 1 Make one sentence from the two short ones. The sentence in italics should become the relative clause. The relative pronoun is the subect of the relative clause. 1. !he worked for a man. The man used to be an athlete. athlete.  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  #. The$ called a""""""""""""""""""""""" law$er. The """"""""""""""""""""""" lawyer lived nearby. nearby .  """"""""""""  """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  %. & sent an email to m$ brother. My brother. My brother lives in Australia Australia..  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  '. The customer liked the waitress. The waitress was very friendly. friendly.  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  (. )e broke the computer. The computer belonged to my father .  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  *. & dropped a glass. The glass was new. new.  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  +. !he loves books. The books have happy endings. endings.  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  ,. The$ live in a cit$. The city is in the north of England .  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  -. The man is in the garden. The man is wearing a blue jumper .  """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""  """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1. The girl works in a bank. The girl is from India. India .  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  11. M$ sister has three children. My children. My sister lives in Australia. Australia.  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1#. The waiter was rude. The waiter was wearing a blue shirt .  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1%. The mone$ is in the kitchen. The money belongs to John. John.  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1'. The table got broken. The table was my grandmother’s. grandmother’s.  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1(. The television was stolen. The television was bought ! years ago. ago.  """"""""""""  """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1*. The fruit is """"""""""""""""""""""" on the table. The fruit isn’t fresh. fresh .

/nswers0 1. !he worked for a man who  that used to be an athlete. #. The$ called a law$er who  that lived nearb$. nearb$. %. & sent an email to m$ brother who  that lives in /ustralia. '. The customer liked the waitress who  that was ver$ friendl$. (. )e broke the computer which  that belonged to m$ father. *. & dropped a glass which  that was new. +. !he loves books which  that have happ$ endings. ,. The$ live in a cit$ which  that is in the north of England. -. The man who  that is wearing a blue umper is in the garden. 1. The girl who  that is from &ndia works in a bank. 11. M$ sister who  that lives in /ustralia has three children.

 

1#. The waiter who  that was wearing a blue shirt was rude. 1%. The mone$ which  that belongs to 2ohn is in the kitchen. 1'. The table which  that was m$ grandmother3s got broken. 1(. The television which  that was bought # $ears ago was stolen. 1*. The fruit which  that isn3t fresh is on the table.

Defining Relative Clauses Exercise # Make a new sentence b$ oining the two short sentences. The sentence in italics should  become the relative clause4 and the relative pronoun is the obect. 1. )e ate the fruit. I fruit. I bought the fruit .  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  #. !he bought the computer. "er computer. "er brother had recommended recommended the computer  computer .  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  %. 5e lost the mone$. I mone$. I had given him the money. money.  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  '. )e called the taxi compan$. Julie compan$. Julie often uses the ta#i company. company.  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  (. 2ohn met a girl. I girl. I used to employ the girl .  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  *. 6uc$ called the doctor. My doctor. My mother knows the doctor .  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  +. 5e brought a woman. I woman.  I used to often meet the woman .  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  ,. )e emplo$ed the law$er. Julie law$er. Julie recommended the lawyer .  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  -. The fruit is on the table. I table. I bought the fruit .  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1. The wallet belongs to 2ohn. 2 ohn. $ucy  $ucy found the wallet in the garden garden..  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  11. The food was delicious. %avid delicious.  %avid cooked the food .  """"""""""""  """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1#. The car was""""""""""""""""""""""" stolen. My father stolen. My gave me the car .  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1%. The man was arrested. I arrested. I reported the man to the police. police.  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1'. The doctor was right. $ucy right.  $ucy asked the doctor about her problem problem..  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1(. The waitress was ver$ prett$. My prett$. My brother dated the waitress waitress..  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1*. The secretar$ is in the office. The boss likes the secretary. secretary.

/nswers0 1. )e ate the fruit 7which  that8 & bought. #. !he bought the computer7which  that8 her brother had recommended.

 

%. 5e lost the mone$ 7which  that8 & had given him. '. )e called the taxi compan$ 7which  that8 2ulie often uses. (. 2ohn met a girl 7who  that8 & used to emplo$. *. 6uc$ called the doctor 7who  that8 m$ mother knows. +. 5e brought a woman 7who  that8 & used to often meet. ,. )e emplo$ed the law$er 7who  that8 2ulie recommended. -. The fruit 7which  that8 & bought is on the table. 1. The wallet 7which  that8 6uc$ found in the garden belongs to 2ohn. 11. The The food 7which  that8 David cooked was delicious. 1#. The car 7which  that8 m$ father gave me was stolen. 1%. The man 7who  that8 & reported to the police was arrested. 1'. The doctor 7who  that8 6uc$ asked about her problem was right. 1(. The waitress 7who  that8 m$ brother dated was ver$ prett$. 1*. The secretar$ 7who  that8 the boss likes is in the office.

Defining Relative Clauses Exercise % Make one sentence b$ changing the sentence in italics into a defining relative clause. The relative pronoun can be the subect or the obect of the relative clause. 1. The$ found the mone$. I mone$. I dropped dropped the money&  """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""  """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  #. & broke the plate. The plate was a wedding present&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  %. The police arrested the man. I man. I saw the man steal a handbag& handbag&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  '. The 9ueen fired the chef. 'e had met the chef&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  (. !he wrote to her friend. "er friend. "er friend lives in (ietnam& (ietnam&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  *. 2ill ate the sandwich. The sandwich had tomato and cheese inside&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  +. 5is friend lives in !cotland. "is !cotland.  "is friend is a lawyer& lawyer&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  ,. )e called the secretar$. I secretar$. I went to school with the secretary& secretary&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  -. The CD is in m$ bag. The )% has *panish music&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1. The book is ver$ interesting. The book is about Japanese culture&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  11. The bag was stolen. I stolen.  I bought the bag yesterday& yesterday&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1#. 5e likes films. The films come from Asia&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1%. M$ nephew broke the plate. I plate. I received the plate as a present& present&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1'. The chocolate was ver$ old. 'e bought the chocolate last week&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1(. The T: programme was ver$ ver $ funn$. $ucy funn$. $ucy recommended the T( T( programme& programme&  """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""  """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """"" 

 

1*. The girl is on T: tonight. I tonight. I met the girl yesterday& yesterday&

/nswers0 1. The$ found the mone$ 7which  that8 & dropped. #. & broke the plate which  that was a wedding present. %. The police arrested the man 7who  that8 & saw steal a handbag. '. The 9ueen fired the chef 7who  that8 we had met. (. !he wrote to her friend who  that lives li ves in :ietnam. *. 2ill ate the sandwich which  that had tomato and cheese inside. +. 5is friend who  that is a law$er lives in !cotland. ,. )e called the secretar$ 7who  that8 & went to school with. -. The CD which  that has !panish music is in m$ bag. 1. The book which  that is about 2apanese culture is ver$ interesting. 11. The The bag 7which  that8 & bought $esterda$ was stolen. 1#. 5e likes films which  that come from /sia. 1%. M$ nephew broke the plate 7which  that8 & received as a present. 1'. The chocolate 7which  that8 we bought last week was ver$ old. 1(. The T: programme 7which  that8 6uc$ recommended rec ommended was ver$ funn$. 1*. The girl 7who  that8 & met the girl $esterda$ is on T: tonight.

Defining Relative Clauses Exercise ' Make one sentence b$ changing the sentence in italics into a defining relative clause.The relative pronoun can be the subect or the obect of the relative clause. 1. The man was late. Julie late. Julie invited the man&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  #. The doctor was sick. I sick. I wanted to see the doctor& doctor&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  %. The accountant was arrested. The accountant works for f or my father’s father ’s company&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  '. & wrote to the friend. +o +ou u met the friend frie nd last week&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  (. The mobile phone can3t be""""""""""""""""""""""" fixed. The mobile phone is broken&  """"""""""""  """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  *. 2ohn made a cop$ of the photo. I photo. I took the photo&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  +. & met a girl. The girl was a doctor& doctor&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  ,. )e called a doctor. The doctor works at a hospital in $ondon&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  -. )e like the actor. The actor was in a famous film&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1. & went to the restaurant. I restaurant.  I read about about the restaurant in the the newspaper&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  11. !he bought a car. "er car. "er sister liked the car&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1#. & often bu$ cheese. The cheese is imported from ,aris&  """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""  """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """"" 

 

1%. The hairdresser was ver$ good. The hairdresser has red hair&  """""""""""""""""""""""  """""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""""""" """""""""""""""""  """""  1'. The child is pla$ing in the garden. 'e see the child often& ; #1 www.perfect