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DefiningRelativePronounsExercise

people that/who/whom
owners whose
things that/which
places where

Whentherelativepronounisanobject,itcanbeomitted(exceptwithwhoseandwhere).
Mainclause

Relativeclause

That is the man whom* /who

saw

that
nothing
object
relativepronoun

subject verb

*whomisusedlessandlessthesedays

Combinethesentencesusingdefiningrelativepronouns.Whentherelativepronounisan
object,itcanbeomitted(exceptwithwhoseandwhere).
1 That'sthegirl.Shespoketomeyesterday.
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2 Themansmokedfortycigarettesaday.Hediedofaheartattack.
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3 Thecarwasstolen.ItwasaBMW.
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4 Irentahouse.Itisverysmall.
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5 Westayedinahotel.Thehotelwasveryexpensive.
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6 Thebusinessmanwasveryrich.Isawhimlastnight.
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7 That'sthebuilding.Iworkthere.
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8 That'stheboy.Hismotherworksinthepostoffice.
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9 That'sthedog.ItsownerisFrench.
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10 What'sthenameofthebook?Youwantmetoreadit.
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11 Georginaworksforacompany.Thecompanyimportsgardenfurniture.
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12 Anabellooksstunninginthatblackdress.Sheboughtitinthesales.
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WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2008

Answers
1 That'sthegirlwhospoketomeyesterday.
2 Themanwhodiedofaheartattacksmokedfortycigarettesaday.
Themanwhosmokedfortycigarettesadaydiedofaheartattack.
3 Thecarthat/whichwasstolenwasaBMW.
4 ThehouseIrentisverysmall.
Thehousethat/whichIrentisverysmall.
Irentahousewhich/thatisvery small.
5 Thehotelwestayedinwasveryexpensive.
Thehotelthat/whichwestayedinwasveryexpensive.
Thehotelwherewestayedwasveryexpensive.
Westayedinahotelwhichwasveryexpensive.
6 ThebusinessmanIsawlastnightwasvery rich.
Thebusinessmanthat/who/whomIsawlastnightwasveryrich.
7 That'sthebuildingwhereIwork.
8. That'stheboywhosemotherworksinthepostoffice.
9 That'sthedogwhoseownerisFrench.
10 What'sthenameofthebookyouwantmetoread?
What'sthenameofthebookthat/whichyouwantmetoread?
11 Georginaworksforacompanythatimportsgardenfurniture.
ThecompanyGeorginaworksforimportsgardenfurniture.
12 Anabellooksstunninginthatblackdresssheboughtfromthesales.
Anabellooksstunninginthatblackdressthat/whichsheboughtfromthesales..

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