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LAS ORACIONES DE RELATIVO

ANSWERS. PRACTICE.- .-

1.- Fill in the blanks with who, which, where, that, when or whose. Omit the relative pronoun when possible 1.- What is the address of the woman WHOSE dog bit ours? 2.- We live in a city WHERE / IN WHICH . new restaurants open every day. 3.- Michael Crichton, WHO wrote Jurassic Park, is a famous author. 4.- The White House, in WHICH all American presidents live, is in Washington D.C 5.- Joe will never forget the day WHEN he got his driving licence. 6.- On Malta, WHICH is an island in the Mediterranean, people speak English.

2.- Combine the following sentences using the relative pronoun who, which, that, whose, when or where. Make any other necessary changes. 1.- The book is on the floor. It has a red cover. THE BOOK, WHICH HAS A RED COVER, IS ON THE FLOOR THE BOOK WHICH/THAT HAS A RED COVER IN ON THE FLOOR. THE BOOK WHICH/THAT IS ON THE FLOOR HAS A RED COVER. 2.- Here is a photograph of the hotel. We stayed there for a weekend. HERE IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE HOTEL WHERE WE STAYED FOR A WEEKEND 3.- We met a friend last week. Her husband is an engineer. LAS WEEK WE MET A FRIEND WHOSE HUSBAND IS AN ENGINEER 4.- We visited the town. It lies at the source of the Danube. WE VISITED THE TOWN WHICH LIES AT THE SOURCE OF THE DANUBE 5.- David bought a new camera. It was made in Japan. DAVID BOUGHT A NEW CAMERA WHICH/ THAT WAS MADE IN JAPAN

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6,. Ann lost the money. It belonged to her uncle. ANN LOST THE MONEY WHICH BELONGED TO HER UNCLE 7.- I know the girl. She is going to marry my cousin. I KNOW THE GIRL WHO IS GOING TO MARRY MY COUSIN 8.- We live in a town near Madrid. In that town there are many shops. WE LIVE IN A TOWN NEAR MADRID WHERE THERE ARE MANY SHOPS 9.- A very interesting man wrote a letter to a newspaper. He was born in England. A VERY INTERESTING MAN WHO WAS BORN IN ENGLAND, WROTE A LETTER TO A NEWSPAPER 10.- Do you remember that summer? . We went on holidays together then.
DO YOU REMEMBER THAT SUMMER WHEN WE WENT ON HOLIDAYS TOGETHER?

3.- C.- Define these nouns. Use the expressions ( OPEN ANSWERS)

Its an animal that It something that

Its someone who

Its a place where

Its something which is used for

A dog_______________________________________________________________________ A glass______________________________________________________________________ A lawyer ____________________________________________________________________ A chair_____________________________________________________________________ A friend_____________________________________________________________________ A road______________________________________________________________________ A party_____________________________________________________________________

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4.- RELATIVE CLAUSES: Translate into English. Omit the relative when possible

- No me gustan los chistes que me cuentas (joke=chiste) I DONT LIKE THE JOKES ( THAT/ WHICH) YOU TELL ME - Rubn, cuyo padre es alto, juega al baloncesto conmigo. RUBEN, WHOSE FATHER IS TALL, PLAYS BASKETBALL WITH ME - Ella trabaja por las maanas y los fines de semana, lo cual es agotador (exhausting) SHE WALKS IN THE MORNING AND AT WEEKENDS, WHICH IS EXHAUSTING - Rodolfo, que tiene 12 aos, lee comics. RODOLFO, WHO IS 12, READS COMICS - Estoy terminando un libro que tiene 500 pginas. IM FINISHING A BOOK WHICH HAS 500 PAGES - Ayer conoc a un hombre cuyo hijo tiene un negocio en Pars. YESTERDAY I MET A MAN WHOSE SON RUNS A BUSINESS IN PARIS - Este diccionario, que es muy barato, es muy bueno para los alumnos. THIS DICTIONARY, WHICH IS VERY CHEAP, IS VERY GOOS FOR STUDENTS - El seor Lpez es el hombre del que estuvimos hablando. MR LPEZ IS THE MAN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT - Elas no estudia nunca, lo cual no entiendo. ELAS NEVER STUDIES, WHICH I DONT UNDERSTAND

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