RELATIVE CLAUSES PRACTICE

BACHILLERATO 1

RELATIVE CLAUSES PRACTICE

BACHILLERATO 1

1 Subject or object? Tick (T

T) the sentences where the relative pronoun is
necessary. If it is possible to leave out the relative pronoun, cross it out.

3 Prepositions with defining relative clauses. Write these sentences again

together with a relative pronoun. Use the new beginnings where given.

Examples
I don't like people who arrive late. T
The company that he works for is based in Germany.
1 Where are the scissors that I bought yesterday?
2 I want you to meet the woman who taught me how to drive.
3 The meal that you cooked was delicious.
4 I like animals that don't make a mess.
5 The film that I've always wanted to see is on TV tonight.
6 The flat that they bought was very expensive.
7 The room in our house that is most used is the kitchen.
8 I didn't like the meal that we had yesterday.
9 The people who work here are very interesting.
10 The man who you were talking about has just come in the room.

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She's the woman. I spoke to her.

I'd like a balcony. I could sit on it when it's hot.
Do you have a knife? I could cut this string with it.
My son could talk to someone about his exams. Is there someone?
Is there someone
5 We could open this bottle with something. Have you got something?
Have you got something
6 Angus needs a new diary. He can write all his appointments in it.
7 Holly would like a radio. She could listen to it while she's in the bath.
8 Our office needs a photocopier. We could do coloured copies on it.
9 I could dry these dishes with something. Have you got anything?
10 We could discuss our problem with someone. Is there someone?
Is there someone

2 Fill the gaps with who, which, where, whose, or that. Where possible, leave
out the relative pronoun.

4 Complete the story below by adding the relative pronouns who, that, which,
whose, or where, in the spaces provided.

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I received a letter this morning really upset me.

Toby, a boy I went to school with, is ill in hospital.
He's going to have an operation could save his life.
Toby, parents both died a few years ago, is the same age
as me.
5 I recently went back to the town I was born.
6 The people used to live next door moved a long time ago.
7 I met a girl I used to go out with.
8 She told me a story I found hard to believe.
9 She said she'd married a man had been married ten times
before.
10 Apparently, he lost all his money gambling, really annoyed
her.

THE NOT VERY DANGEROUS DRAGON

There was once a dragon called Mog [1] lived in a deep cave.
One day he flew out of the cave and attacked several villages
[2] lay in the valley close to his cave. The villagers, [3]
were very frightened, asked the King to send them a brave knight,
[4] would kill the dragon. The King, [5] had several
knights he did not want, agreed at once.
The first knight came to the cave [6] the dragon lay sleeping,
and shouted, 'Where is the dangerous dragon [7] frightens poor
villagers? I have come to kill him.' The dragon opened one eye, saw the
knight, [8] was waving his sword angrily, and burnt him to
death.
The second knight, [9] was no more intelligent than the first,
came to the cave [10] the dragon lay sleeping and shouted,

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'Where is the dragon [11] name is Mog? I have come to kill

him.' The dragon opened one eye. 'Where is the knight [12]
mouth is too big?' he answered, and burnt him to death.
A third knight finally arrived at the cave. Outside he saw two swords,
[13] were rather black with smoke. Slowly and silently he
entered the cave [14] Mog lay sleeping. The knight wasn't
carrying a sword but a bag, [15] seemed very heavy. Suddenly
the knight tripped and fell, [16] woke Mog. The dragon saw the
knight lying on the cave floor in front of him. 'It's not really fair to burn
one lying down,' thought Mog. Then the knight spoke. 'I've brought some
honey [17] I thought you might like.'
'Honey,' said the dragon, 'how kind. I love honey.'
'If I give you the honey, will you stop attacking the villages [18]
lie below your cave?' asked the knight, [19] voice was trembling
with fear.
'OK!' said the dragon. 'It's a deal.'

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I'm sure he is the old man. We saw him selling watches on the beach
in Cdiz.

2 Prepositions with defining relative clauses. Write these sentences again

together without using a relative pronoun.

SELF STUDY EXERCISES

I spoke to a shop assistant. She was very polite.

The shop assistant...
2 The women were sent to prison. It was in the next county.
The prison...
3 There is the perfume. You were talking about it.
4 The restaurant was in West Street. We went to it.
5 The woman is a good friend of mine. I borrowed the money from her.
6 The man is Sue's cousin. I introduced you to him.
7 The hotel overlooked the sea. We stayed at it.
8 The shop is closed. I bought the shoes from it.
9 The people like him very much. He works with them.
10 The people were very kind. I stayed with them.

1 Write these sentences again together with a relative pronoun. If the relative
can be omitted, write it in brackets.

3 Join each pair of sentences using

Example
Some people's nails are really dirty. I don't like them.
I don't like people whose nails are really dirty.
1 Some beaches are overcrowded. I don't like them.
2 Some machines often break down. I detest them.
3 Some people's voices are very loud. I hate them.
4 Some restaurants are extremely formal. I can't stand them.
5 Some television programmes are too childish. I dislike them.
6 What was the name of the shop? They sold lots of Mexican pottery
there.
7 There are a lot of people in our company. Their jobs are extremely
boring.

(a) a preposition + whom or which .....

(b) who or which ..... + preposition
Example:
Mr Jones is a teacher. I was talking to him.
(a) Mr Jones, to whom I was talking, is a teacher.
(b) Mr Jones, who I was talking to, is a teacher.
1 Peter's party is next Saturday. We are all invited to it.
2 Mr Mason apologized for the mistake. We complained to him.
3 The film is showing next week. I've had good reports about it.

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4 Complete the dialogue below by adding the relative pronouns who, that,
which, whose, or where, in the spaces provided.

Pete is talking to Joe about his holiday plans.

Pete: We're thinking of going to Spain this year. You went last year, didn't
you?
Joe: Yes, that's right. Actually I've got some photos [1] I can
show you of where we went. It was Mohacar on the south coast. A
friend [2] daughter went there last year recommended it.
Pete: Oh, someone [3] I work with has been to Mohacar. It's a
very quiet area, isn't it?
Joe: Yes, the thing [4] I liked most about it was the relaxing
atmosphere. It's a place [5] you can forget all your
problems.
Pete: How do you get there?
Joe: Well you can fly to Almeria, but that's quite expensive, or you can
take any flight [6] goes to Malaga and drive east along the
coast. I know several people [7] have done that. Anyway,
do you want to see the photos?

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SELF-STUDY EXERCISES - ANSWER KEY

(1) 1. I don't like beaches that/ which are overcrowded. 2. I detest
machines that/ which often breakdown. 3. I hate people whose voices are
very loud. 4. I can't stand restaurants that/ which are extremely formal.
5. I dislike television programmes that/ which are too childish. 6. What
was the name of the shop where they sold lots of Mexican pottery?
7. There are a lot of people in our company whose jobs are extremely
boring. 8. I'm sure he is the old man (who/ that) we saw selling watches
on the beach in Cdiz.
(2) 1. The shop assistant (who/ that) I spoke to was very polite. 2. The
prison (that/ which) the women were sent to was in the next county.
3. There is the perfume (that/ which) you were talking about. 4. The
restaurant (that/ which) we went to was in West Street. 5. The woman
(who/ that) I borrowed the money from is a good friend of mine. 6. The
man (who/ that) I introduced you to is Sue's cousin. 7. The hotel (that/
which) we stayed at overlooked the sea. 8. The shop (that/ which) I
bought the shoes from is closed. 9. The people (who/ that) he works with
like him very much. 10. The people (who/ that) I stayed with were very
kind.

5 Complete the text with relative pronouns.

Last year, a friend from school and I went on holiday to Newquay,

[1] is in Cornwall in the west of England. The town is famous for
its long beaches, [2] you can go surfing. We went in August,
[3].when. Newquay is full of young people and we stayed at a
campsite near the town.
In the mornings, we usually went to Fistral beach, [4] has
the biggest waves. While we were there, we made friends with two
Australian girls, Shelley and Christine, [5] are really good surfers.
We went back to the campsite at about five o'clock each afternoon,
[6].when. it began to get cold on the beach. After dinner, we went
back into town and we usually spent the evening in a bar called 'The Blue
Wave', [7] most of the young people meet.
We had a great time and we're going back next summer.
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(3) 1. (a) Peter's party, to which we are all invited, is next Saturday.
(b) Peter's party, which we are all invited to, is next Saturday. 2. (a) Mr
Mason, to whom we complained, apologized for the mistake. (b) Mr
Mason, who we complained to, apologized for the mistake. 3. (a) The
film, about which I've had good reports, is showing next week. (b) The
film, which I've had good reports about, is showing next week.
(4) [1] that/ which [2] whose [3] who/ that [4] that [5] where [6] that/
which [7] who/ that
(5) [1] which [2] where [3] when [4] which [5] who [6] when [7] where