Relative clauses

A.

Combine both sentences.

1. The street is very wide. The street leads to the school.

2. The person is not very clever. The person is sitting next to me.
3. The music is a Strauss waltz. The orchestra is playing the music.
4. The doctor is famous. She visited the doctor.
5. Women are to be admired. Women work in hospitals.
6. The cigarette is a Players. You are smoking the cigarette.
7. The lady has gone to London. She was here yesterday.
8. The letter had no stamp on it. We received the letter yesterday.
9. The girl is very pretty. She lives opposite my house.
10. The dress is lovely. Mary is wearing the dress.

B.

Relative clauses with prepositions. Combine both sentences.

1. The paint on the seat is still wet. You are sitting on the seat.
2. The knife is very sharp. We cut bread with the knife.
3. The man has died. I gave the book to him.
4. The horse came in last. You were telling me about it yesterday.
5. The pretty girl slapped Cyrils face yesterday. You were speaking to her.
6. The glass hasnt been washed. You are drinking out of it.
7. Here comes the girl. I am hiding from her.
8. The house is my house. They are looking at it.
9. The girl is very attractive. He is going out with her.
10. The music is very beautiful. You are listening to it.

C.

Combine both sentences using

WHOSE.

1. Theres the lady. Her purse has been stolen.

2. Whats the name of that man? His wife has run away and left him.
3. The policeman is at the door. You knocked off his helmet.
4. The girl has left the room. I was talking to her mother.
5. The woman came to see me. Her husband was arrested by the police.
6. The girl went to the police station. Her passport had been stolen.
7. The man was worried. His wife had been taken to hospital.
8. The woman is a teacher. Her son lives in Birmingham.
9. The woman is crying. Her baby is in hospital.
10. The man is an actor. His wife is a millionaire.

D.

Write a sentence adding the information in brackets

1. A plane crashed into the ocean yesterday. (it was carrying 28

passengers)
2. The window has now been repaired. (it was broken in last nights storm)
3. The paintings havent been found yet. (they were stolen from the
museum)
4. When I was walking home, there was a man. (he was following me)
5. Most of the suggestions were not practical. (they were made at the
meeting)
6. At the end of the street there is a path. (the path leads to the river)
7. Did you hear about the boy? (he was knocked down on his way to school
this morning)
8. That woman is Australian. (she is talking to Tom)

Exercise A
1.

The street which leads to the school is very wide.

2.

The person (who is) sitting next to me is not very clever.

3.

The music the orchestra is playing is a Strauss waltz.

4.

The doctor she visited is famous.

5.

Women who work in hospitals are to be admired.

6.

The cigarette you are smoking is a Players

7.

The lady who was here yesterday has gone to London.

8.

The letter we received yesterday had no stamp on it.

9.

The girl who lives opposite my house is very pretty.

10. The dress Mary is wearing is lovely.

Exercise B
1.

The paint on the seat you are sitting on is still wet.

2.

The knife we cut bread with is very sharp.

3.

The man I gave the book to has died.

4.

The horse you were telling me yesterday about came in last.

5.

The pretty girl you were speaking to slapped Cyrils face yesterday.

6.

The glass you are drinking out of hasnt been washed.

7.

Here comes the girl I am hiding from.

8.

The house you are looking at is my house.

9.

The girl he is going out with is very attractive.

10. The music you are listening to is very pretty.

Exercise C

1.

Theres the lady whose purse has been stolen.

2.

Whats the name of that man whose wife has run away and left him.

3.

The policeman whose helmet you knocked off is at the door.

4.

The girl whose mother I was talking to has left the room.

5.
The woman whose husband was arrested by the police has come to
see me.
6.

The girl whose passport had been stolen went to the police station.

7.

The man whose wife had been taken to hospital was worried.

8.

The woman whose son lives in Birmingham is a teacher.

9.

The woman whose baby is in hospital is crying.

10. The man whose wife is a millionaire is an actor.

Exercise D
1.

A plane carrying 28 passengers crashed into the ocean yesterday.

2.

The window broken in last nights storm has now been repaired.

3.

The paintings stolen from the museum havent been found yet.

4.

When I was walking home, there was a man following me.

5.

Most of the suggestions made at the meeting were not practical.

6.

At the end of the street there is a path leading to the river.

7.
Did you hear about the boy knocked down on his way to school this
morning.
8. The woman talking to Tom is Australian.