Relatives Revision

Make one sentence by changing the sentence in italics into a defining relative clause.
The
relative pronoun can be the subject or the object of the relative clause.
1. The man was late. Julie invited the man.

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2. The doctor was sick. I wanted to see the doctor.

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3. The accountant was arrested. The accountant works for my father’s company.
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4. I wrote to the friend. You met the friend last week.

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5. The mobile phone can’t be fixed. The mobile phone is broken.

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6. John made a copy of the photo. I took the photo.

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7. I met a girl. The girl was a doctor.

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8. We called a doctor. The doctor works at a hospital in London.

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9. We like the actor. The actor was in a famous film.

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10. I went to the restaurant. I read about the restaurant in the newspaper.
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11. She bought a car. Her sister liked the car.

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12. I often buy cheese. The cheese is imported from Paris.

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13. The hairdresser was very good. The hairdresser has red hair.
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14. The child is playing in the garden. We see the child often.
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15. The nurse is in the office. The nurse treated my grandmother.

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16. The car is in the garage. The car broke down.
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Combine the sentences with a relative pronoun and decide if they are
defining or non-defining including commas where necessary.
a) The boy is going to travel with me. You saw him sitting next to me yesterday.
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b) My brother John is going to travel. You say him sitting next to me yesterday.
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c) She was thinking about the two jobs. They had been offered to her.
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d) He was smoking a cigarette. It was forbidden there.
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e) She didn’t see the man. He had stolen her bicycle.
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f) The boy is my best friend. You see sitting over there.
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g) The gentleman must be rich. His car is a Jaguar.
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h) That old gentleman must be rich. His car is a Ferrari.
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i) The well-known politician has just returned. He has been to Paris in a secret mission.
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j) Their house was completely ruined. It could be seen from a distance.
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k) I think it was your sister Julie. She was responsible for all that gossip.
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l) Here is the address. You should write to this address.
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m) What’s the name of the programme.? We’re listening to it.
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n) Any man should be sent to prison. He commits crimes against nature.
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Answers: 1. The man (who / that) Julie invited was late. 2. The doctor (who / that) I wanted to
see was sick. 3. The accountant who / that works for my father’s company was arrested. 4. I
wrote to the friend (who / that) you met last week. 5. The mobile phone which / that is broken
can’t be fixed. 6. John made a copy of the photo (which / that) I took. 7. I met a girl who / that
was a doctor. 8. We called a doctor who / that works at a hospital in London. 9. We like the
actor who / that was in a famous film. 10. I went to the restaurant (which / that) I read about
in the newspaper. 11. She bought a car (which / that) her sister liked. 12. I often buy cheese
which / that is imported from Paris. 13. The hairdresser who / that has red hair was very good.
14. The child (who / that) we see often is playing in the garden. 15. The nurse who / that
treated my grandmother is in the office. 16. The car which / that broke down is in the garage.
a) The boy is going to travel with me. You saw him sitting next to me yesterday.
Defining The boy (that / who) you saw next to me yesterday is going to travel with me.
b) My brother John is going to travel. You say him sitting next to me yesterday.
Non- Defining My brother John, who(m) you saw sitting next to me, is going to travel.
c) She was thinking about the two jobs. They had been offered to her.
Defining She was thinking about the two jobs (that / which) had been offered to her.
d) He was smoking a cigarette. It was forbidden there.
Non-Defining He was smoking a cigarette, which was forbidden there.
e) She didn’t see the man. He had stolen her bicycle.
Defining She didn’t see the man (that / who) had stolen her bicycle.
f) The boy is my best friend. You see sitting over there.
Defining The boy (that / who) you see sitting over there is my best friend.
g) The gentleman must be rich. His car is a Jaguar.
Defining. The gentleman whose car is a Jaguar must be very rich.
h) That old gentleman must be rich. His car is a Ferrari.
Non-Defining. That old gentleman, whose car is a Ferrari, must be very rich.
i) The well-known politician has just returned. He has been to Paris in a secret mission.
Defining The well-know politician who has been to Paris in a secret mission has just
returned.
j) Their house was completely ruined. It could be seen from a distance.
Non-Defining Their house, which could be seen from the distance, was completely
ruined.
k) I think it was your sister Julie. She was responsible for all that gossip.
Defining I think it was your sister Julie (that / who) was responsible for all that gossip.
l) Here is the address. You should write to this address.
Defining Here is the address you should write to.
m) What’s the name of the programme.? We’re listening to it.
Defining What’s the name of the programme we’re listening to?
n) Any man should be sent to prison. He commits crimes against nature.
Defining Any man (who / that) commits crimes against nature should be sent to prison.

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Make one sentence by changing the sentence in italics into a defining relative clause.

1. The man was late. Julie invited the man.

2. The doctor was sick. I wanted to see the doctor.

4. I wrote to the friend. You met the friend last week.

5. The mobile phone can’t be fixed. The mobile phone is broken.

6. John made a copy of the photo. I took the photo.

7. I met a girl. The girl was a doctor.

8. We called a doctor. The doctor works at a hospital in London.

9. We like the actor. The actor was in a famous film.

11. She bought a car. Her sister liked the car.

12. I often buy cheese. The cheese is imported from Paris.

15. The nurse is in the office. The nurse treated my grandmother.

16. The car is in the garage. The car broke down.

defining or non-defining including commas where necessary.

d) He was smoking a cigarette. It was forbidden there.

e) She didn’t see the man. He had stolen her bicycle.

f) The boy is my best friend. You see sitting over there.

g) The gentleman must be rich. His car is a Jaguar.

h) That old gentleman must be rich. His car is a Ferrari.

j) Their house was completely ruined. It could be seen from a distance.

l) Here is the address. You should write to this address.

m) What’s the name of the programme.? We’re listening to it.

n) Any man should be sent to prison. He commits crimes against nature.

d) He was smoking a cigarette. It was forbidden there.

Non-Defining He was smoking a cigarette, which was forbidden there.

e) She didn’t see the man. He had stolen her bicycle.

f) The boy is my best friend. You see sitting over there.

g) The gentleman must be rich. His car is a Jaguar.

Defining. The gentleman whose car is a Jaguar must be very rich.

h) That old gentleman must be rich. His car is a Ferrari.

j) Their house was completely ruined. It could be seen from a distance.

Defining Here is the address you should write to.

m) What’s the name of the programme.? We’re listening to it.

Defining What’s the name of the programme we’re listening to?

n) Any man should be sent to prison. He commits crimes against nature.

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