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1. Join each pair of sentences with a 4. Combine the two sentences into one.

Defining relative clause. Omit the


pronoun where possible. a) The plane was twenty-five years old. It
crashed.
a) Last week I bought a book. It’s a best
seller.  The plane …………………twenty-five years old.
b) This is the book. I found the information in b) One day Tessa was ill in bed. Martin rang.
it.
 The day …………………………. Ill in bed.
c) We like people. Well, only if they are
honest. c) Our offices are in Queen Street. They are new.

d) I didn’t recognize the girl. I talked to her.  Our …………………………. In Queen Street.

e) She hasn’t given me back the money. She d) Some documents have been found. They were
borrowed it from me last month. stolen from a car.

f) Have you seen the glasses? They were on  The documents ……………………. Found.
the top shelf.
5. Read the information and complete the
2. Join each pair of sentences using non- sentences. Use commas where necessary.
defining relative clauses.
a) There’s a woman living next door. She’s a
a) Fur coats are very popular among wealthy doctor.
women. They produce indignation among
 The woman ……………………………….
animal lovers.
b) I’ve got a brother called Jim. He lives in London.
b) My English friends live in Birmingham. They
He’s a doctor.
are members of Greenpeace.
 My brother Jim …………………………..
c) Henry is very fond of pets. He’s got two
dogs, a cat, a tortoise and three budgies. c) There was a strike at the car factory. It lasted
ten days. It is now over.
d) My brother studied biology. He works in a
laboratory.  The strike at the car factory …………..
e) Westminster Abbey is closed to the Houses d) A job was advertised. A lot of people applied for
of Parliament. It is one of the most famous it. Few of them had the necessary qualifications.
churches in Britain.
 Few of …………………………………………
f) Fiesta was written by Ernest Hemingway. It
is also called The Sun Also Rise. 4 6. Write sentences with all of / most of
(etc.) + whom / which.
3. Complete these sentences with your own
words. a) Mary has three brothers. (All of her brothers are
married). ……………………………………
a) James has a close friend who……………
b) We were given a lot of information. (Most of the
b) This is the machine which……………….. information was useless.)
c) Is this the man whose ……………………..  We were given …………………………..
d) Barcelona was the city where …………… c) There were a lot of people at the party. (I had
met only a few of these people before)
e) I’ll never forget the day when …………….
 …………………………………………….
f) Anybody that ………………………………….

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