Revision - Relative Clause-Week 5 Exercise 1: Fill in Each Blank With A Suitable Relative Pronoun

RELATIVE CLAUSE – GRADE 9
REVISION – RELATIVE CLAUSE- WEEK 5

Exercise 1: Fill in each blank with a suitable relative pronoun.
1.Three years later, we moved to Sao Paulo, where we lived for six years.
2.Bill Clinton, whose wife is a brilliant lawyer, became the President of the US in 1993.
3.Mrs. Smith, who has a lot of teaching experience at junior level, will be joining the school in September.
4.Sydney, which has a population of more than three million, is Australia’s largest city.
5. Darwin, whose views changed out view of the world, travelled to a lot of countries.
6. The hijacker gave himself up to police, who are now questioning him.
7. We are going to see the new Tom Carter film, which was released on Friday.
8. One writer in which I had taken an interest was Immanuel Velikovsky.
9. Tina got very good marks in the exam, which pleased her parents and teachers.
10. December, when Christmas is celebrated, is a summer month for the southern hemisphere.
11. The refugees, many of whom were old and ill, were allowed across the border.
12. We looked at three flats to let, one of which seemed suitable, though it was expensive.
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d to complete the sentence.
1.My chemistry professor, from _______ I received a fantastic recommendation, has left the university.
a. that b. which c. who d. whom
2.My favourite holiday was the one _______ in a cottage in the mountains.
a. which spent b. that we spent it c. we spent d. where we spent
3.Beginning next semester, only registered students _______ to enter the building at night.
a. allow b. are allowed c. will allow d. will be allowed
4.At midnight, _______ the fireworks start, the band is going to start playing.
a. which b. when c. where d. that
5.I’ll _______ for my exams this weekend so I think I’ll stay in on Saturday night.
a. revise b. be revising c. be revised d. being revised
6.Will Smith, _______ recent movies have been serious, was once considered a comic actor.
a. whose b. who c. which d. Ø
7.The committee, _______ by the Board of Directors next week, is going to be responsible for solving the
discipline problems.
a. appointing b. be appointed c. who is appointed d. which will be appointed
8.When I visit the company _______ I used to work I become very emotional.
a. that b. whose c. where d. which
9.Please don’t waste a lot of time correcting details _______ completely inaccurate.
a. that aren’t b. that isn’t c. that they aren’t d. that it isn’t
10.What is the name of the hotel _______ you recommended I stay at when visiting Seoul?
a. what b. where c. that d. whose
11.He’s the professor whose classes _______ well on standardized tests.
a. always score b. are always scored c. are always scoring d. will be always scored
12.It’s believed that many more people _______ of skin cancer over the next ten years.
a. will die b. will be died c. have died d. are died
13.I told my professor I’d turn in the essay at 9 o’clock, _______ means I’m going to be up all night.
a. who b. when c. that d. which
14.The book was written by his wife, Joan, _______ he married in 1962.
a. that b. which c. whom d. Ø
15.Due to the company’s need to increase production, the lunch break _______ from one hour to forty-five
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minutes.
a. has reduced b. are reduced c. was reducing d. will be reduced
16.Elizabeth Cady Stanton, _______ was born in 1815, was one of the foremost women’s-rights activists.
a. that b. which c. who d. whom
Exercise 3: Make a non-defining relative clause from the two sentences.
1. Catherine ruled Russia for over 30 years. She made many important changes.
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2. The woman next door is moving next month. I met her for the first time last week.
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3. Starbucks wants to open new stores in China. It does business all over the world.
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4. I met Julie in the Italian restaurant. She was working as a waitress there.
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5. The Games International Company has just gone bankrupt. We have done business with them for many
years.
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6. Our professor of psychology has written some very interesting books. I always attend her lectures.
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7. Jane has decided to go and teach abroad. It will be an interesting experience for her.
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8. My two cousins are coming to visit next week. I have seen neither of them for ten years.
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9. And then Mary walked in. We had been talking about her earlier.
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10. The last time I went to Scotland was in May. The weather was very beautiful then.
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Exercise 4: Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
Word in capital.
1.Professor Marshall has just retired. He taught us linguistics at Cambridge University.(WHO)
Professor Marshall________________________________________________________________
2.This is his third book, the publication of which made such an impression. (WHOSE)
This is__________________________________________________________________________
3.Will robot butlers do all household chores by 2040? (BE)
Will
4.This country has high youth unemployment in comparision with other European countries. (THAN)
This country has__________________________________________________________________
5.Marcus started working in this bank when he graduated university. (BEEN)
Marcus__________________________________________________________________________
6.In 1959 they moved to New Jersey and he opened his first Italian-American bakery there. (WHERE)
In 1959_________________________________________________________________________
7.Penny jumped out of the way so she wasn’t hit by the falling branch. (AVOID)
Penny__________________________________________________________________________
8.Unfortunately, I didn’t have my credit card with me. (WHICH)
I_______________________________________________________________________________
9.He prefers travelling on his own to spending time with others. (RATHER)
He_______________________________________________________________________________
10. “Are you thinking of changing your career to a new line?” I asked her. (WHETHER)
I_______________________________________________________________________________


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REVISION – RELATIVE CLAUSE- WEEK 5

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