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Defining Relative Clauses Exercise 3

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. They found the money. I dropped the money.


_____They found the money which I droppered
__________________________________________________________
2. I broke the plate. The plate was a wedding present.
______I broke the plate which was a wedding present
_________________________________________________________
3. The police arrested the man. I saw the man steal a handbag.
___________The pólice arrested the man who I saw steal a handbag
____________________________________________________
4. The Queen fired the chef. We had met the chef.
_____The Queen fired the chef who we had met
__________________________________________________________
5. She wrote to her friend. Her friend lives in Vietnam.
She wrote to her friend who lives in Vietnam
6. Jill ate the sandwich. The sandwich had tomato and cheese inside.
______Jill ate the sándwich which had tomato and cheese inside
_________________________________________________________
7. His friend lives in Scotland. His friend is a lawyer.
________His friend, who is a lawyer, lives in Scotland
_______________________________________________________
8. We called the secretary. I went to school with the secretary.
__We called the secretary who I went to school with
9. The CD is in my bag. The CD has Spanish music.
___The CD, which has Spanish music, is in my bag __no omitir
10. The book is very interesting. The book is about Japanese culture.
___The book , which is about Japanese culture , is very interesting __
No omitir

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11. The bag was stolen. I bought the bag yesterday.
The bag , which I bought yesterday , was stolen si omitir

12. He likes films. The films come from Asia.


______He likes films which come from Asia
_______________________________________ __________________
13. My nephew broke the plate. I received the plate as a present.
___My nephew broke the plate which I recived as a present
____________________________________________________________
14. The chocolate was very old. We bought the chocolate last week.
___The chocolate , which we bought last week , was very old
_______________si omitir _____________________________________

15. The TV programme was very funny. Lucy recommended the TV programme.
________The TV programme , which Lucy recommended , was very funny
_________________________________si omitir ______________________
16. The girl is on TV tonight. I met the girl yesterday.
______The girl , who I met yesterday , i son TV tonight
Si omotir ____________________________________________

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Answers

1. They found the money (which / that) I dropped.


2. I broke the plate which / that was a wedding present.
3. The police arrested the man (who / that) I saw steal a handbag.
4. The Queen fired the chef (who / that) we had met.
5. She wrote to her friend who / that lives in Vietnam.
6. Jill ate the sandwich which / that had tomato and cheese inside.
7. His friend who / that is a lawyer lives in Scotland.
8. We called the secretary (who / that) I went to school with.
9. The CD which / that has Spanish music is in my bag.
10. The book which / that is about Japanese culture is very interesting.
11. The bag (which / that) I bought yesterday was stolen.
12. He likes films which / that come from Asia.
13. My nephew broke the plate (which / that) I received as a present.
14. The chocolate (which / that) we bought last week was very old.
15. The TV programme (which / that) Lucy recommended was very funny.
16. The girl (who / that) I met the girl yesterday is on TV tonight.

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