Exercise Relative Clauses

EXERCISE RELATIVE CLAUSES
I. Choose the correct relatuve pronoun or relative adverb to complete each sentence
1. The girl ……… sits next to me always volunteers to answer the questions.
A. who B. whom C. Ø D.whose
2. The day ……… I met my wife will always be my best memory.
A. where B. why C. which D. when
3. I saw the guitarist ……….performance we watched on TV last week.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. Ø
4. did you call the Coppolas, ….. we invited to our Christmas party ?
A.that B. whom C. which D. whose
5. Barack Obama, …….. is the first US black president, spent his childhood in Indonesia.
A. whom B. that C. Ø D. who
6. Tomorrow will be my big day because of the interview ……… can decide my future.
A. who B. which C. whom D. of which
7. Can you drive me to the place ……….. you showed me last week ?
A. why B. when C. which D. Ø
8. The site is about 2 hours from the town …… I grew up.
A. which B. where C. who D. when
9. Ms Dorothy McPherson is the professor ………. many students admire for her lectures.
A. whom B. whose C. which D. of which
10. Stratford-on-Avon,…….. I visited last year, is the hometown of William Shakespeare.
A. where B. which C. of which D. whose
11. The reason …….. they elected him as the president was that he was the only candidate.
A. why B.where C. which D. whom
12. Manchester United has bought three new players ……….. prices are the most expensive.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. Ø
13. Fall is the season ……. the nature is so gorgeous.
A. where B. which C. when D. why
14. The novel “ Phantom of the Opera” , ………… I am reading, was written by Gaston Leroux.
A. whose B. that C.which D. whom
15. Nobody knows the reason …… he is always late for meetings.
A. where B. which C. who D. why
II. Combine each pair of sentences, using relative pronouns or relative adverbs. Use the first
sentence as the main clause.
1. Sherlock Holmes was a great detective. He was imaginarily created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
 ………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. My only uncle was a businessman. We meet him only once a year.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. All the balloons were blown up. They were used for the school year opening ceremony.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. A movie about Facebook is being planned. Facebook is an Internet social network.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Children are in great danger. They play fire.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. TOEFL measures students capability of academic English. It is designed by ETS.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. We spent our holiday in the Great Lakes area. It's on the border of Canada and the US.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. I'm searching information about a book. It was written by Graham Green.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. He is talking about the newly-built house. I'm negotiating to buy it
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. Friends tend to live in the same house these days. This forms a new kind of family.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
11. The police have discovered a truck carrying lots of wild animals. Half of them are dead.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
12. Up, is one of the best movies I have ever seen. It is about an old man and a boy's adventure.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
13. I don't really like celebrities. Some of them like to create scandals to polish themselves.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
14. Crop circles are believed to be created by aliens. Most of them are beautiful signs on fields.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. Many people like buying things even when they don't need them. This will turn them into
shopaholics.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
16. There were only a few people. These people were interested in his speech.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
17. The most famous Vietnamese food is Pho. Lots of foreigners wish to try it.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
18. That is the man. He pick-pocketed an old lady two days ago.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
19. My instructor assigned lots of homework. Most of it requires intensive reading.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
20. Scientists are approaching to the cure for cancer. It is a good sign for human beings.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
III. Rewrite the following sentences, using reduced relative clauses.
1. Half of the presentations which were on teaching English have been canceled due to technical
problems.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. The organizer declared their proposal, which was prepared in only two days, the best of all.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman that flew into space.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

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III. Rewrite the following sentences, using reduced relative clauses.

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