Relative Clauses
Relative Clauses
Relative Clauses
EXERCISE 1: Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1. This is the village in ______ my family and I lived for six years.
A. which B. that C. whom D. where
2. She is the famous actress ______ everybody admires.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
3. The old building ______ was behind the local church fell down.
A. of which B. which C. whose D. whom
4.The boy ________ in the accident was taken to the hospital.
A. injures B. injured C. injuring D. injure
5. They need a teacher ______ native language is English.
A. who B. whose C. whom D. that
6. The food ______ I like best of all is pie alamode.
A. who B. whose C. whom D. that
7. The man _____ was in charge of the management didn't seem friendly to us at all.
A. who B. whom C. where D. when
8. The physics teacher, ______ behavior I don't like much, makes things harder for the students.
A. who B. that C. whom D. whose
9. Justine, ______ parents live in Christchurch, has gone to Southampton.
A. whom B. whose C. to whom D. which.
10. The person with ______ she's been working is very friendly.
A. who B. that C. which D. whom
11.That’s the electric cooker ________ last week.
A. that I bought B. that is bought C. which bought it D. I bought it
12.This is the hospital ________ she was born.
A. who B. which C. when D. where
13. Steven Spielberg, ________ career excelled in the film industry, is one of the leading figures in
Hollywood.
A. that B. whose C. whom D. Who
14.The students, _________ performances are still poor, are forced to stay longer in class.
A. who B. of whom C. whose D. their
15.I believe here is somebody_____ on the door.
A. to knock B. knock C. knocked D. knocking
16.The girl_____ behind you is naughty.
A. stands B. stood C. is standing D. standing
17. Is this the address to ________ you want the package sent?
A. where B. that C. which D. whom
18.This is the best play ____________ I have ever seen.
A. which B. what C. whom D. that
19. The cooker _______ is displayed at Nguyen Kim Supermarket looks modern.
A. why B. who C. which D. whose
20 David was the only person _____ his help.
A. who offers B. to offer C. that will offer D. offering
EXERCISE 2: Choose the underlined word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that needs correcting.
1. My father will fly to Ha Noi, that is the capital city of Vietnam.
A B C D
2. She is the most beautiful woman whose I have ever met
A B C D
3. Every student who majors in English are ready to participate in the orchard contest.
A B C D
4. The policeman must try to catch those men whom drive dangerously.
A B C D
5. The singer about who I told you yesterday is coming here tomorrow.
A B C D
6. Mother’s Day is the day when children show their love to their mother on.
A B C D
7. Do you know the reason when English men travel to the left?
A B C D
8. That is the man who he told me the bad news.
A B C D
9. The man for who the police are looking robbed the bank yesterday.
A B C D
10. Today, the number of people whom enjoy winter sports is almost double that of twenty years ago.
A B C D
EXERCISE 3: Rewrite the following sentences, using relative clauses or reduced form
1/ I read a book. It was written by a friend of mine.
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2/ A man got on the bus. He was carrying a lot of money in a box.
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3/ In the street there were several people. They were waiting for the shop to open.
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4/ Britain imports many cars. They were made in Japan.
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