Relative Clause Exercises II
Relative Clause Exercises II
Relative Clause Exercises II
Exercises II
Rewrite the following sentences forming a relative clause
from the second sentence and substituting who, whom,
whose, which, or that for the appropriate noun or noun
phrase in the second sentence.
The doctor who lives next door has his office in a medical
center nearby.
3. New York City is not the capital of the state of New York. New
York City is surely the most well-known city in the state.
New York City , which is surely the most well-known city in the
state, is not the capital of the state of New York.
9. Tomorrow we will climb a mountain. The peak of the mountain is covered with
snow.
Tomorrow we will climb a mountain the peak of which is covered with snow.
10. Tomorrow we will climb a mountain. The mountain’s peak is covered with
snow.
Tomorrow we will climb a mountain whose peak is covered with snow.
11. Jane Austen was born in England in 1775 and lived there until her death in
1817. I have always enjoyed Jane Austen’s works.
Jane Austen , whose works I have always enjoyed , was born in England in 1775
and lived there until her death in 1817.
Join the sentences by changing the second sentence of each pair into a
defining relative clause. Omit the relative pronoun if the relative
pronoun is NOT the SUBJECT of the clause.
1. The exhibition was not very interesting. My friend took me to see it.
3. The car was driven by the world champion. It won the race.
The car which / that won the race was driven by the world
champion.
4. Trade Union legislation is one major problem. The Government has
to deal with this problem.
7. There is evidence that many men were in fact willing to accept the
Company’s revised pay offer. These men went on strike.
There is evidence that many men who / that went on strike were in
fact willing to accept the Company’s revised pay offer.
8. Is the offer still open? You made the offer last week.
The gales which / that swept across southern England last night caused
widespread damage.
10. Paintings by Renoir received record prices in the sale. The sale took
place at Sotheby’s in London yesterday.
Paintings by Renoir received record prices in the sale which / that took
place at Sotheby’s in London yesterday.
The exercises are compiled from;
Press. 2000.
Longman. 1993.