RELATIVE CLAUSES Exercise1: Tick  the sentences in which the relative pronouns can be omitted We talked about the party which Sarah wants to organize for my birthday Who was that boy who you were with this morning The fish which we had for dinner was really delicious The church our class visited is 200 years old I don’t like the tie that John is wearing Don is a friend who we stayed with in Australia The coulpe who live next to us have six grandchildren Mrs Brown, who you met at the meeting yesterday, works in television He received a low mark for his essay, which was only one long page 10 In the shop window there’s a sign that says “ Ten per cent off ” Exercise 2: Choose the best answer Bill Gate, _ is the president of Microsoft Company, is a billionare a who b whom c whose d that Experts feel that they are related to the deep wishes and fears of fthe dreamer a study dreams b who dream study c whose dream study d who study dreams The severe drought occurred lat summer ruined the corn crop a that is b which is c it d that Florida, the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year a is b known as c is known as d that is known as Laura’s marriage has been arranged by her family She’s marrying a man a that she hardly knows him b who she hardly knows him c she hardly knows d she hardly knows him Exercise 3: Combine the sentences into one single sentence using relative clauses: The taxi driver was friendly He took me to the airport  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… I must thank the people I got a present from them  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The town is small I grew up there  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… That is the drawer I keep the jewelry there  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The woman pays me a fair salary I work for her  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… My flat is in an old part of the city It was built in the 1920s  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The traffic is very noisy It passes my flat  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The local market sells excellent local produce It is a two-minute walk from my flat  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… We went to Sandra’s party We enjoyed it very much  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 John is one of my closest friends I have known him for a very long time  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11 The book is about a girl She runs away from home  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12 A new stadium will be opened next month It can hold 90,000 people  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13 Alaska is the largest state in the United States My brother lives there  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 My wife and I are really enjoying the TV set We bought it for ourselves last week  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15 Yesterday, Anna rescued a bird The cat had brought it into the house …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise 4: Make one sentence from two Use of them as a relative phrase Astronomy is one of the world oldest sciences It is the study of planets The vegetables are grown without chemicals They are sold in supermarkets people have marched to London They are protesting against pollution The police never found the money It was stolen in the robbery ……………………………………………………………………………………………… There was big red car It had been parked outside the house ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Lybya is a leading producer of oil It is a country in North Africa ……………………………………………………………………………………………… A chemical company has gone bankrupt It employed 4.000 people …………………………………………………………………………………………………… A new drug may give us eternal youth It was developed at a British university ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… A new motorway is planned It will cost $500 million ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 Some weapons belong to the IRA They are found at a flat in Bristol ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11 John Quincy Adams was born on July 11, 1767 He was the sixth president of the United States ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12 There were some children They were swimming in the river ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13 Tennis fans have been queuing all night at Wimbelon They hope to but tickets …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 Some paintings haven’t been found yet They were stolen from the museum …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15 Two languages, Finnish and Swedish, are used in Helsinki It is the capital of Finland ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………