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Alejandro
English
Teacher
Join the sentences using a non- definingrelative clause.
1.
Caitlin is brilliant at maths. She’s got an ‘A’ last year.
2.
... has escaped from the asylum.
The man
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Alejandro
English
Teacher
Relative clausesexercises
... the chair
Are the relative pronouns necessary? Write Yes or No.
1.
The people who live next door are doctors. _____
2.
I’ve just seen the boy who you used to go out with. _____
3.
This...
... RESTRICTIVE AND NON- RESTRICTIVE RELATIVECLAUSES
Aim: By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to distinguish between restrictive relative
clauses and Non- restrictive relative clauses.
Teaching ... English with, is a very nice teacher.
EXERCISES
I/ Underline the relativeclauses in the sentences. Then add
commas to separate the Non- restrictive relative clauses.
1. The man who is talking ... week are lazy.
Most students punished last week are lazy.
EXERCISES
I/ Use reduced relativeclauses in place of the relativeclauses
1. Be sure to follow the instructions that are given...
... in brackets as a relative clause (defining or non- defining) in an
appropriate place in the sentence. Give alternative relative pronouns if possible. (Use - to
indicate ‘no relative pronoun’.)
1. ... Exercises of relative clause
I. Write all the pronouns possible to complete each sentence. Write Ø if the sentence is
correct without adding a pronoun.
1. We ... Master's course is no longer taught. (I took this course in 1990.)
III. Replace the relativeclauses by an infinitive or infinitive phrase.
1. He was the first man who left the burning...
... Combine the following sentences by changing the second sentence into a relative clause. Use commas for non- definingrelative clauses.
1. I remember the day. I was afraid to use my new computer ... of)
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10. Brian went ahead with his original plan for the company. Everyone disagreed with him. (although)
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V. ... practicing for many hours, George fielding test again.
d. Although/ Despite his father spent hours with him in the car trying to teach him how to drive, George failed his driving test repeated
e....
... EXERCISES ON THE REDUCED FORMS OF RELATIVE CLAUSES
A / REWRITE THE RELATIVECLAUSES BY USING PHRASES :
1. The man who’s talking to the ... had someone that he could play with.
13. I’d be more interested if I had a family that I had to cook for.
14. I’ve got a bottle of wine, but I haven’t got anything with which I could open it.
15. ... Parliament.
29. The fifth man who was interviewed was entirely unsuitable.
B / REPLACE THE PHRASE WITH A RELATIVE CLAUSE :
1. We have a lot of reports to finish before the boss returns.
2. He was the...
...
10. Tell me the reason …………………………………………………………………………………
EXERCISES ON RELATIVECLAUSES Teacher: Đỗ Thúc Công
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RELATIVE CLAUSES
EXERCISE 1: Choose the best answer:
1.James will ... to know……………he remains so thoughtful.
EXERCISES ON RELATIVECLAUSES Teacher: Đỗ Thúc Công
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Exercise 3: Complete the following sentences, using relative clause.
1. This is Mrs. Jones ... EXERCISES ON RELATIVECLAUSES Teacher: Đỗ Thúc Công
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18. He talked about the books and the authors………….interested...
... I visited
D. we visited
9. Is Dr. Brown the person ______ you wish to speak to?
A. with whom B. no relative pronoun C. to that D. to
whom
... dangerous. People died of them years ago.
21. Do you see my pen? I have just written the lesson with it.
22. I like standing at the windows. I can see the park from this window.
23. The boy ... doesn’t want to sell the house. He was born in this house.
18. The teacher is Mr. Pike. We studied with him last year.
19. The problem has been discussed in class. We are very interested in it
20....
...
Topic: Health, Food, Eating habits
Grammar Exercises – Relative pronouns and relative adverbs
A - Join the sentences using a relative pronoun or relative adverb. Don’t use "that". ... recipes cook book. His TV show is about leading a healthy life.
B - Join the sentences with a relative pronoun. Don’t use "that". Omit the pronoun
if possible.
1. This bicycle...
... hotel)
Punctuation
Commas are not used in definingrelative clauses.
Relative pronouns
The following relative pronouns are used in definingrelative clauses:
Person Thing Place Tim
e
Reason ... lives in France, is coming to stay with me next week.
Punctuation
Correct punctuation is essential in non- definingrelative clauses. If the non-
defining relative clause occurs in the middle ... kinds of clauses, how can you recognize a relative one?
First, it will contain a subject and verb. Next, it will begin with a relative
pronoun (who, whom, whose, that or which) or a relative...
... where
B.which
B.which
C.who
C.who
D.when
D.when
A
D
B
C
D
2. Relative clauses
2. Relative clauses
a. Definingrelativeclauses ( mệnh đề quan hệ
a. Definingrelativeclauses ( mệnh đề quan hệ
xác định)
xác định)
Eg: ... girl who is my sister’s
closest friend.
closest friend.
b. Non- definingrelativeclauses (mệnh đề quan
b. Non- definingrelativeclauses (mệnh đề quan
hệ không xác định)
hệ không xác định)
Eg: ... sentences……… are relative clauses.
2.We are studying sentences……… are relative clauses.
A.when
A.when
B.who
B.who
C.whose
C.whose
D.which
D.which
3.The woman…….I was dancing with stepped on my...
... appropriate ending from the box
and make it into a relative clause.
STEPS ACTIVITIVES
Review - Teacher and students review how to write the sentences withrelative
pronoun.
Practice
V. Complete the ... blanks with who, which or where.
I have many friends and they all have different ideas of summer
vacations. One friend of mine (1)__________ is the most
adventurous likes an exciting holiday with ... whom
6. which
7. where
8. which
9. which
10.which
II. What do these people do? Match each word with its definition. Write full
sentences.
a. electrician
b. plumber
c. goldsmith
d. carpenter
e....
...
are on the left-hand page, and the exercises are on
the right-hand page. There are a few four-page
units, with two pages of explanation and two pages
of exercises.
The examples used to illustrate ... difficulty.
When you study a unit, start with the
explanation page and then go on to the exercises.
Often you can study a part of the explanation and
then do one of the exercises. The letter after each ...
explanation the exercise relates to. If you have made
mistakes in your answers to the exercises, look back
at the explanation.
5 Exercises
1 Present continuous or simple? (A-B)
At work Mark is talking...