 RELATIVE CLAUSES
A. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence:
1. The car ....…….. I hired three days ago was made in Japan.
A. which
B. who
C. when
D. where
2. The apples ......…… my mother bought yesterday are eaten by my brother.
A. that
B. where
C. when
D. who
3. The day ....…… we went fishing was Saturday.
A. which
B. in which
C. on which
D. at which
4. The girl …….... is sitting in front of me is the most beautiful in my class.
A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. whose
5. The boy ....…….. father is my brother is coming to see me today.
A. whose
B. whom
C. who
D. which
6. The sweater ……....... she gave me was knitted herself.
A. that
B. when
C. who

A. that he hardly knows her
B. whom he hardly knows her
C. whom he hardly knows
D. he hardly knows her
13. I didn't like the shirt ..................... she was wearing.
A. who
B. that
C. which
D. b and c are correct
14. The cookery book.................was a little expensive.
A. that I bought it B. I bought that C. what I bought
D. which I bought
15. A person .............. performs operations is a surgeon.
A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. whose
16. The candidate for .................... I voted lost the election.
A. who
B. whom
C. no word
D. that
17. Is the girl who ........... next to the exit your cousin?
A. is sitting
B. that she sits C. who sits
D. sitting
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18. "Who is your new English teacher?" "He's the man ........................"

C. what
D. that
25. Mrs Green, ................ thought Ann was tired, gave her the day off.
A. whom
B. whoever
C. that
D. who
26. Nancy is the girl ……........ you met at the party last night.
A. whose
B. when
C. which
D. whom
27. He has just gone to his friend's house, ...................... there is a party today.
A. who
B. which
C. whom
D. where
28. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. My teacher who teaches English is not married.
B. My teacher, who teaches English, is not married.
C. My teacher, who teaches English is not married.
D. My teacher who teaches English, is not married.
29. People ................... apply themselves seriously to their work are hardworking.
A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. whose
30. There is a boy ...................... father won the prize.
A. whose
B. which

36. She always asks me questions ……..... are too difficult for me.
A. which
B. who
C. where
D. who
37. The singer ...………. I admired is coming to my town next week.
A. who
B. which
C. whose
D. when
38. Yoko told me about students……..…..have taken the entrance exam 13 times.
A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. whose
39. The secretary…….….I talked to didn’t know where the meeting was
A. which
B. whom
C. whose
D. why
40. You need to talk to a person…….you can trust. You will feel better if you do.
A. which
B. whose
C. whom
D. him
41. People ....…….. rents have been raised can appeal.
A. whom
B. whose
C. who
D. which

48. We can remember the time ................. buses were rarely seen in the city.
A. which
B. that
C. where
D. when
49. - "The movie ............... last night was terrific." - "What is it about?"
A. I went
B. I went to it C. which I went to
D. that I went
50. He didn't like the people ............. disagreed with his opinion.
A. who
B. which
C. where
D. when
51. The problem .................. never occurred.
A. I had expected it
B. which I had expected it
C. that I had expected it
D. which I had expected
52. - "My writing has improved a lot in this class."
- "Mine has, too. All the students ............. do well in writing."
A. whom Mr. David teaches them B. that Mr. David teaches them
C. which Mr. David teaches
D. whom Mr. David teaches
53. My class has 17 students, most of ............... speak English very well.
A. who
B. those
C. whom
D. which
54. The man ........…… left you a message didn't say his name.

59. The man ……........ her sister is married to is an engineer.
A. whose
B. whom
C. which
D. when
60. The raincoat ................ is red is mine.
A. whose
B. who
C. that
D. where
61. Peter, ......... father is working in this company, often goes to school with me.
A. who
B. which
C. whose
D. whom
62. My father, .......…… is 65, jogs everyday.
A. who
B. whose
C. which
D. whom
63. That man over there, ......……. daughter I am teaching, is a doctor.
A. who
B. whose
C. whom
D. which
64. This is Peter, .....……. sister is my friend.
A. who
B. whose
C. that
D. whom

71. I have to go to visit Mrs. Lan, ............... is my aunt.
A. who
B. that
C. when
D. where
72. I wanted to meet the man ………...... said he knew me.
A. who
B. whose
C. which
D. whom
73. A mechanic is someone ……….... repairs machines.
A. whom
B. who
C. whose
D. which
74. This is Mr. David, .................. wants to meet you.
A. who
B. which
C. whose
D. that

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75. The museum .......……… you wanted to visit wasn't open on Sundays.
A. when
B. what
C. which
D. where
76. What is the address to .................. you want the letter sent?"

had bought it.
A. where
B. which
C. what
D. when
83. The librarian lent him some books .....……… he wanted.
A. that
B. who
C. whom
D. what
84. For the first time in the history of the country, the person …………… was
recommended by the president to replace a retiring justice on the supreme court is a
woman.
A. which
B. whose
C. who
D. whom
85. By 1820, there were over sixty steamboats on the Mississippi river, …………
were quite luxurious.
A. many of them B. which many C. many of which
D. many that
86. A comedy is a movie …………….. you laugh.
A. who makes B. who make C. that makes
D. in that makes
87. The earth, ………………. is the fifth largest planet in the solar system, is the
third planet from the sun.
A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. that

A. that she lived
B. that she lived among them
C. among whom she lived
D. where she lived among them
94. We were not happy with the plans …………….. the architect showed us for our
new house. Obviously, he had never designed a home like the one we wanted.
A. that
B. in that
C. in which
D. who
95. Some of the friends ....................... didn't come.
A. whom I invited them B. I invited them C. whom I invited D. when I invited
96. He is a person ................................................
A. in whom I don't have much confidence
B. in that I don't have much confidence
C. whom I don't have much confidence in him
D. I don't have much confidence
97. She wishes she could visit Paris, ....................... of France.
A. is the capital
B. which is the capital
C. that is the capital
D. which the capital
98. "Do you see the pen ....................... Jean ?" "Oh, it's over there."
A. that it belongs to
B. to which belongs to
C. to which belongs
D. that belongs to
99. The voters in that city were against the candidate ....................... proposals
called for higher taxes.
A. who his

A. whose sick sister
B. whose sister-sicked
C. who his sister is sick
D. whose sister was sick
106. Your career should focus on a field…………..you are genuinely interested.
A. on which
B. in which
C. which
D. that
107. You gave me precious help……..…….I am extremely grateful.
A. to which
B. for that
C. to that
D. for which
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108. Fish have nostrils…………..are used for smelling not to breathing as many
people would believe.
A. they
B. whom
C. what
D. that
109. The valley ……………the village locates is heavily polluted.
A. which
B. in which
C. in where
D. at which
110. These are the children………………
A. whom I will look after

C. whom
D. who
117. Is that the dictionary ………………. you wanted to buy?
A. that
B. which
C. whom
D. A &B
118. Can you find a place………………is suitable for all of us?
A. which
B. where
C. in which
D. what
119. The movie about …………..we are talking is fantastic.
A. which
B. that
C. who
D. A, B and C
120. This is Bob, ………………..sister works for my father’s company.
A. that
B. whose
C. who’s
D. whom
121. The office……………we are working in………………..in bad shape.
A. where/ is
B. which/ is
C. in which/ is
D. in that/ is
122. The little girl ………………..I borrowed this pen has gone.
A. whose
B. from who

C. I have ever told you
D. that I have ever told you
128. …………..want to use rain forests are cutting them down without any hesitation.
A. People who B. People which C. People whom
D. Who
129. The man showed us the cage……………..he kept a fierce lion.
A. which
B. that
C. in which
D. in that
130. Those villagers…………..near the forest chop down hardwoods to sell for
high prices.
A. live
B. who live
C. whom live
D. for whom to live
131. Atlanta is the city................... the Olympic Games were held in 1996.
A. that
B. when
C. where
D. which
132. The teacher notices the students ………………. often come to class late.
A. whom
B. which
C. who
D. whose
133. The house in ……………….. I was born is for sale.
A. which
B. where
C. that

C. that
D. whose
140. The film was about Shakespeare, ………. plays are famous all over the world.
A. which
B. whose
C. that
D. who
141. The book …………………. I lent to him is very interesting.
A. that
B. whose
C. whom
D. who
142. The young boy ………………… car was stolen called the police.
A. that
B. whose
C. whom
D. who
143. Did you see the woman ……………… father was taken to the hospital?
A. that
B. whose
C. whom
D. who
144. That car, ……………… I told you about, is very expensive.
A. that
B. whose
C. whom
D. which
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151. The reason .................... Hoa phoned Huong was to invite her to the cinema.
A. what
B. whose
C. why
D. which
152. I dislike stories ................... have tragic endings.
A. that
B. which
C. who
D. both a and b are correct
153. Mrs. Young is the woman ............. you saw at the desk.
A. when
B. whom
C. whose
D. which
154. What’s the name of the man .................... ?
A. you borrowed his car
B. which car you borrowed
C. whose car you borrowed
D. his car you borrowed
155. He was happy to find the kind of job ....................
A. which they had trained him for B. for which he had trained for
C. for which he had been trained for D. that was for his training
156. Sandra told me about her new job, ................... very much.
A. that she’s enjoying
B. which she’s enjoying
C. she’s enjoying
D. she’s enjoying it
157. The boy .............. brother is a geologist is playing football over there.
A. who

B. whom
C. whose
D. which
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164. The man ................ used to live in that house has moved.
A. whom
B. whose
C. who
D. which
165. Is that the hospital .............. you are working?
A. where
B. when
C. which
D. that
166. The place ................ I spend my holiday is very beautiful.
A. that
B. where
C. which
D. whom
167. I feel sorry for those ........................
A. who has to do that kind of work
B. who is to do that kind of work
C. who have to do that kind of work D. who does that kind of work
168. There was a wood ……..….......... they spent a pleasant day.
A. when
B. which
C. where
D. who

175. There are a lot of people at my friend's wedding party, only a few of ….……. I
had met before.
A. who
B. whose
C. whom
D. which
176. Mr. Nam, .................... is a doctor, eats in this restaurant everyday.
A. when
B. where
C. why
D. who
177. Mary, ........…. children are at school all day, is free and wants to get a job.
A. who
B. whose
C. whom
D. which
178. Don't drink too much beer, ...............…….. will make us fat.
A. which
B. when
C. who
D. whom
179. The meat ……........... was in the kitchen cupboard was rotten.
A. which
B. who
C. when
D. whose
180. The noise .....………….…… the naughty boy made woke his father up.
A. whose
B. which
C. when

186. After winning the beauty contest, Miss White was awarded 100,000 dollars,
half of ………….….. she gave the charity.
A. which
B. who
C. whom
D. what
187. She is going to spend her holidays in Dalat, ..……….…. her sister lives.
A. which
B. where
C. when
D. who
188. I go to Ho Chi Minh City ...................... my grandmother is living.
A. when
B. where
C. why
D. which
189. Please find a bill for $50 for the advice .......................................
A. gave you
B. what I gave you C. which gave you D. which I gave you
190. The basic fiber-optics system is called a fiberscope, …………………. consists
of two bundles of fibers.
A. which
B. in which
C. where
D. what
191. This is the factory ................................. at work.
A. they are
B. where they are C. where are
D. in where they are
192. This is the picture ………... was stolen a few years ago.

A. which
B. where
C. when
D. who
199. Ten pupils, none of ..............…….. got good marks, took last examination.
A. who
B. which
C. whom
D. whose
200. The child stared at the poster ... .....……… was very beautiful.
A. when
B. which
C. where
D. who
B. Complete the sentences with Relative pronouns or Relative adverbs:
1. A pacifist is a person ___________ believes that all wars are wrong.
2. Mrs. Richmond, _____________ is 42, has three children.
3. We talk about the party ___________Mary wants to organize for my birthday.
4. He received a low mark for his essay, _____________ was only one page long.

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5. The man ___________ I introduced to you last night may be the next president
of the university.
6. Professor Johnson, _____________ I have long admired, is visiting the
University next week.
7. Stevenson is an architect _________ designs have won the international praise.
8. I’ll be staying with Nam, _____________ brother is one of my closest friends.
9. Let me see all the letters ______________ you have written.

39. This school is only for children _____________ first language is not English.
40. The woman _________________ I wanted to see was away on holiday.
41. Have you ever been to Dalat, _____________ my father has a lovely house?
42. The man _____________ made a speech was the headmaster.
43. I don't like the place _____________ he lives.

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44. I go to Ho Chi Minh City, _____________ my grandmother is living.
45. The time _____________ he'll start is not known.
46. That man, _____________ family is very poor, is standing in front of the hotel
to ask for money.
47. This is the horse _____________ has competed four times.
48. The buses, most of _____________ were already full, started at 6 a.m.
49. The old man _____________ lives next door has just died.
50. He was the first foreigner _____________ I saw in this town.
C. Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences if necessary.
1. The man which lives next door is very friendly.
2. Everything what he said was correct.
3. The person which I wanted to see was not available until Monday.
4. Yesterday I met Mario, that told me he was getting married.
5. Mr. Smith is going to go to Moscow, which his daughter has been living for
some time now.
6. Mr. Carlisle, that I spoke to last night, is very interested in our new project.
7. She couldn't come to the conference which she may meet her friends.
8. Suzanna has many friends, most of which she went to school with.
9. She tried on several jackets, none of whom fit her.
10. Melanie, that has just bought a house near Gatwick, is getting married.
11. This is my brother, who's wife is French.

3. This is the book. You looked for it yesterday.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
4. Near my house there is a nice park. You can see some beautiful trees in this park.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
5. This is the girl. Her passport was stolen yesterday.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
6. Wordsworth lived in the Lake District. Many people considered him as a great poet.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
7. The park has a lake in it. The park is near our house.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
8. She never says anything. It is worth listening to.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
9. My uncle is a sailor. He has recently come home on leave.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
10. Mrs. Brown was talking to the keeper. He feeds the lions.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
11. The farm produces milk. We visited it last Sunday.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
12. At last he married the girl. He loved her.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
13. Nam is a friend of mine. His father is working in this factory.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
14. There is a table in the room. The librarian sits at the table.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
15. Faraday was an English physicist. His father was a poor blacksmith.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
16. An English teacher thought much about the situation. The teacher’s name was
Rowland Hill.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
17. Mr. Cater is not interested in our plan. I spoke to him on the phone last night.

blossom in Spring.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
31.This is Paul. I went on holiday with him.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
32.I like the woman. I met her at the party last night.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
33.The book was written by Mark Twain. I borrowed the book from Tom.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
34.I don’t like the flat. My grandparents are living in that flat.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
35. We flew to New York in the Concorde. It is the fastest passenger plane in the world.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
36.Smallpox has disappeared. It once killed thousands of people every year.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
37.I passed him a large glass of whisky. He drank it immediately.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
38.The small man was Lisa's husband. Nobody recognised him.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
39.This is Mr. Jones. He writes poetry.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
40.This is Felicity. You met her sister last week.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
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41. Brenda is a friend. I went on holiday with her.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
42. This is Mr. Smith. His son Bill plays in our team.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
43. Her book was published last year. It became a best seller.

8. In the middle of the village there is a well. The villagers take water from it to drink.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
9. This is a rare opportunity. You should take advantage of it to get a better job.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
10. The middle-aged man is the director. My father is talking to him.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
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11. The boy is my cousin. You made fun of him.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
12. This matter is of great importance. You should pay attention to it.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
13. The woman lives next door to me. You gave place to her on the bus.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
14. This snake is not venomous. You are afraid of it.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
15. The examination lasted two days. I was successful in this examination.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
16. These children are orphans. She is taking care of them.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
17. The two young men are not good persons. You are acquainted with them.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
18. This is a result of our work. I’m pleased with it.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
19. There is a “No Parking” sign. I do not take notice of it.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
20. Mr. Brown is the man. I’m responsible to him for my work.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
21. That’s the engineer. We were talking about him.

…………………………..…………………………………………………………
4. What can you do about a dog which is barking all right?
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
5. Is there any good place where we can stay tonight?
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
6. We have an apartment which overlooks the park.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
7. The last person who leaves the room must turn off the light.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
8. Trains which leave from this station take an hour to get to London.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
9. The experiment which was conducted at the university of Chicago was successful.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
10. The ideas that are presented in that book are interesting.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
11. Who was the last person who saw the detective alive?
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
12. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
13. The children who attend that school receive a good education.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
14. The fence which surrounds our house is made of wood.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
15. Be sure to follow the instructions that are given at the top of the page.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
16. They live in the house that was built in 1890.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
17. The papers that are on the table belong to Patrica.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
18. The man who is talking to the policeman is my uncle.

…………………………..…………………………………………………………
32. The envelop which lies on the table has no stamp on it.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
33. Benzene, which was discovered by Faraday, became the starting point in the
manufacture of many dyes, perfumes and explosives.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
34. Who was the first Vietnamese woman that set foot on the Antarctic?
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
35. The students don’t know how to do exercise which were given by the teacher.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
36. The diagrams which were made by young Faraday were sent to Davy in 1982.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
37. The gentleman who lives next door to me is a well-known orator.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
38. All the astronauts who are orbiting the earth in space capsules are weightless.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
39. All students don’t hand in their papers will fail in the exam.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
40. I saw many houses that were destroyed by the storm.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
41. The street which leads to the school is very wide.
…………………………..…………………………………………………………
42. The system which is used here is very successful.
22.

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…………………………..…………………………………………………………
43. Mr. John, who teaches my son, is my neighbour.

14. The girl that I sent the letter to was delighted.
15. The woman whose son won the scholarship is a doctor.
16. He will never forget the day when he met his wife.
17. The dress which Lan is wearing is beautiful.
18. She bought the dress that she had tried on before.
19. This is the girl who refused to talk to you.
20. This is the skirt which I like best.
21. Is Brown, whose works I respect highly, still a doctor?
22. There were many teachers at the meeting, several of whom were going to retire.
23. Henry, who threw that stone, will be punished.

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24. I work for the International Student Advisor, Mrs. Stoke, whom you have just
had the pleasure of meeting with.
25. A number of people, that are striking work in front of the company, will cause
difficulties for the committee.
26. She was born in Malaysia, where rubber trees grow well.
27. Who can tell me the name of the man whose bag was stolen?
28. That was an awful hotel. It was the worst which I had never seen.
29. The river from which we get our water-supply is quite far.
30. The stories which my grandmother tells are usually very interesting.
H. Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences if necessary.
1. The woman whom sent this package absent-mindedly left her wallet at the post
office.
2. Spending time with people who knows how to make jokes is very interesting.
3. I did not recognize the man entered the room.
4. This is the new motorbike people are advertising on TV, and in newspaper and
magazines.

D. This is
4. ________ those books on the desk?
A. Were it you who put
B. It was you who put
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C. Was it you that put
D. It is you that put
5. ________ disappeared when I arrived at the airport.
A. My passport
B. It was my passport
C. It is my passport that
D. It is my passport
6. ___ Ruth St. Dennis turned to Asian dances to find inspiration for her choreography.
A. It was the dancer who
B. The dancer who
C. That the dancer
D. The dancer was
7. ________ I first met him in that resort.
A. It was last winter when
B. It was last winter that
C. It was in last winter when
D. It was the last winter which
8. It is _______ they are going to, not Russia.
A. Spain
B. Spain that
C. Spain where
D. in Spain that
9. _______ that John loves.

C. Were you it
D. You were it
17. It was not ______ that the noise next door stopped.
A. after until midnight
B. until after midnight
C. midnight until after
D. none is correct
18. _______gave me that picture book.
A. It was Mary whose B. It was Mary
C. It was Mary whom D. Mary
19. _______ taught me how to collect butterflies.
A. It was my father
B. It is my father C. It was my father whom D. My father
20. _______who was elected the first woman mayor of Chicago in 1979.
A. It was Jane Byrne
B. Jane Byrne
C. That Jane Byrne
D. When Jane Byrne
B. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
1. Columbus sailed to America in 1492.
A. That was in 1492 that Columbus sailed to America.

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B. In 1492 that Columbus sailed to America.
C. It was in 1492 that Columbus sailed to America.
D. It is in 1492 that Columbus sailed to America.
2. Hung bought Lan a golden ring for her birthday.
A. It was a golden ring that was bought to Lan for her birthday by Hung.

D. It was 1966 in that England won the World Cup.
9. We will leave for Paris in April.
A. It is April we will leave for Paris.
B. It is in April that we will leave for Paris.
C. It was in April that we will leave for Paris.
D. It is in April when we will leave for Paris.
10. I bought those books in London.

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A. It was these books that I bought in London.
B. It is these books that I buy in London.
C. It was these books which I bought on London.
D. It was these books I bought in London.
C. Put emphasis on the underlined words or phrases, using “It”:
1. She bought the car from Tom.
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2. My secretary sent the bill to Mr. Harding yesterday.
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3. The film was made in Bristol.
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4. We are coming to stay with Jane this weekend.
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13. You started the fight.
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14. You will succeed only by hard work.
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15. The smoke from the factory chimneys pollutes the air.
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16. Fred gave Mary the money.
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17. Mr. Johnson sent the Jiff Company a letter.
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18. I show my friends all of the photographs.
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19. The boy threw his friend the baseball.
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20. The teacher told the students an interesting story.
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