RELATIVE CLAUSES
Exercise 1: Combine the sentences, using who, whom, whose or which
I met a lot of people at the party. I can’t remember their names.
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2. I talked to a woman. Her car had broken down on the way to the party.
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3. He gave me the information. I wrote it down at once.
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4. Lan went to see the dentist. He took out one of her teeth.
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5. Tam lives in the house around the corner. It has a green front door.
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6. Show me the photographs. You took them last week.
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7. Have you posted the letter? I gave you yesterday.
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8. My friend refused to go to the cinema with me. He hated horror film.
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9. Have you found the keys? You lost them.
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10. You sent me the present. Thank you very much for it. (Thank you very much for ………)
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11. She was dancing with a student. he had a slight limp. (two ways)
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12. I’m looking after some children. They are terribly spoilt. (two ways)
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13. Romeo and Juliet were lovers. Their parents hated each other.
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14. The man was sitting at the desk. I had come to see this man.
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15. This is the story of a man. His wife suddenly loses her memory.

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2. The man teaches me Maths. I told you about him last week.
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3. I’ll give you my office address. You should send the document to it.
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4. The book is very interesting. We are recommending on it.
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5. The music is wonderful. We listened to it this morning.
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6. There wasn’t any directory in the telephone box. I was phoning from this box.
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7. The bed has no mattress. I sleep on this bed
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8. The car had bad brakes. We were in this car.
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9. The firm is sending me to York. I work for this firm.
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10. The music was composed by Trinh Cong Son. We enjoy listening to it.
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11. The work is well-paid. he wanted to apply for it.
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12. The horse kept stopping to eat grass. I was on the horse.
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13. Money is a commodity. We can’t live without it.
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14. My brother has a pen pal. He has been writing to him for 20 years.
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15. The student wrote and outstanding paper. She was awarded a prize for it.
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16. The people are very kind. I live with them.

10. I’m working on a firm …………main office is in London.
11. The firm,…………………employs five hundred people, makes recorders.
12. My boss,……………..work takes him to a lot of different countries, is always on business.
13. The house………………… I lived as a child has been pulled down now.
14. Could everybody ……………….luggage has got lost please stay here?
15. Who is the man to ………….. you were talking?
16. The tree under ……… I am sitting is very old.
Exercise 4: Tick ( ) the sentences in which the relative pronouns can be omitted
1. Everything that happened was my fault.
2. The play that we saw last week was boring.
3. The manager who I wanted to see was away on holiday.
4. This is the house where I used to live.
5. Where are the eggs that were in the fridge?
6. the window that was broken has now been repaired
7. Do you know the woman whose son you met yesterday?
8. Do you know the girl to whom Tom is talking?
9. The garden that I work in has many kinds of flowers.
10. The man that you spoke to is my father.
Exercise 5:
Rewrite the sentences using Participles (Present participle or Past participle) or “To-
infinitive”
1. Did you get the massage which concerned the special meeting?
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2. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country.
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3. The children who attend that school receive a good education.
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4. Be sure to follow the instructions that are given at the top of the page.
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5. The fence which surrounds our house is made of wood.

10. The song “Happy New Year”……….by ABBA has become over all over the world. (Sing)
11. Most houses ……..in the suburbs have gardens. (situate)
12. The people ……in the accidents have been taken to Bach Mai hospital. (Injure)
13. There are a lot of problems …….immediately. (Solve)
14. Linda was the last student ………..at the oral exam. ( Ask)
15. He was the first ………the fire. (see)
16. My brother was the first ……….from the distance. (see)
17. We are waiting for the storm ………….. (come)
18. Water ……..in this tank is used for fire extinguishment. (store)
19. The photographs ………during his voyage are very impressive. (take)
20. The street was empty . There was nobody else …………her carry the cases. (help)
Exercise 7: give the correct form of the words in the brackets:
1. The ……..of aid supplies is slow because of the bad weather. (Distribute)
2. We offer ……..and secure services of transferring money. (Speed)
3. The Messenger Call Service helps you to ………the recipient of the time and place to receive
the call. (Note)
4. Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your complete ……………..(Satisfy)
5. The staff in this post-office are well-trained and always ……..to customers. ( Thought)
6. The newspapers …………is made once a day. (Deliver)
7. The villa has a …………yard. (Space)
8. There are about 50 telephone …………..in our street. (Subscribe)
9. Facsimile service will help you send a document without lose its ……..shape. (Origin)
10. Many customers complain about the ………….of this restaurant. (Serve)
11. This agency offers a very ……………rate. (Compete)
12. I’d like to subscribe to a …………..newspaper. (Day)
13. Vietnam ranks the second for …………..in the number of telephone subscribers. (Grow)
14. Vietnam began upgrading its …………telephone network in 1996. (Fix)
15. Human beings are adding more and more ……………..to the environment. (Pollute)
16. People hunt animals for fur, skin, food and other ………………. . (Produce)
17. The people in our village are leading a …………..life . (Peace)