Exercise 1
Match the pairs of sentences, then join them using who or that.
1 I’m looking for a man a It leads to the garden.
2 I need a pencil b It leads to the town centre.
3 I can see the bridge c They broke the window.
4 This is the road d It sells cheap chocolate.
5 This is the door e He flew us home.
6 I’m looking for a shop f He can mend cars.
7 Those are the children g It has a sharp point.
8 That’s the pilot h It crosses the river.
Exercise 2
Join the two sentences using who or that – the first one has been
done for you.
1 The men ran away. (They robbed the bank)
The men who robbed the bank ran away.
2 The restaurant won a prize. (It did the best food)
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3 The students are very clever. (They’re learning Russian)
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4 The woman phoned the police. (She lost her passport)
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5 The train was very full. (It was late)
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6 The newsreader lost her job. (She sneezed on camera)
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7 The artist refused to take any money. (He painted the Queen)
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8 The tree is big. (It fell on our house)
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9 The fish are pretty. (They live in the garden pond)
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Exercise 3
Decide which of these sentences can have the who or that removed.
1 The film that I saw was exciting.
2 The house that we bought was very old.
3 The man who showed us round was very polite.
4 The instruction manual that came with the video was useless.
5 The policeman who we asked was helpful.
6 The computer that my brother bought was expensive.
7 The people that we met were fantastic.
8 The fireworks that they set off were stupendous.
9 The computer that sits on my desk is rather noisy.
10 The children who live next door are very friendly.
Language point 76 – relative clauses
with prepositions
We saw in Language point 75 that we can change:

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Exercise 4
Complete the sentences by filling in the first blank with a phrase
from the first box, and the second blank with a phrase from the
second box. Use each phrase only once. The first one has been done
for you.
1 The woman who I helped was very grateful.
2 The programme ____________ was ___________ .
3 The patient ___________ has ____________ .
4 The music ____________ was ___________ .
5 The trousers ___________ were ___________ .
6 The chair ____________ was _____________ .
7 The rubbish __________ was ____________ .
8 The meal ___________ was ____________ .
that I saw that we were listening to
that Dave bought that I was sitting on
that Henry cooked that we threw away
who I helped
who was in hospital
very uncomfortable rather boring
got better now too short for him
very loud really delicious
very grateful
rather smelly
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Exercise 5
Join the pairs of sentences together without who and that. Be careful
where you put the
PREPOSITIONS
. The first one has been done for
you.
1 Nobody knows about this shop.
→ This is the shop nobody knows about.
2 Justine works in this office.
→ __________________________________ .
3 I was sitting in that chair.
→ __________________________________ .
4 We’ve been listening to this music all morning.
→ __________________________________ .
5 I wrote the message on this piece of paper.
→ __________________________________ .
6 We lived in this town for five years.
→ __________________________________ .
7 Andy comes from this town.
→ __________________________________ .
8 I told you about these people.
→ __________________________________ .
9 I got my DVD-player from this shop.

: Well, I like drama and nature programmes a lot.
And I often watch the soaps.
M/
RESEARCHER
: I see. And what about the late news bulletins?
F
IONA
: I’ve usually gone to bed by then!
M/
RESEARCHER
: Do you watch morning TV at all?
F
IONA
: I never watch TV in the mornings because I’m
never in the house. During the week I always leave
very early for work, and I have yoga classes every
weekend on both Saturday and Sunday mornings.
M/
RESEARCHER
: And finally, what do you think about the amount
of TV you watch every week?
F
IONA
: I definitely watch too much, but I find it really
relaxing after a day’s work, so I probably won’t
change!
M/
RESEARCHER
: Thanks for your time and your help.
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Idiom
• We use Not at all as a polite response when someone has
thanked us.