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Relative Clauses - Extra Exercises

The document provides examples of combining sentences using relative pronouns like who, which, that, where, and when. It gives 7 examples of combining sentences using these relative pronouns. It then provides 15 pairs of sentences and asks the reader to join them into single sentences, identifying whether each new sentence contains a defining or non-defining relative clause. The answers are provided, correctly identifying each new sentence as containing either a defining or non-defining relative clause and providing the joined sentences.

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Relative Clauses - Extra Exercises

The document provides examples of combining sentences using relative pronouns like who, which, that, where, and when. It gives 7 examples of combining sentences using these relative pronouns. It then provides 15 pairs of sentences and asks the reader to join them into single sentences, identifying whether each new sentence contains a defining or non-defining relative clause. The answers are provided, correctly identifying each new sentence as containing either a defining or non-defining relative clause and providing the joined sentences.

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1. Combine the sentences. Use who, which, that, where or when.

That’s the school. I used to go to it. That’s the school that I used to go to.

1 There’s the girl. I was telling you about her.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2 That was the day. They got married then.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3 She’s the girl. Her brother plays in the football team.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

4 That’s the café. I meet my friends there.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5 This is the film. I’ve been waiting to see it for ages.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

6 Have you met the girl? She’s going out with Ted.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

7 These are the trainers. I bought them yesterday.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Join the pairs of sentences. There are defining and nondefining relative sentences.

1. She showed me a photograph of her son. Her son is a policeman.

2. The new stadium will be opened next month. The stadium holds 90,000 people.

3. John is one of my closest friends. I have known John for eight years

4. The boy is one of my closest friends. He is waiting for me.

5. Thank you for your letter. I was very happy to get your letter.

6. The letter is in the drawer. Peter has sent the letter to you.

7. Next week-end I’m going to Glasgow. My sister lives in Glasgow.

8. Next summer we are visiting the town. My father was born in this town.

9. The storm caused a lot of damage. Nobody had been expecting the storm.

10. That man over there is an artist. I don’t remember his name.

11. Mr Yates is retiring next month. He has worked for the same company all his life.

12. My sister is visiting us next week. You once met her.

13. Mr Carter is very interested in our plan. I spoke to him last night.

14. I’ve just bought some books about astronomy. I’m very interested in astronomy.
15. The man is in prison. Janet fell in love with this man.

ANSWERS
1. Combine the sentences. Use who, which,that, where or when.

1 There’s the girl (who/that) I was telling you about.

2 That was the day when they got married.

3 She’s the girl whose brother plays in the football team.

4 That’s the café where I meet my friends.

5 This is the film (that /which) I’ve been waiting to see for ages.

6 Have you met the girl who’s going out with Ted?

7 These are the trainers (that/which) I bought yesterday

2. Join the following pairs of sentences. There are defining and non-defining relative

sentences.

1. She showed me a photograph of her son, who is a policeman. NON- DEFINING.

2. The new stadium, which holds 90,000 people, will be opened next month. NON- DEFINING.

3. John, who(m) I have known for eight years, is one of my closest friends. NON- DEFINING.

4. The boy who is waiting for me is one of my closest friends. DEFINING. The pronoun cannot
be left out because it is the subject of the relative clause.

5. Thank you for your letter, which I was very happy to get. NON- DEFINING. THAT cannot be
used and even though there is a pronoun in the relative clause WHICH cannot be left out
because in non-defining relative clauses the pronoun can NEVER be left out.

6. The letter (that/which) Peter has sent to you is in the drawer. DEFINING. Both THAT and

WHICH can be used in this relative clause and the pronoun can be left out because there is a
subject: “Peter”

7. Next week-end I’m going to Glasgow, where my sister lives.

8. Next summer we are visiting the town where my father was born. /in which my father

was born/ (which) my father was born in. DEFINING

9. Nobody had been expecting the storm, which caused a lot of damage. NON- DEFINING.

10. That man over there, whose name I don’t remember, is an artist. NON- DEFINING.

11. Mr Yates, who has worked for the same company all his life, is retiring next month.

NON- DEFINING.
12. My sister, who(m) you once met, is visiting us next week. NON- DEFINING. WHOM can be
used because it functions as the object of the relative clause.

13. Mr Carter, who I spoke to last night/ to whom I spoke last night, is very interested in

our plan. NON- DEFINING. WHOM can be used because it is preceded by a preposition.

14. I’ve just bought some books about astronomy, which I’m very interested in. NONDEFINING.

15. The man who/that Janet fell in love with/ Janet fell in love with / with whom Janet

fell in love is in prison. DEFINING. The relative pronouns can be left out because there is a
subject in the sentence “Janet”.

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