Relative clauses

Fill the blanks with relative pronouns if necessary.

1. Can you remember the girl_____________showed you the way?
2. The dog____________we heard last night is a bulldog.
3. The friends____________you are living with phoned you yesterday.
4. The money_____________we spend on magazines should be spent on books.
5. The doctor_____________visited your mother is very famous.
6. Where is the library____________you borrowed those books from?
7. People_____________live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
8. The street_____________leads to the school is being repaired.
9. Here is the man___________dog bit you.
10.I know somebody____________lives in the town where you were born.
11.The key____________you were looking for was behind the cupboard.
12.The town_____________we've just passed through was completely destroyed during the war.
13.That's the poet____________poems are so successful.
14.The plane____________has just landed comes from Paris.
15.I had my passport in the case___________I lost.
16.The chair____________you are sitting on belonged to my grandmother.
17.The oranges____________I bought yesterday aren't very good.
18.That's the toy____________my son enjoys playing with.

Combine each of these pairs of sentences so that the second becomes a non-defining relative clause.
1. Our television set is always making funny noises. It cost us a lot of money.
2. Mr. Green is going to retire. His students like him very much.
3. A history of the town will be published soon. People know nothing about it.
4. Picasso is known all over the world now. His paintings were not understood at first.
5. The final exams happened to be very easy. I feared them too much.
6. I'm going to visit Brazil. I don't know anything at all about it.
7. The storm damaged the lorry. Its driver is a friend of mine.
8. We couldn't climb that mountain. Its summit is always covered with snow.
9. Juan speaks English very well. His mother is Swedish.
10. Their story sounds incredible. It is true.
11. My uncle Tom will be arriving tomorrow. You've heard so much about him.
12. Sardines are very nourishing. They are cheap.
13. I met Arthur Jones. His book on sports sells very well.
14. John did most of the work. He is very clever.
15. Valery came home yesterday. It was a pleasant surprise.
Combine the following pair or groups of sentences, using relative pronouns.
1. Tom had been driving all day. He was tired and wanted to stop.
2. Ann had been sleeping in the back of the car. She felt quite fresh and wanted to go on.
3. Paul wanted to take the mountain road. His tyres were nearly new.
4. Mary didn't know anything about mountains. She thought it would be quite safe to climb alone.
5. Jack's tyres were very old. He wanted to stick to the tarred road.
6. He gave orders to his lieutenants. The lieutenants passed them on to the soldiers.
7. She said that the men were thieves. This turned out to be true.
8. The matter was reported to the Chief of Police. He ordered us all to be arrested.
9. In prison they fed us on dry bread. Most of it was mouldy.
10. We slept in the same room as a handcuffed prisoner. His handcuffs rattled every time he moved.
11. We lit a fire. It soon dried out our clothes.
12. They rowed across the Atlantic. This had never been done before.
13 The lorry crashed into a bus-load of schoolchildren. Six of them were slightly injured.
14. She refuses to use machines. This makes her work more arduous.
15. I met Mary. She asked me to give you this.
16. The women prayed aloud all night. This kept us awake.
17. The river bed is uneven and you may be in shallow water one moment and in deep water the next.
This makes it unsafe for non swimmers.
18. Mary said that there should be a notice up warning people. Mary's children couldn't swim.
19. Ann said that there were far too many notices. Ann's children could swim very well.
20. He paid me $1 for cleaning ten windows. Most of them hadn't been cleaned for at least a year.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH : WHO; WHICH OR WHOSE

- People ___________ live in New York City are called New Yorkers
- Tina likes the present ___________ I gave her for her birthday
- George Washington is the president __________ picture is on a one dollar bill
- Have you seen the movie __ is playing at the Fox Theatre?
- A stenographer is a person _________ can write shorthand
-I have a friend _________ father is a famous artist.
- The camera _________ I bought has a zoom lens
- Students_______ have part- time jobs have a budget their time very carefully
- A thermometer is an instrument________ measures the temperature
- A high- strung person is someone __________ is always nervous.

CORRECT THE MISTAKES

- The people which live next to me are friendly
- I met a woman who her husband is a famous lawyer
- Do you know the people who lives in that house?
- The professor teaches Chemistry is very good
- The man was very angry whose bicycle was stolen
- The woman was nice that I met yesterday

Join each group of sentences using the words given in brackets and beginning as shown.
Make any other necessary changes.
1 A man brought the letter. He left it on the table. (who)
The man _____________________
2 I have a friend. Her six children sing in a choir. (whose)
I have _______________________
3 I sold my car to a man. You spoke to him. (-)
The man _____________________
4 The cup was on the table. It had tea in it. (which)
The cup ______________________
5 I bought a painting. I sold it to a friend. He liked it. (who)
I sold the _____________________
6 A student came late. I borrowed her pen. (whose, who, the one)
The student ___________________
7 I went on holiday. I went with a friend. He has fallen ill. (whom)
The friend ____________________

WHO, WHICH or WHOSE?

a. Where is the towel ___________ I bought last week?
b. I saw a guy _________ was taking his dog for a walk.
c. I asked for a direction to the girl _________ car was parked next to mine.
d. I took a book __________ wasn’t mine.
e. The woman ___________ you were talking to, is my wife.
f. The cat, _________ owner is a tall boy, is lost.

DEFINING RELATIVE SENTENCES

1- She interviewed a boy. He’s a skateboard champion.
2- That’s the skate park. I used to practice there.
3- On Saturday I saw Isabel. Her sister works in a clothes shop.
4- Professionals use special skateboards. They cost over 100€.
5- That’s my friend Maria. She works for a sports channel.
6- One million people watched the match. It was on Europe.
7- I talked to a girl. Her mother was a professional athlete.
8- Once I flew to the Caribbean. I took photos for a magazine there.
9- I would like to go tothe shop. I bought my wedding dress there.
10- That’s the woman. I look after her children.
11- I can’t find the key. That key opens the front door.
12- Look at the magazines. I have just bought them.

NON-DEFINING RELATIVE SENTENCES

1- Her boots were very original. They were hand-painted.
2- Mary is very trendy. Her sister is a designer.
3- Pam’s t-shirt looked strange with her jeans. It was orange.
4- My brother is very creative. He’s studying design.
5- My father used to wear trainers. He was a very good sportsman.
6- The restaurant was full. I went there for a meal.
7- The Ritz hotel had a fashion show. The hotel is famous.
8- John is my pen friend. His family lives in London.
9- The tattoo was expensive. It looked quite ugly.
10- The café isn’t far from here. I used to go there.
11- Germany is a nice country. I visited it in 2002.
12- Albert has decided to buy a motorbike. His car was stolen last weekend.

Relative clauses – clauses with who / which

13- I don’t like stories ________ have unhappy endings.
14- What was the name of the man ________ lent you the money?
15- The girl ________ was injured in the accident is now in hospital.
16- Gerry works for a company ________ makes computers.
17- The window ________ was broken has now been repaired.
18- We spent our last holiday in Rome ________ is really an interesting city.
19- There’s somebody ________ wants you on the phone.
20- The book ________ is lying on the table is mine.
21- The letter ________ I posted 3 days ago hasn’t arrived yet.
22- The student ________ you want to talk to has just left.
23- The sweets ________ I bought yesterday are very good.
24- The DVD ________ you lent me 2 weeks ago is great.
25- The postcard ________ we received yesterday came from Spain.
26- The garden ________ is behind the bungalow has a swimming pool.
27- The coat ________ you are wearing is marvelous.
28- The ring ________ I got for Christmas has three rubies.
 29- The boy ________ lives next door is very clever.
30- Can you remember the person ________ gave the book to you?
31- The noise ________ you can hear comes from upstairs.
32- The restaurant ________ I went to yesterday is very expensive.
33- The shop ________ sells food is closed today.
34- Mr Baker ________ lives in London hates playing golf.
35- This is the man ________ works as a mechanic.
36- This is the magazine ________ I like best.
37- Harrod’s ________ is a famous department store in London sells nearly everything.
38- Do you know the girl ________ lives next door?
39- An architect is someone ________ designs buildings.
40- A shoplifter is someone ________ steals from a shop.
41- The waitress ________ served us was very polite.
42- Where are the pictures ________ I bought yesterday?
43- I like English ________ is an easy language.
44- Students ________ work hard will always be successful. 

Fill in the gaps using who, which or that.

1. The school bus, ________________ is crowded with pupils, needs more fresh air.
2. The old man ______________ lost his umbrella was unable to walk home because of the heavy rain.
3. Who was that man ______________ was walking up the stairs into the bookshop?
4. I think he wants the book _________ is for sale.
5. The boy _______________ broke the window is not well-behaved.
6. The girl ______________ is wearing a blue jacket has got a Ferrari.
7. The cat _______________ is at the window is extremely aggressive.
8. Peter’s schoolbag, ________________ is at school, was bought at the same shop as mine.
9. The football player _____________________ scored is the most popular in my country.
10. The car __________________ broke down was only bought a few weeks ago.
11. Mr. Harrison, ____________ has just bought a new car, had a terrible accident in the free-way.
12. This is the person ________ I told you about.
13. The book _______________ I borrowed from the library is fantastic! You should read it