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ASIGNATURA: ENGLISH PAOLA GONZALEZ D M A
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ESTUDIANTE: CURSO 11
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Emplea los pronombres relativos para unir dos oraciones
PROPOSITO:
Identifica pronombres relativos y los ubica en clausulas.
. It is a short sentence joined to another sentence to form one longer sentence.
This is a house. I built it. This is the house that I built
.It gives necessary information which is important to the meaning of the main sentence.
.It uses relative pronouns (who / that / which / when / where / why etc) to replace the person,
object or thing.
.There are NO commas in the sentence.
.The relative pronouns can sometimes be omitted.
PRACTICE
A- Complete with a relative pronoun. Omit the pronoun whenever possible.
1. I met a British boy _____________ can speak Portuguese very well.
2. That’s the man _____________ car was stolen.
3. I met a girl _____________ knows you. whose
who
4. They live in a country _____________ Prime Minister is a woman.
who
5. I work in a company _____________ sells things on the Internet. who
which / that
6. That’s the film _____________ I saw on TV last Saturday.
which / that
7. She saw the boy _____________ lives next door. that/which
8. I like people _____________ are nice. who
which
9. She likes films _____________ make her laugh.
whose
10. The students like books _____________ are easy to read.
11. I like discos _____________ close late
B. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate relative pronoun.
1. He is the actor ……………does those funny TV advertisements for cars.
2. She’s the supermodel ……………….face is used to sell Chanel.
3. That was the year …………………tobacco advertising was banned on TV.
4. The advert …………………..she designed wasn’t very successful.
5. Everything …………………..I like is illegal, immoral or fattening.
C. Complete the sentences using relative clauses. Use who and which.
0. A Scot is a person (live in Scotland) Scot is a person who lives in Scotland.
1. Nessie is a monster (live in Loch Ness) _____________________________________
2. A fridge is a thing (keep food cool) ________________________________________
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3. A DJ is someone (play music in a disco) ____________________________________
4. Bees are insects (make honey) ____________________________________________
5. A lemon is a fruit (be yellow and sour) _____________________________________.
6. A watch is a thing (tell the time) _________________________________________
7. Ferries are ships (carry people across the water) _____________________________.
8. A shop assistant is someone (work in a shop) ________________________________.
D. Join the following sentences together using the correct relative pronoun.
0. I sat next to a man on the bus. He looked like Mr Bean.
I sat next to a man on the bus who looked like Mr Bean.
1. There's the boy. He broke the window.
__________________________________________________________________________
2. The film star gave a huge party. It cost $1 million.
__________________________________________________________________________
3. That's the Summer Palace. The Empress once lived there.
__________________________________________________________________________
4. There was an old man on the bus. His shirt was very dirty.
__________________________________________________________________________
5. What's the name of the assistant? He is standing near the door.
__________________________________________________________________________
E. Fill in the gaps with who, that, which, whose and where if neccesary. Put –
if no word is needed.
A Wild Sheep Chase is the extraordinary novel (1) that brought its
author, Haruki Murakami, to public attention. The book, (2) ____ is set in
Japan, begins simply enough. A young man (3) ___works for an advertising
agency, gets a postcard from a friend. He decides to use the postcard, (4)
_____ shows a photo of a country scene, for an advertisement (5) ____ his
company is making. However, he doesn’t notice that in the photo there is
a sheep (6) ____ has a star on its back. This photo attracts the attention of
a strange man in black, (7) ____ offers him a choice – find the sheep or
lose everything. The search for the sheep takes the main character, (8)
_____
name is never revealed, from Tokyo to the mountains of northern Japan,
(9) ___ he has to face a number of dangers. Haruki Murakami, (10) ___
other books are available in English, is now one of Japan’s best known
writers.
