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CAE 1 Ano Quiz: Relative Clauses & Linkers/Connectors

A. Rewrite and join together these sentences using relative clauses (defining or non-defining); add commas where needed
1. Eva’s father has just come back from a skiing holiday. He is over 80.
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2. The problems faced by the company are being resolved. I’ll look at these in detail in a moment.
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3. She was greatly influenced by her father. She adored him.
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4. The drugs have been withdrawn from sale. They are used to treat stomach ulcers.
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5. The singer had to cancel her concert. She was recovering from the flu.
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6. The minister talked about the plans for tax reform. He will reveal them next month.
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7. I have two older sisters. Their jobs are extremely different.
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B. Choose the best word, A, B or C for each gap
Will human beings ever live on other planets?
a. _____ we have become accustomed to the idea of space travel, and in films and fiction it seems
b. _____ space travel is inevitable, it appears unlikely that human beings will ever get any further
than Mars, our nearest neighbour. c. _____ films we make about space travel, the fact is that it
remains technologically challenging and extremely expensive. d. _____ the distances
involved are immense, any voyage outside our solar system would take hundreds of years using
current technology. e. _____ human beings went into space, they would have problems of how to
eat and breathe, and their spaceship would have to carry vast amounts of fuel f. _____ cover the
distance. Even Mars is g. _____ far away that it would take about six months to get there. h. _____
the distance between Earth and Mars varies, astronauts would have to wait for nearly two years i.
_____ they could return using the shortest journey time. j. _____ it could cost as much as $100
billion, a manned mission to Mars is planned for some time between 2010 and 2020.
a. A) Since B) Although C) So
b. A) the moment B) since C) as though
c. A) Although B) Considering C) No matter how many
d. A) Since B) In order that C) So
e. A) Wherever B) Although C) Before
f. A) even though B) in order to C) as if
g. A) so B) as C) after
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h. A) So B) Wherever C) As
i. A) when B) since C) before
j. A) As if B) Even though C) So that
C. Rewrite the sentences into one single sentence, so that it contains the word(s) in capitals. There is no word limit.
1. Jim wasn’t there, but everyone else was. APART FROM
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2. This country has higher youth unemployment than other European countries.
COMPARISON
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3. Tom has been ill and so has been absent from college. DUE
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4. Although United played badly, they won the match. LEAST
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5. The tennis tournament has been postponed because of bad weather. OWING
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6. The earthquake has caused the closure of many roads in the area. RESULT
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7. Poor eyesight forced her to give up driving. ACCOUNT
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8. I didn’t take the bus, I went on foot. INSTEAD OF
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9. To begin with, write down a list of your ideas. ALL
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10. This man jumped over the counter and took the money. WHO

This is _____________________________________________________________________________________.

11. It wasn’t unusual for George to turn up late. WHICH

George turned ______________________________________________________________________________.

12. Some of the many people we questioned gave us good descriptions of the robber.

WHOM

We questioned _____________________________________________________________________________.

13. We sheltered from the rain in a shepherd’s hut that we found eventually. WHERE

We eventually ______________________________________________________________________________.

14. The train was extremely crowded and stopped at every station. WHICH

The train, __________________________________________________________________________________.

15. The palace was destroyed by fire during the war but later reconstructed. THOUGH
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16. Although she suffered a serious leg injury in 2005, Henderson has come back to dominate
the 400 m this season. DESPITE
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17. The heater has been tested for safety, but must be used according to the instructions.
NEVERTHELESS
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18. I don’t really like the design of this sofa, and in any case it won’t fit into the living room.
BESIDES
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A. Rewrite and join together these sentences using relative clauses (defining or non-defining); add commas
where needed
1. Eva’s father, who is over 80, has just come back from a skiing holiday. (Eva’s father –
subject is already identified)
2. The problems faced by the company, which I’ll look at in detail in a moment, are being
resolved. (the problems are identified already and specific – looking at them later is
extra info)
3. She was greatly influenced by her father, who/whom she adored. (her father = subject is
already identified)
4. The drugs which/that have been withdrawn from sale are used to treat stomach ulcers.
(which drugs)
5. The singer who was recovering from the flu had to cancel her concert. (no specific
singer)
6. The minister talked about the plans for tax reform, which he will reveal next month. (the
fact that he will reveal them next month does not further specify the subject – extra
info)
7. I have two older sisters, whose jobs are very different. / I have two older sisters, both of
whom have jobs that/which are very different. (saying you love them is extra info – they
are already identified as your sisters)
B. Choose the best word, A, B or C for each gap
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. B
C. Rewrite the sentences so that it contains the word in capitals
1. Everyone was there apart from Jim.
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2. This country has high youth unemployment in comparison with other European
countries.
3. Tom has been absent from college due to illness.
4. United played badly, but at least they won the match.
5. The tennis tournament has been postponed owing to bad weather.
6. As a result of the earthquake, many roads in the area have been closed.
7. She was forced to give up driving on account of her poor eyesight.
8. Instead of taking the bus, I went on foot.
9. First of all, write down a list of your ideas.
10. The man who jumped over the counter and took the money.
11. Up late, which wasn’t unusual.
12. Many people, some of whom gave us good descriptions of the robber.
13. Found a shepherd’s hut where we sheltered from the rain, which was extremely
crowded, stopped at every station.
14. Isn’t the building (that/which) I thought the bus stopped outside.
15. Though destroyed by fire during the war, the palace was later reconstructed.
16. Henderson suffered a serious leg injury in 2005, but despite this she has come back
to dominate the 400 m this season.
17. The heater has been tested for safety. Nevertheless, it must be used according to the
instructions. / The heater has been tested for safety; nevertheless, it must be…
18. I don’t really like the design of this sofa. Besides, it won’t fit into the living room. /
Besides no liking the design of this sofa, it won’t fit into the living room.