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Relative sentences.
Combine the two sentences, omitting the relative pronoun wherever possible and making any necessary changes.
A doctor came by. We didn’t know him
Australia is a country. The Olympic Games were held in Australia in the year 2000
Cathy Freeman was an aborigine athlete. The lit the Olympic flame in Sydney.
Mayka is a Spanish woman. Her husband is Egyptian
Iván is a boy. I go out with Iván.
This is the café. We come here every day
Mary has got toothache. She should go to the dentist
Paul and Mary have bought a puppy. It is going to grow up to be a big dog
They are the people. Their daughter has married an Australian
The door was left open. A thief walked in and stole their money.
Pasta is a food. Most people like it
I know the boy. He called you last night
Here’s the shop. I bought my new hat here
That’s the woman. Her purse was stolen
This is the time. We usually meet at this time
I’m still angry about the argument. I had it with my brother
Americans will never forget the morning of 29th August, 2005. Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans
The city was flooded because its dikes were broken by the hurricane. The city is next to a huge lake
People were able to leave the city in time. They had cars
Other people waited on their roofs for days to be rescued. They had no way to get out of the city
Thousands of survivors were taken to an indoor stadium. There was no electricity or water there.
There were many people. Their families were lost in the floods
A million people had nowhere to go. Their homes were destroyed.
Complete the passage with the correct relative pronouns. There may be more than one correct answer. Dave Mill is an explorer ______________ wanted to be the first person in the world to walk alone from Canada to the North Pole. He had to walk many kilometres on the Arctic ice, _______________ he thought would remain frozen. Unfortunately, he started his walk in the spring, _____________ the ice begins to melt, and he soon needed to be rescued. First he had to find a place ____________ the ice would be strong enough for rescue plane to land. But how would the pilot find him? Dave had an idea_ he photographed the area __________________ he was standing with his digital camera and used his mobile phone to send the photo. The rescue pilot, _____________ saw the photo, was able to find Dave and bring him back to safety. Now Dave, __________life was almost lost on this trip, is planning another journey!
Complete the sentences with who, which, that, whose, when or where.
Aesop was a Greek writer __________ wrote fables
The fable ________ I like the most is the one about the monkey and the fly.
The Crown Hotel is the hotel ___________ is said to be the most haunted building in England
Soho is an area of London __________ a lot of Chinese people went to live in the 19th century.
Cuba is an island ____________ population has its roots in many different countries
Neil Armstrong is the name of the man __________ first stood on the Moon.
This is the shirt __________ I bought in the sale.
The Apollo 11 spacecraft consisted of two parts, __________ were called Eagle and Columbia
Elvis Presley, __________ first hit song was called Heartbreak Hotel, started singing in the 1950s.
The Red Cross is the name of the charity _________ my sister works for
The title of the first film ________ the Beatles made was A Hard Day’s Night
The place ____________ we usually go in the summer is called Cornwall.
Our cousin Tim, _______________ lives in London, is coming to visit us
March is the month _________________ my brother and I have got birthdays
Have you read The Hobbit, _________________ was written by J.R. Tolkien?
Let’s find a place _______________ we can be alone
This is the most beautiful music _____________ I’ve ever heard.
Mrs Peters is a teacher _____________ lessons are always interesting
I know a man ________________ eats nails
He was looking for somebody ____________ could to it.
The street _______________ leads to the station is very narrow.
My sister is a woman ____________ loves a joke.
That’s the chair _____________ got broken.
The girl ____________ lives next door is very pretty.
The book ____________ is lying on the floor isn’t mine
Do you know the man ____________ has just left?
This is the car ___________ I was looking for
The tyre ______________ was very old blew up during the long journey
I’m going to see the film ___________ I told you about.
It’s something _______________ he will enjoy
It’s the best film ____________ have ever seen.
The knife with _____________ you cut the bread is very sharp
Where can I find a shop ______________ sells postcards?
The policeman ____________ helmet you knocked off is at the door.
The meat ___________ we had for lunch wasn’t very tender.
Where can I buy a villa _____________ overlooks the sea?
Anyone _____________ sees this man must report to the police at once
The paint on the seat on ____________ you are sitting is still wet
Buy it back from the man to ____________ you sold it.
That’s not the inn at which they’d like to stay.
Sheila is one of the very few teachers __________ I know ____________ can control their classes without even raising their voices ___________ is an ability ____________ children appreciate highly.
The blond fellow _________ you saw her talking to was Ken ____________ I must have mentioned before in connection with our athletic club.
Incidentally, our athletic club _____________ present premises are being taken over by the local council are looking for someone like the Blenkinsops ___________ might have some ground to spare for a running track.
At the stroke of midnight Toby Blenkinsop _____________ can always be relied on at parties to do something bizarre rode a bicycle down the main staircase, a feat ___________ drew loud applause
It was one of those rare occasions _____________ Toby’s exuberance didn’t result in any damage _____________ must have pleased his parents.
The time __________ I shall never forget was ____________ Toby hung from a chandelier the chain ___________ parted company with the ceiling, precipitating Toby onto a table ____________ broke beneath him
All ____________ happened this time was that he tore his trousers ________ was hardly ___________ you would call a calamity
___________ surprises me most about Helen _________ was also at the party is that she doesn’t seem to worry at all about __________ others may think of her
Marilyn __________ several people at the party asked about is now in the States doing business for the little firm ___________ she’s head of
I myself am not going abroad until October __________ the weather is cooler and _________ it will be easier for me to chase business contracts ____________ is the whole purpose of my trip
The first country on my itinerary is India ________ High Commission in London has given me a list of those people __________ would be most interested in my line of business __________ is the refrigeration equipment.
How lucky you are! India is ____________ I’ve always wanted to go on that dream holiday ____________ I’ve always been promising myself but _______ I’ve never been able to afford
I’m told I could renew my passport __________ is out of date at the nearest consulate __________ address I could get from the embassy
My grandmother ____________ was Hungarian by birth was the youngest of three sisters _________ might lead you to suppose she was the last to marry
Actually she was the one ___________ got married first __________ is hardly surprising when you consider her looks __________ dazzled any man _______ came near her
It is three years ago today ___________ I fist met my wife and so yesterday __________ I had little to do at the office I left early to buy something _______ I thought would please her.
I bought __________ I wanted and hurried home __________ who should I find but the decorators __________ I hadn’t expected until the following week. These men had not only convinced my wife it was I ___________ had mistaken the date but had reduced the apartment to chaos
It was on 6th August 1945 __________ man committed ___________ is still his most destructive single act: he dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima _________ is estimated to have killed 200,000 people. That _________ fell
on Nagasaki three days later is estimated to have killed some 140, people. 24. The difference in the casualty figures between the two cities is partly explained by the nature of the terrain _________ in Nagasaki is hilly and by the position of the bomb _________ in Nagasaki was three kilometres from the centre. 25. The atomic bombs _________ were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki had a power of twenty kilotons ___________ is equal to that of 20,000 tons of TNT, whereas some of the bombs _________ have been developed since then are said to have a power as great as forty-five megatons __________ equals that of 45,000 tons of TNT 26. These more powerful bombs __________ are now included in the arsenals of all countries __________ call themselves nuclear powers are known as hydrogen or thermonuclear bombs 27. A hydrogen bomb depends for its operation not only on the process of nuclear fusion __________ two nuclei _________ in this case are nuclei of ‘heavy’ hydrogen dome together to form a larger nucleus. 28. Nuclear fission _________ is the source of energy of atomic power stations results in the accumulation of harmful residues ____________ are difficult to dispose of, whereas nuclear fusion _________ is the source of energy of the sun has no such residues 29. The problem __________ scientists are faces with in trying to harness nuclear fusion as a peaceful source of energy is that it requires for its operation the high temperatures _________ are found in the sun but _______ so far have been produced artificially only by nuclear fission _________ provides the ‘trigger’ mechanism of the hydrogen bomb.
Relative sentences exer
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