RELATIVE
SENTENCES - SOLUTIONS
1.- COMPLETE NEXT SENTENCES USING THE SUITABLE
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
1) That is
the man _____who/that__________
helped me when I fell down
2) Jim,
____who___________ I’ve known for
years, is my best friend
3) My new
coat, ______which_________ I bought
in New York, is very warm and comfortable
4) Is that
your car? No, mine is the one ____which/
that___________ is parked just
opposite the bank
5) That is
the woman _____who/that__________
complained about the room service
6) This is
the park _____where__________ we met
first. Do you remember?
7) My boss,
____whose___________ wife is French,
travels to Paris regularly
8) So,
James is the man ____whose___________
son came on the school trip with
us? I
didn’t know
9) If you
have any question, ask the girl ____who
/ that ___________ is standing at
the
desk. She’ll help you
10) Galileo
Galilei, ____who___________
supported the heliocentric theory, was
arrested
by the Inquisition
11) They had
to put away the dog ___which / that____________
bit the boy. It was
too
dangerous.
12) I’m
looking for a person ____whose___________
surname begins with a “k”
13) Do you
still go to the pub ____where___________
we used to go as students?
14) The
heating is not working. Do you know anyone _____who / that__________
can
fix?
15) This is
the school ______where______________
I used to study
16) The
student ______whose______________
father is sick does not come to school today
17) Look at
the horses _______which_____________
are drinking in the river
18) Go and
find the guests _______who_____________
arrived here yesterday
19) I ate all
the cake _________which___________
you gave me
20) That’s
the reason _______why_____________ I
didn’t go to your party
21) I met
Laura the day ________when____________
I missed the train to Barcelona
22) Is that
the same song ______which______________
we heard yesterday?
23) I saw
John in the shop _______where_____________
you bought your brown T-shirt
24) Mary,
______who______________ has only
been in France for a few weeks, speaks
excellent French
25) I’ve lost
the money ______which______________
you gave me
26) I remember
the time ______when______________ we
lived in London
27) The man
____________________ mobile was ringing did not know what to do
28) He wore a
mask ____________________ made him look like Mickey Mouse
29) They are
closing the school _______where_____________
I studied when I was a child
30) Can you
tell me _______why_____________ you
have arrived late?
2.- ARE THESE SENTENCES DEFINING OR
NON-DEFINING? ADD COMMAS WHERE IT’S NECESSARY
1) London
which is the capital of England is one of the largest city in the world
2) This is
the dress which/that my mother had made for me
3) Queen
Elizabeth the II who is more than eighty has been the queen of England for 57
years
now
4) That is
the dog which/that bit me
5) Tom
Cruise who has starred a lot of films is a famous American actor
6) The
village where I grew up is very small
7) Greg
whose job involves travelling a lot has been in nearly all the countries in the
world
8) The
office which/that I have just rented is near my home
9) This is
the officer that arrested the burglar
10) Lady Gaga
who is a well-known pop star is only 24
11) The woman
who was by the door welcomed me heartily
12) My
brother who lives in Sweden is an engineer
13) I have
finally bought the car which I have been saving for
14) He
resigned from his position which took everybody by surprise
15) My uncle
whose house we usually rent is single
16) The place
where she lived was far from the train station
17) I can’t
think the reason why I should have put up with her insolence
18) Einstein
who won the Nobel Prize in Physics was a genius
19) I
remember the day when my brother was born
20) The
Bahamas where my friends have gone on holiday is supposed to be beautiful
3.- JOIN NEXT SENTENCES USING RELATIVE
PRONOUNS. OMIT IT IF POSSIBLE
1) The girl
is my sister. I am talking to her
The girl (who/whom/that) I am talking to is
my sister
2) This is
the chair. The carpenter repaired it last week
This is the chair (which/that) the
carpenter repaired last week
3) She is
married to a man. He is richer than her
She is married to the man who/that is
richer than her
4) She is
the friend. She helped me with my homework
She
is the friend who/that helped me with my homework
5) That is
the swimming pool. I used to go swimming there
That is the swimming pool where I used to
go swimming
6) My
school is in Madrid. It is very big
My school, which is very big, is in Madrid
7) Robert
Pattinson is an actor. He plays Eduard Cullen in the Twilight Saga.
Robert Pattinson, who plays Eduard Cullen
in the Twilight Saga, is an actor
8) I bought
this cake yesterday. It tastes delicious
This
cake, which I bought yesterday, tastes delicious
9) Michael
is a policeman. His father is a judge
Michael, whose father is a judge, is a policeman
10) I bought
a computer last month. It doesn’t work properly
The computer (which/that) I bought last
month doesn’t work properly
11) That is
the man. His wife is a famous actress
That is the man whose wife is a famous
actress
12) Next
summer, I’m going to India. I’ve never been before there
Next summer, I’m going to India, where I’ve
never been before
13) Prince
Charles will be the king of England one day. His mother is Queen Elizabeth
Prince Charles, who mother is Queen
Elizabeth, will be the king of England .....
14) A doctor
examined me last Friday. He was really kind
The doctor who/that examined me last Friday
was really kind
15) The woman
called the police. Her car had been stolen
The woman whose car had been stolen called
the police
16) I was
given a kitten. It is very friendly
I was given a kitten which/that is very
friendly
17) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was
written by Mark Twain. I enjoyed it a lot.
The
adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which I enjoyed a lot, was written by
......
18) Mrs.
Kelly is the woman. She took me to the hospital when I fainted at school
Mrs Kelly, who took me to the hospital when
I fainted at school, is the woman
19) I went to
a restaurant last week. It was very expensive
The restaurant (which/that) I went to a
restaurant last week was very expensive
20) I saw a
film last night. It was very interesting
The film (which/that) I saw a film last
night was very interesting
21) We spend
our holiday in Scotland . It is in the north of Great Britain
We spend our holiday in Scotland, which is
in the north of ......
22) The girl
bought two tickets. She was standing in front of me
The girl who bought two tickets was
standing in front of me
23) Charlie
Chaplin died in 1977. His films amused millions
Charlies Chapli, whose films amused
millions, died in 1977
24) A man
stole €10.000 from a bank. The police have caught him
The man (who/whom/that) the police have
caught stole ......
25) The pub
is opposite the Town Hall. I first met my wife there
The pub where I first me my wife is
opposite the Town Hall
26) Smallpox
has disappeared. It once killed thousands of people every year
Smallpox, which once killed thousands of
people every year, has disappeared
27) Let me
see the pictures. You took them at Peter’s wedding
Let me see the pictures (which/that) you
took at Peter’s wedding
28) Some
people drive drunk. I never travel with them
I never travel with people who/that drive
drunk
29) When I
looked through the window I saw a girl. Her beauty took my breath away
When I looked through the window I saw the
girl whose beauty took my ......
30) His
sisters are identical twins. I saw them last year
His sisters, who I saw last year, are
identical twins
SOME/ANY/BOTH/MANY/ TWO ..... + OF + RELATIVE
PRONOUN
1) She has three brothers. Two of them are in the
army
She has three brothers, two of whom are in the
army
2) I read three books last holidays. One of them I
really enjoyed
I read three books last holidays, one of which
I really enjoyed
3) There were some good programmes on the radio.
None of them I listened to.
There were some good programmes on the radio,
none of which I ......
4) My mother invited many relatives to my
birthday. Only a few of them showed up
My mother invited many relatives to my
birthday, only a few of which ......
5) There are many books in our school library. I’m
quite interested in two of them.
There are many books in our school library, two
of which I’m quite interested in
6) There are 16 students in my class. All of them
are very friendly
There are 16 students in my class, all of whom
are very friendly
7) I have three winter coats. None of them are new
I have three winter coats, none of which are
new
8) Amy and Beth are twins. Both of them play the
guitar
Amy and Beth are twins, both of whom play the
guitar
9) There were a lot of people at the party. Many
of them I had known for ages
There were a lot of people at the party, many
of whom I had known for ages
10) He was carrying his belongings. Few of them
were broken
He was carrying his belongings, few of whom
were broken
