RELATIVE SENTENCES
1.- COMPLETE NEXT SENTENCES WITH RELATIVE PRONOUNS
1) The sports centre _______where_____________ I play basketball and tennis is the largest in the
area
2)
Roger, ______who______________ is a doctor, works very long hours.
3)
On Wednesday the boy _______whose_____________ room I share had a party
4)
Is she the person ______who/that______________ gave you this record?
5)
My pen, ____which________________ I left on that table, has disappeared
6)
The day ______when______________ I arrived I felt very lonely
7)
Mrs. Webb, _____who_______________ teaches us History, comes from Australia
8)
The vase _______(which/that)_____________ my mother gave me got broken
9)
We met the people _____whose_______________ back garden is just behind ours.
10) The restaurant ______where______________ we celebrated my birthday was closed
11) Our guest, ______who______________ we had been waiting for, finally arrived.
12) He was born in Aix-en-Provence, _____where_______________ he lived most of his life.
13) Cezanne, ______whose______________ paintings greatly influenced modern art, is noted for the way ________(which/that)___________ he used colour
14) Jean, ______whose______________ slim figure and fashionable hairstyle make
her look younger, first attended a keep-fit class 45 year ago _______where_____________ she was a student
15) I’ll never forget ______when______________ I first saw the Alps from a plane
16) That’s the palace ______whose______________ interior is being decorated.
17) The hotel ____where________________ we stay only one night was very expensive
18) Neville, ________whose____________family are rich has
just bought a Mercedes
19) The farmhouse ______where_____________ she lives has been in her family
for generations.
20) I worried about you last night _______when___________ you finally called
2.- COMBINE THE SENTENCES USING RELATIVE PRONOUNS
1)
Here are some photos of
our town. We have lived there all our lives
Here are some photos of our town where we have
lived all our lives
2)
Miss Hunter has been
promoted. She works at the bank.
Miss Hunter, who works at the bank, has been
promoted
3)
I’m reading a book. It’s
about China.
The book (which/that) I’m reading is about
China
4)
Fred has gone to Ireland.
His mother lives in Belfast.
Fred, whose mother lives in Belfast, has gone
to Ireland
5)
A dog has had six
puppies. It lives next door.
The dog which/that lives next door had six
puppies
6)
Roger bought a dog. It
has just had six puppies
Roger bought the dog, which has just had six
puppies
7)
She has got four aunts. One
of them works for the BBC
She has got four aunts, one of whom works for
the BBC
8)
We stayed at the Hilton
Hotel. The service there was excellent
We stayed at the Hilton Hotel, where the
service was excellent
9)
Sue is my best friend.
She writes children’s books.
Sue, who is my best friend, writes children’s
books
10) Emma is going on holiday to Hollywood. Her sister is
an actress
Emma, whose sister is an actress, is going on
holiday to Hollywood
11) I bought this jumper in Ireland. It’s pure wool.
This jumper, which I bought in Ireland, is
pure wool
12) We should go skiing next month. There will be more
snow then
We should go skiing next month, when there
will be more snow
13) I have a large collection. Some of them are quite
valuable
I have a large collection, some of which are
quite valuable
14) This is the new CD. I’d like to borrow it
This is the new CD (which/that) I’d like to
borrow
15) I want to introduce you to Lucy. Her life story is
very interesting
I want to introduce you to Lucy, whose life
story is very interesting
16) His uncle is a millionaire. He owns a house in the
Bahamas.
His uncle, who is a millionaire, owns a house
in the Bahamas
17) This restaurant has closed. I celebrated my birthday
in it.
This restaurant, where I celebrated my
birthday, has closed
18)I don’t know the man. He spoke to me at the bus stop.
I don’t know the man
who/that spoke to me at the bus stop
19)My mother invited many relatives. Only a few of them showed up
My mother invited many
relatives, only a few of whom showed up
20)This is Jenny. You’ll be working with her on the project.
This is Jenny, who/whom
you’ll be working with on the project
21)We went to a film last night. It was fantastic.
The film (which/that) we
went last night was fantastic
22)They visited the palace. The royal family lives there.
They visited the palace,
where the royal family lives
23)California has several amusement parks. One of them is Disneyland
California has several
amusement parks, one of which is Disneyland
24)I went to the cinema last Monday. It was my birthday then.
I went to the cinema last
Monday, when it was my birthday
25) We stayed at a hotel. My friends recommended it
We stayed at the hotel
(which/that) my friends recommended
26) Tom is a professional athlete. I sometimes
play tennis with him
Tom,
who I sometimes play tennis with, is a professional athlete
27) J.K. Rowling is very rich. Her books have sold
millions of copies.
J.K.
Rowling, whose books have sold millions f copies, is very rich
26) We stayed on a beautiful island. A film was being made
there.
We
stayed on the beautiful island where a film was being made
27) We’re leaving for our trip at the end of June. School
finishes then
We’re leaving for our
trip at the end of June, when school finishes
28) Last year I went to Paris. I stayed there for a week.
Last year I went to Paris,
where I stayed for a week
29) California has lots of visitors. Many of them go to
Disneyland
California has lots of
visitors, many of whom go to Disneyland
30) That’s the beach. I used to go swimming
there.
That’s the beach where I used to go
swimming
31) In my opinion the new restaurant isn’t all that great. Everyone is
eating at it.
In my opinion the new restaurant where everyone is eating isn’t all
that great
32) The story is about a woman. She escaped from
prison.
The story is about the woman who escaped
from prison
35) New Year is the time. The families often get
together then.
New Year is the time when the families
often get together
36) Mike is
very worried. His father is in hospital
Mike, whose father is in hospital, is very
worried.
37) I stayed
in a good hotel. The facilities of it are fabulous.
I stayed in a good hotel whose facilities
are fabulous
38) The children are twins. I baby-sit for
them.
The children (who/whom/that) I baby-sit for
are twins
39) The film was directed by
Orson Welles. You have just seen it.
The
film (which/that) you have just seen was directed by Orson Wells
