7. Relative clauses
1. Fill in the gaps with a suitable adverb or relative pronoun. Find the omitted ones. (-)
1. WHO
2. WHICH
3. -/ THAT/ WHICH
4. WHOSE
5. WHERE
6. WHEN 7. WHY
8. WHO
9. WHICH
10. WHO
11. WHOSE
12. WHERE 13. WHEN
14. WHY
15. -/ THAT/ WHICH
16. WHO
17. WHERE
18. WHO 19. WHY
20. WHEN
21. WHICH
22. WHICH
23. WHOSE
2. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate relative pronoun: WHO, WHICH, THAT, WHOSE, WHEN, WHERE, WHY. Use THAT/ 0 whenever possible.
1. WHO
2. WHICH/ THAT 3. WHERE
4. WHY 5. WHEN
6. WHERE 7. WHICH
8. WHOSE 9. WHO
10. WHY
3. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate relative pronoun: WHO, WHICH, THAT, WHOSE, WHEN, WHERE, WHY. Use THAT/ 0 whenever possible.
1. WHO
2. WHICH/ THAT 3. WHERE
4. WHICH 5. WHO
6. WHY 7. WHEN
8. WHO 9. WHERE
10. WHOSE 11. THAT/
WHICH
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1. (A) Reorganize these small sentences, (use a people + who; animals + which and things + which) and (B) choose: defining (D) or non-defining.
1. The girl who lives in Gold Coast likes surfing every day in the morning
2. You have to be patient with animals which you don’t know yet.
3. The car which was stolen was an expensive Alfa Romeo.
4. The man who I spoke to is a famous actor that is retired at present.
5. The dolphin which was rescued was sent to a recovery centre immediately.
6. The red car keys which, belonged to an important guest, were stolen from Ann’s house.
7. Carlos, who was my friend at university, has a child nowadays/ Carlos, who has a child nowadays, who was my friend at university.
8. My dog, which is a Jack Rusell, is pretty active and needs running and playing every day.
9. The sound which you were listening was a Parrot not a person.
10. Manu, who is my college for many years, has several companies that he runs.
11. Raquel’s hamster, which loved playing with his friend, looked happy all the time.
12. The pizza which I make is really crunchy and fluffy at the same time.
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1. Join the following sentences with who, which and that. Use only that whenever you can.
2. Steve Jobs, who was the founder of Apple, wanted to revolutionize the world
3. The pet that I want has to be curious and active as I like travelling.
4. My house, which I have renovated recently, has brand new gadgets.
5. The man that is wearing a blue shirt is talking about how to start a technological company
6. Will Smith, who has been acting in “La Velada 4”, is one of my favourite actors.
7. The house that I rented for a week in Sardinia, was very close to the beach.
8. The monkey that bit the tourists to steal all their things was from Thailand.
9. Jane Austen’s novel, which is a mixture of terror and horror, became a super hit.
10. The child that you see in the distance won a national price making music.
1. (A) Reorganize these small sentences, (use a people + who; animals + which; things + which; holder + whose; place + where; time + when; description of a time or place + which; ¸reason + why), (B) choose: defining (D) or non-defining (N) and (C) change who and which for that only if you can.
1. Sam, who is a great developer, participated in the development of AI.
1. Sam, who participated in the development of AI, is a great developer.
2. The jellyfish which bit me was called Pelagia Noctiluca
3. The car which I was driving in Sardinia was blue
4. I have a friend whose mother works as a hairdresser.
5. I travelled to a place where the ocean is light blue.
6. The day when I arrived to the country was already springtime.
7. That was the reason why I didn’t want to participate in Fornite.
8. My sister, who works as a Director of Human Resources, runs a company
9. My neighbour’s cat, which looks like a tiger, is very elegant and friendly.
9. My neighbour’s cat, which is very elegant and friendly, looks like a tiger.
10. The youtuber whose videos are about challenges is known as Mr. Beast.
11. Formentera, which is an island, has beautiful landscapes.
12. Christmas is the time when you can enjoy your summer in the south hemisphere
2. Combine the sentences using a relative clause. Use relative pronouns who, which or whose and the relative adverbs where, when and why and use or omit that when you can.
1. The doctor who/ that is wearing glasses works as a surgeon.
2. Christian, who is studying to be a policeman, is my best friend.
2. Christian, who is my best friend, is studying to be a policeman.
3. Sophie, which can’t stop moving when she is happy, is a fluffy and small dog.
4. The owner to whom the car belongs must be a careful person.
4. The owner who the car belongs to must be a careful person
5. The place where I want to go this summer is very far from my country.
6. The day when we went to the theme park was really sunny
7. Australia has a varied climate in the whole territory. It is a huge island
7. Australia, which is a huge island, has a varied climate in the whole territory.
7. Australia, which has a varied climate in the whole territory, is a huge island.
8. This is the reason why I didn’t come to her party.
9. Martin Garrix is less popular nowadays. He still makes really good music.
9. Martin Garrix, who still makes really good music, is less popular nowadays.
9. Martin Garrix, who is less popular nowadays, still makes really good music.
10. The house, which I dream about, will have a small swimming.