REDUCED RELATIVE CLAUSES

Bước 1: Bỏ quan hệ từ (which, who, whom, where, when, that)

Bước 2:
+ Nếu đằng sau quan hệ từ là chủ ngữ, ta chỉ thực hiện Bước 1 và kết thúc.
+ Nếu đằng sau quan hệ từ là Verb chủ động, ta biến đổi mọi thứ được chia về chỉ còn V-ing
+ Nếu đằng sau quan hệ từ là Verb bị động, ta biến đổi mọi thứ được chia về chỉ còn V3/ed
* Đặc biệt: Trong trường hợp câu có ý nghĩa cần phải làm, hoặc chủ thể được kèm theo bới the only,
the first, the second,…, the last, so sánh nhất, ta biến đổi Verb thành To Verb.

Task 1. Rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ

1. Do you know the woman who is coming towards us?

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2. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country.
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3. The children who attend that school receive a good education.
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4. The fence which surrounds our house is made of wood.
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5. Be sure to follow the instructions which our tour guide gave us on the bus.
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6. They live in the house that was built in 1890.
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7. The papers that are on the table belong to Patrica.
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8. The man who is talking to the policeman is my uncle.
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9. The number of students who have been counted is quite high.
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10. George is the man who was chosen to represent the committee at the convention.
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11. I don’t like him playing in the street. I wish we had a garden that he could play in.
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12. He simply loves making jokes over the handicapped. He is the type that I hate the most.
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13. The last person who leaves the room must turn off the lights.
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14. The first man who was interviewed was entirely unsuitable.
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15. I’ve got a bottle of wine but I haven’t got anything that I could open it with.
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Task 2. Chuyển mệnh đề quan hệ về dạng nguyên thủy

1. We still have a river to cross, and another mountain to climb.

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2. Here are some accounts for you to check.
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3. The last student to be interviewed was Tom.
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4. We visited Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.
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5. The treasure found on this island 20 years ago is presumably a million-pound fortune.
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6. The number of Covid-19 has increased significantly in 2020, reaching a peak of 1.2 million cases at
one point.
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7. I have some homework to do tonight.
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8. Our solar system is in a galaxy called the Milky Way.
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9. I was awakened by the sound of a laughter coming from the room which was next to mine at the
motel.
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10. There are six reports to be typed today.
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Task 3. Tìm các cấu trúc mệnh đề quan hệ trong các câu sau

1. The man who is standing there is a clown.

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2. The envelop lies on the table has no stamp on it.
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3. Benzene, which was discovered by Faraday, became the starting point in the manufacture of many
dyes, perfumes and explosives.
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4. My grandmother, who is old and sick, never goes out of the house.
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5. The student don't know how to do the bonus exercises given by the teacher yesterday.
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6. The diagrams which were made by young Faraday were sent to Sir Humphry Davy at the end of
1812.
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7. The gentleman living next door to me is a well-known orator.
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8. All the astronauts orbiting the earth in space capsules are weightless.
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9. Any students who does not hand in their papers in time will fail in the exam.
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10. I saw many houses that were destroyed by the storm.
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