English 2/ Relative Clauses
Professor: Paola Sepúlveda G.
A. Choose the correct relative pronoun for each sentence.
1. Madonna is the singer................................(which / when / who) performed for
free in Rio de Janeiro.
2. That's the store...........................(which / where / who) I bought your present.
3. I like reading poetry ..........(where / when / which) I’m feeling blue.
4. A museum is a place..........................(which / where / who) you can visit every
day except Mondays.
5. September is the month.............................(when / which / where) we
celebrate the most.
6. The person.......................(when / who / which) I know the most is my best
friend.
7. Italy is the country..............................(who / when / where) the renaissance
began.
8. Mozambique is another country.............................(where / who / when) they
speak Portuguese.
9. Autumn is a time..............................(where / who / when) leaves begin to fall
from trees.
10. There's a restaurant in my neighborhood................(which / where / who)
is not expensive.
11. The car...................(who / which / where) has a scratch on the side is
mine.
12. That's the woman........................(when / who / where) helped me find the
hotel.
B. Rewrite each sentence, correcting the relative pronoun
mistake.
1. That's the office which my Dad works.
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2. I don't think he likes the movie who we chose.
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3. The place where I like the most is the beach.
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4. This University is the place when I go almost every day.
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5. Christmas is a time where I eat too much food.
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6. I saw my grandmother in a photo who she took when she was 18.
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7. The man which is interested in buying your car will phone later.
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C. Write definitions for the places, things, times and people below
using defining relative clauses.
[Link] room: ..............................................................................................................
2. architect: ....................................................................................................................
3. New Year: ..............................................................................................................
4. gym: ......................................................................................................................
5. morning: ....................................................................................................................
6. plays: ....................................................................................................................
7. lunch: ....................................................................................................................
D. Rewrite the sentences, combining them using defining relative
clauses.
1. The last time I saw my best friend was at a festival. She was home from
Australia.
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2. My favorite dessert is tiramisu. My mother makes it for my birthday every
year.
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3. Have you watched that film yet? I recommended it to you last month.
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4. I've never met that woman. My cousin is talking to her.
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5. I want to buy that handbag. It has grey buttons.
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6. I'll never forget that moment. I met the president of Ireland.
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7. This is the playground. We used to play there every day as children.
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8. That's the window. It was broken last week.
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