ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
Exercise 1
Choose the correct answers for the following sentences.
1. We always like the boy____A____ speak the truth.
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2. Can you tell me exactly____C____ you mean?
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3. Time____A____ is lost never found again.
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4. The letter_____B___ you wrote never arrived.
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5. God helps those_____A____ help themselves.
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Exercise 2
Join each pair of sentences using an appropriate relative pronoun.
1. That's the boy. His mother works in the post office.
=> That’s the boy whose mother works in the post office.
2. The businessman was very rich. I saw him last night.
=> The businessman who I saw last night was very rich.
3. That's the building. I work there.
=> That’s the building where I work there.
4. Leo's party is next Saturday evening. We are all invited to.
=> Leo’s party, which we are all invited to is next Saturday evening.
Exercise 3
Combine the sentences using defining or non-defining relative pronouns.
(When the relative pronoun is an object, it can be omitted.)
1. Valencia is a great place. Valencia is due east of Madrid.
=> Valencia, which is due east of Madrid, is a great place.
2. That’s the girl. She spoke to me yesterday.
=> That’s the girl who spoke who spoke to me yesterday.
3. What’s the name of the book? You want me to read it?
=> What’s the name of the book that you want me to read it?