INTENSIVE PRACTICE 3
RELATIVE CLAUSES
I. Join each pair of sentences together to make one sentence, using who or that. Write the second
sentence as a relative clause.
1. This is the woman. She gave me my first job.
This is the woman who gave me my first job.
2. He picked up the book. It was on the desk.
He picked up the book that was on the desk.
3. The meal was delicious. Ben cooked it.
The meal that Ben cooked was delicious.
4. She's the woman. She telephoned the police.
..................................................................................................................................................................
5. He's the person. He wanted to buy your house.
..................................................................................................................................................................
6. We threw out the computer. It never worked properly.
..................................................................................................................................................................
7. This is the lion. It's been ill recently.
..................................................................................................................................................................
8. The man was badly injured. He was driving the car.
..................................................................................................................................................................
9. The children broke my window. They live in the next street.
..................................................................................................................................................................
10. They sold the cat. It was afraid of mice.
..................................................................................................................................................................
11. This is the chair. My parents gave it to me.
..................................................................................................................................................................
12. I've applied for the job. You told me about it.
..................................................................................................................................................................
13. We're looking for the ball. We were playing with it.
..................................................................................................................................................................
14. The man was holding the gun. We saw him.
..................................................................................................................................................................
15. I'm going to speak to the mechanic. He repaired my car.
..................................................................................................................................................................
16. The TV programme was very sad. I watched it last night.
..................................................................................................................................................................
17. The girl had red hair. I saw her.
..................................................................................................................................................................
18. That's the woman. I was telling you about her.
..................................................................................................................................................................
II. Underline each relative clauses and write S or O to indicate whether it is a subject or object
clause.
1. The woman who I spoke to wasn't very polite. ……O…..
2. The machine that worked better than the others cost the least. ……S…...
3. I wouldn't stay in a hotel that refused to accept children. ………….
4. I don't understand people who hate animals. ………….
5. The stereo that I bought last week doesn't work properly. ………….
6. The television that they have designed is going to be very expensive. ………….
7. That man who complained is always making trouble. ………….
8. The woman who gave us all this money is not very rich. ………….
9. I admire people who can speak more than one language. ………….
10. The assistant who you complained about has been moved. ………….
III. Write each pair of sentences as one, without using who, that, or which. Think carefully about
the word order.
1. I shouted at a man. He didn't come back again.
The man I shouted at didn't come back again.
2. I dropped a television. It never worked again.
The television I dropped never worked again.
3. I hired a machine. It was broken.
..................................................................................................................................................................
4. She bought some clothes. They were beautiful.
..................................................................................................................................................................
5. They built a wall. It fell down after three weeks.
..................................................................................................................................................................
6. I asked a policeman. He wasn't very helpful.
..................................................................................................................................................................
7. We bought a car. I didn't really like it.
..................................................................................................................................................................
8. I borrowed some money from Janice. I lost it.
..................................................................................................................................................................
9. They sent a new teacher. I really liked her.
..................................................................................................................................................................
10. I sacked a sales assistant. I had a terrible argument with him.
..................................................................................................................................................................
IV. Express each pair of sentences as one, using whose or who's.
1. There's the lady. Her dog was killed.
There's the lady whose dog was killed.
2. That's the man. He's going to buy the company.
That's the man who's going to buy the company.
3. He's the person. His car was stolen.
..................................................................................................................................................................
4. She's the new doctor. She's coming to the hospital next month.
..................................................................................................................................................................
5. She's the journalist. Her article was on the front page of The Times.
..................................................................................................................................................................
6. They're the people. Their shop burned down last week.
..................................................................................................................................................................
7. That's the sales director. He's leaving in March.
..................................................................................................................................................................
8. That's the student. Her parents complained about the school.
..................................................................................................................................................................
9. She's the singer. She's just signed a contract with a recording company.
..................................................................................................................................................................
10. He's the person. He's going to be promoted.
..................................................................................................................................................................
11. I'm the one. My flat was broken into.
..................................................................................................................................................................
12. She's the person. She's working for the film studios.
..................................................................................................................................................................
13. That's the architect. She's just won a prize for design.
..................................................................................................................................................................
14. That's the boy. He's just got a place at university.
..................................................................................................................................................................
15. I'm the person. You stayed in my flat.
..................................................................................................................................................................
V. Write D or ND to indicate whether the clause is defining or non-defining.
1. The bus, which arrived late, was full. ……ND…..
2. The bus which they sent didn't have enough seats. …….D……
3. The house which we wanted to buy was too expensive. ……………
4. The house, which we wanted to buy, was too expensive. ……………
5. I have two brothers who are working as architects at the moment. ……………
6. I have two brothers, who are working as architects at the moment. ……………
7. I never met the doctor, who lived next door for five years. ……………
8. Did I ever tell you about my uncle, who left school when he was 15? ……………
9. I didn't agree with the man who said we should cancel the trip. ……………
10. She's one of those people who will argue about anything. ……………
VI. Write who, that, which, or nothing to complete these sentences. The boxes above will help you,
but do not use the words in brackets.
1 Have you got the money ....... –........ I lent you yesterday?
2 Peter, …..who….. I had seen earlier, wasn't at the party.
3 This is the machine ................. cost half a million pounds.
4 Mary, ................. had been listening to the conversation, looked angry.
5 Have you read the book ................. I gave you?
6 The house, ................. they bought three months ago, look lovely.
7 Mrs Jackson, ................. had been very ill, died yesterday.
8 Is this the person ................. stole your handbag?
9 The dog, ................. had been very quiet, suddenly started barking.
10 I didn't receive the letters ................. she sent me.
11 My mother, .................. had been talking to them earlier, knew that they were in the building.
12 The old man, ................. had been injured by the flying stones, was very frightened.
14 We didn't like the secretary ................. the agency sent.
15 I didn't find the money ................. you said you'd left.
VII. Express these pairs of sentences as one, using which.
1. I love the countryside. That is why I want to go and live there.
I love the countryside, which is why I want to go and live there.
2. They stayed for hours. I was very annoyed about this.
They stayed for hours, which I was very annoyed about.
3. He passed all his exams. This surprised us.
..................................................................................................................................................................
4. They forgot about my birthday. This was a bit disappointing.
..................................................................................................................................................................
5. The pilot showed us how to fly the plane. It was extremely interesting.
..................................................................................................................................................................
6. I couldn't get a flight to Malaga. This upset the children.
..................................................................................................................................................................
7. He was rude and aggressive. His behaviour made me very angry.
..................................................................................................................................................................
8. They said they couldn't pay for the car immediately. This made me a bit suspicious.
..................................................................................................................................................................
9. The policeman asked me for directions. This confused me a little.
..................................................................................................................................................................
10. The restaurant wouldn't accept cheques. I found this rather surprising.
..................................................................................................................................................................
VIII. Write where, when, or why to complete these sentences.
1. We visited the school .......where....... my father taught.
2. I met her last month, ........when......... she came to our house.
3. We all looked at the place ................. the fire had started.
4. I met him in the café, ................. he was working as a waiter.
5. Do you remember the time ................. Adrian fell off his bicycle?
6. Did they tell you the reason ................. they were late?
7. The cat sat on the wall, ............ it had a good view of the birds.
8. I'm talking about the time ................. they didn't have cars.
9. Last year I spent my holiday in Spain, ................. I met Andy.
10. I couldn't understand the reason ................. they were so rude.
11. I bought them last year, ................. I was in France.
12. We went away in August, ................. the children were on holiday from school.
13. I never liked the house ................. my husband was born.
14. They arrived in the evening, at a time ................. we were all out.
15. I listen to music late at night, ................. the children have gone to bed.
KEY
I.
4. She's the woman who telephoned the police.
5. He's the person who wanted to buy your house.
6. We threw out the computer that never worked properly.
7. This is the lion that's been ill recently.
8. The man who was badly injured was driving the car.
9. The children who broke my window live in the next street.
10. They sold the cat that was afraid of mice.
11. This is the chair that my parents gave to me.
12. I've applied for the job that you told me about.
13. We're looking for the ball that we were playing with.
14. The man who we saw was holding a gun.
15. I'm going to speak to the mechanic who repaired my car.
16. The TV programme that I watched last night was very sad.
17. The girl who I saw had red hair.
18. That's the woman who I was telling you about.
II.
1. The woman who I spoke to wasn't very polite. (O)
2. The machine that worked better than the others cost the least. (S)
3. I wouldn't stay in a hotel that refused to accept children. (S)
4. I don't understand people who hate animals. (S)
5. The stereo that I bought last week doesn't work properly. (O)
6. The television that they have designed is going to be very expensive. (O)
7. That man who complained is always making trouble. (S)
8. The woman who gave us all this money is not very rich. (S)
9. admire people who can speak more than one language. (S)
10. The assistant who you complained about has been moved. (O)
III.
1. The man I shouted at didn't come back again.
2. The television I dropped never worked again.
3. The machine I hired was broken.
4. The clothes she bought were beautiful.
5. The wall they built fell down after three weeks.
6. The policeman I asked wasn't very helpful.
7. I didn't really like the car we bought.
8. I lost the money I borrowed from Janice.
9. I really liked the new teacher they sent.
10. I had a terrible argument with the sales assistant I sacked.
IV.
1. There's the lady whose dog was killed.
2. That's the man who's going to buy the company.
3. He's the person whose car was stolen.
4. She's the new doctor who's coming to the hospital next month.
5. She's the journalist whose article was on the front page of The Times.
6. They're the people whose shop burned down last week.
7. That's the sales director who's leaving in March.
8. That's the student whose parents complained about the school.
9. She's the singer who's just signed a contract with a recording company.
10. He's the person who's going to be promoted.
11. I'm the one whose flat was broken into.
12. She's the person who's working for the film studios.
13. That's the architect who's just won a prize for design.
14. That's the boy who's just got a place at university
15. I'm the person whose flat you stayed in.
V.
1. ND 2. D 3.D 4. ND 5. D 6. ND 7. ND 8. ND 9. D 10. D
VI.
1. – 9. which
2. who 10. –
3. that 11. who
4. who 12. who
5. – 13. which
6. which 14. –
7. who 15. –
8. who
VII.
1. I love the countryside, which is why I want to go and live there.
2. They stayed for hours, which I was very annoyed about.
3. He passed all his exams, which surprised us.
4. They forgot about my birthday, which was a bit disappointing.
5. The pilot showed us how to fly the plane, which was extremely interesting.
6. I couldn't get a flight to Malaga, which upset the children.
7. He was rude and aggressive, which made me very angry.
8. They said they couldn't pay for the car immediately, which made me a bit suspicious.
9. The policeman asked me for directions, which confused me a little.
10. The restaurant wouldn't accept cheques, which I found rather surprising.
VIII.
1. where 9. where
2. when 10. why
3. where 11. when
4. where 12. when
5. when 13. where
6. why 14. when
7. where 15. when
8. when