English Exercises: Relative pronouns (28.02.10)

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RELATIVE PRONOUNS

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Relative pronouns are used to join sentences.

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� We use who for people.

� We use which for things and animals.

� We use whose to express possession and other relationships.

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Note: In certain sentences we can use that instead of which and who to refer to people, things and animals.

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EXERCISE 1

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Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun or adverb.

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1. The group of tourists was waiting for the guide �was inside the restaurant.

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2. They chose a simple restaurant� sold Thai food.

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3. They had already eaten Yorkshire pudding �was very good.

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4. They ate a special curry� was recommended by the restaurant�s owner.

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5. They passed some shops�� windows were decorated for Christmas.

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6. That's the woman �speaks Chinese.

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7. The book �you read in the library was written by Dickens.

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8. The restaurant �belongs to my uncle is very quiet.

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9. The gentleman �is speaking Italian is my boss.

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10. This is the book �author I met in a library.

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11. Do you know the man �son had an accident yesterday?

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12. The pub �is at the end of the street is very famous.

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13. The students �came from France are very friendly.

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14. This is the man �owns the restaurant.

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15. Grace is the girl �has a vegetarian restaurant.

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�EXERCISE 2

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Join the sentences by means of a relative pronoun or adverb.

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e.g. I know a bakery. It sells delicious biscuits and cakes.

I know a bakery which sells delicious biscuits and cakes.

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Here are the apples. I picked them this morning.

��2. That�s the old man. He sells vegetables in the local market.

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�� 3. The girl is a great singer. Her boyfriend works in a bar.

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�� 4. Hamburg is a German city. Hamburgers were invented there.

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�� 5. My parents always go to restaurants late in the evening. They are quieter at this time.��

� ��6. This is the girl. She speaks English fluently.

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�� 7. This is the bill. I have to pay it.

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�� 8. This is the novel. It is very interesting.

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�� 9. That is the boy. I met him in the supermarket.��

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�� 10. This is the school. It is in front of my house.

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