RE LATIVE CLAUSES 2º BACHILLERATO
1. Rewrite the sentences using relative pronouns.
1. She looked for a moment at Adam. He was staring out of the window.
2. The plane was about to land in London. He was travelling in it.
3. Mr. Holmes discovered the stolen money. This pleased the bank.
4. Mr. Holmes’s farm is in Essex. The bandits hid the money there.
5. The farmer went away on holiday. The bandits had spoken to him.
6. Mars is apparently red because it is covered with iron oxide. This means that
there must be oxygen in the soil.
7. My friends have gone on holiday. Some of them have finished at the
University.
8. The competitors were ready for the race. Most of them were quite nervous.
9. James Long was arrested. His fingerprints were found in the farmhouse.
10. In that cell you´ll find Bonny Clyde. The police have just arrested her.
11. The country has now 300 power stations. All of them are part of national
network.
12. Few people attended last night’s meeting. This was a pity.
13. He has taken home a girl. Her car is parked outside.
14. He found a lot of postcards in the drawer. Many of them are from Paris.
15. Where are the papers? My doctor told me to take them.
16. Jane Austen mentions Bath in Northanger Abbey. This shows how she
employed her personal knowledge of places.
17. I can’t remember the name of the person. I gave the money to him.
18. Is this the book? You asked me for it.
19. I met Mary. She asked me to give you this.
20. He kept on talking about many things. None of them interested me.
2. Add relatives pronouns where needed.
1. The book ______I was reading yesterday was a detective story.
2. People ______live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
3. Buy it back from the man ______you sold it to.
4. The people ______are looking at that house are my parents.
5. And the girl _____ you see at the door is my sister.
6. The knife ______we cut the bread with is very sharp.
7. The ties ____ Cyril wears are awful.
8. The man ______is sitting at the desk is the secretary.
9. The girl ______mother I was talking to has left the room.
10. This is the very room ______I first met my wife in.
11. All the people ______ever met him have disliked him.
12. The coat _____ I gave Maisie for her birthday is already wearing out.
13. The girl _____ works in the office is my sister.
14. Here comes the girl ____ I am hiding from.
15. What’s the name of the man ____ wife has run away and left him?
16. The author, _____ has been to Paris, has just returned.
17. Flies, ____ come mostly in the summer, carry disease.
18. Swimming, _____ is a good sport, makes people strong.
19. The Pope, _____ many people had never heard before, spoke on the radio
last night.
20.Beethoven, _____ music you have just been listening to, was one of the
world’s finest composers.
3. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH A RELATIVE PRONOUN IF NECESSARY.
1. She had sold everything ______she could sell.
2. He glanced at the girl ______hand he was holding.
3. Gretchen, ______I met, was very interesting.
4. It was the saddest story ______I had ever heard.
5. She had been on television with her husband, ______was also her manager.
6. They believe in ghosts, ______is ridiculous.
7. Is that the train ______will take us to Denmark?
8. I’d rather see the face of the person ______I’m talking to.
9. The girl ______I shared the apartment with was a music student.
10. The bar ______I phoned from was very noisy.
4.. REWRITE THE SENTENCES BY MEANS OF RELATIVE PRONOUNS. OMIT
THE PRONOUN WHEN POSSIBLE.
1. John Grisham’s new novel is brilliant. It was published last week.
2. This is the hospital. Agatha Christie worked here.
3. Have you got the book? I lent it to you last week.
4. Nicole Kidman is a famous actress. Her exhusband was Tom Cruise.
5. The headmaster of your school is an old friend of mine. I am writing a letter to him.
6. The car runs quite well. Bill sold us it.
7. That is the song. I heard it on the radio this morning.
8. The pyramids of Egypt should not be missed. They have written a lot about them.
9. She expects me to clean the house. It is impossible.*
10. David has to travel a lot for his job. He works for an Italian company.
11. The eighty-nine passengers escaped without serious injury. They were British.
12. That’s the girl. Her leg was broken in the car accident.
13. Have you seen the CD? It was in my room.
14. I am glad to hear her answers. This surprises them.*
15. The Star Wars films are really action-packed. George Lucas directed them.
16. My grandfather was a vegetarian. He died at the age of ninety.
17. That’s the man. He rescued a boy from drowning in the river.
18. Have you met the students? They have just joined our class.
19. She was not pretty in any conventional way. This was probably why I found her so attractive.*
20. Amsterdam is a very friendly city. Her sister lives there.
21. Jason lives in East London. His brother is a musician.
22. They were given a sentence. It was quite harsh.
23. What is the name of the teacher? You are in his class.
24. The singer is in town. Everyone is talking about him.
25. In prison they fed us on dry bread. It was mouldy.
26. He blamed me for his mistakes. This was unfair.*
27. Peter Bailey’s book became a best seller. He wrote it five years ago
28. I’ve got a friend. She is a journalist on a national newspaper
KEY:
1. She looked for a moment at Adam, who was staring out of the window.
2. The plane he was travelling in was about to land in London.
3. Mr. Holmes discovered the stolen money, which pleased the bank.
4. Mr. Holmes’ farm, where the bandits hid the money, is in Essex.
5. The farmer the bandits had spoken to went away on holiday.
6. Mars is apparently red because it is covered with iron oxide, which means
that there must be oxygen in the soil.
7. My friends, some of whom have finished at the University, have gone on holiday.
8. The competitors, most of whom were quite nervous, were ready for the race.
9. James Long, whose fingerprints were found in the farmhouse, was arrested.
10. In that cell you’ll find Bonny Clyde, whom the police have just arrested.
11. The country has now 300 power stations, all of which are part of national network.
12. Few people attended last night’s meeting, which was a pity.
13. He has taken home a girl whose car is parked outside.
14. He found a lot of postcards in the drawer, many of which are from Paris.
15. Where are the papers my doctor told me to take?
16. Jane Austen mentions Bath in Northanger Abbey, which shows how she employed her personal knowledge of places.
17. I can’t remember the name of the person I gave the money to.
18. Is this the book you asked me for?
19. I met Mary, who asked me to give you this./ Mary, whom I met, asked me to give you this.
20. He kept on talking about many things, none of which interested me.
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4.
1. John Grisham’s new novel, which was published last week, is brilliant.
2. This is the hospital where Agatha Christies worked.
3. Have you got the book I lent to you last week?
4. Nicole Kidman, whose ex-husband was Tom Cruise, is a famous actress.
5. The headmaster of your school, whom I am writing a letter to, is an old
friend of mine.
6. The car Bill sold us runs quite well.
7. That is the song I heard on the radio this morning.
8. The pyramids of Egypt, which they have written a lot about, should not be
missed.
9. She expects me to clean the house, which is impossible.
10. David, who works for an Italian company, has to travel a lot for his work.
11. The eighty-nine passengers, who were British, escaped without serious
injury.
12. That’s the girl whose leg was broken in the car accident.
13. Have you seen the CD which/that was in my room?
14. I am glad to hear her answers, which surprises them.
15. The Star Wars films, which George Lucas directed, are really actionpacked.
16. My grandfather, who died at the age of ninety, was a vegetarian.
17. That’s the man who rescued a boy from drowning in the river.
18. Have you met the students who have just joined our class?
19. She was not pretty in any conventional way, which was probably why I
found her so attractive.
20. Amsterdam, where her sister lives, is a very friendly city.
21. Jason, whose brother is a musician, lives in East London.
22. They were given a sentence which / that was quite harsh.
23. What is the name of the teacher whose class you are in?
24. The sugar everyone is talking about is in town.
25. In prison they fed us on dry bread which/that was mouldy.
26. He blamed me for his mistakes, which was unfair.
27. Peter Bailey’s book, which he wrote five years ago, became a best seller.
28. I’ve got a friend who is a journalist on a national newspaper.