RELATIVE SENTENCES__1º BACH

RELATIVE SENTENCES – 1ST BACH 

1.- COMPLETE NEXT SENTENCES USING THE SUITABLE RELATIVE PRONOUNS

     1) That is the man _______________ helped me when I fell down

     2) Jim, _______________ I’ve known for years, is my best friend

     3) My new coat, _______________ I bought in New York, is very warm and comfortable

     4) Is that your car? No, mine is the one _______________ is parked just opposite the bank

     5) That is the woman _______________ complained about the room service

     6) This is the park _______________ we met first. Do you remember?

     7) My boss, _______________ wife is French, travels to Paris regularly

     8) So, James is the man _______________ son came on the school trip with us? I didn’t

         know

     9) If you have any question, ask the girl _______________ is standing at the desk. She’ll help

         you

   10) Galileo Galilei, _______________ supported the heliocentric theory, was arrested by the

         Inquisition

   11) They had to put away the dog _______________ bit the boy. It was too dangerous.

   12) I’m looking for a person _______________ surname begins with a “k”

   13) Do you still go to the pub _______________ we used to go as students?

   14) The heating is not working. Do you know anyone _______________ can fix?

   15) This is the school ____________________ I used to study

   16) The student ____________________ father is sick does not come to school today

   17) Look at the horses ____________________ are drinking in the river

   18) Go and find the guests ____________________ arrived here yesterday

   19) I ate all the cake ____________________ you gave me

   20) That’s the reason ____________________ I didn’t go to your party

   21) I met Laura the day ____________________ I missed the train to Barcelona

   22) Is that the same song ____________________ we heard yesterday?

   23) I saw John in the shop ____________________ you bought your brown T-shirt

   24) Mary, ____________________ has only been in France for a few weeks, speaks excellent

         French

   25) I’ve lost the money ____________________ you gave me

   26) I remember the time ____________________ we lived in London

   27) The man ____________________ mobile was ringing did not know what to do

   28) He wore a mask ____________________ made him look like Mickey Mouse

   29) They are closing the school ____________________ I studied when I was a child

   30) Can you tell me ____________________ you have arrived late?

2.- ARE THESE SENTENCES DEFINING OR NON-DEFINING? ADD COMMAS WHERE IT’S NECESSARY

     1) London which is the capital of England is one of the largest city in the world

     2) This is the dress which/that my mother had made for me

     3) Queen Elizabeth the II who is more than eighty has been the queen of England

         for 57 years now

     4) That is the dog which/that bit me

     5) Tom Cruise who has starred a lot of films is a famous American actor

     6) The village where I grew up is very small

     7) Greg whose job involves travelling a lot has been in nearly all the countries in the world

     8) The office which/that I have just rented is near my home

     9) This is the officer that arrested the burglar

   10) Lady Gaga who is a well-known pop star is only 24

   11) The woman who was by the door welcomed me heartily

   12) My brother who lives in Sweden is an engineer

   13) I have finally bought the car which I have been saving for

   14) He resigned from his position which took everybody by surprise

   15) My uncle whose house we usually rent is single

   16) The place where she lived was far from the train station

   17) I can’t think the reason why I should have put up with her insolence

   18) Einstein who won the Nobel Prize in Physics was a genius

   19) I remember the day when my brother was born

   20) The Bahamas where my friends have gone on holiday is supposed to be beautiful

3.- JOIN NEXT SENTENCES USING RELATIVE PRONOUNS. OMIT IT IF POSSIBLE

     1) The girl is my sister. I am talking to her

        

     2) This is the chair. The carpenter repaired it last week

        

     3) She is married to a man. He is richer than her

        

     4) She is the friend. She helped me with my homework

        

     5) That is the swimming pool. I used to go swimming there

        

     6) My school is in Madrid. It is very big

       

     7) Robert Pattinson is an actor. He plays Eduard Cullen in the Twilight Saga.

        

     8) I bought this cake yesterday. It tastes delicious

        

     9) Michael is a policeman. His father is a judge

       

   10) I bought a computer last month. It doesn’t work properly

        

   11) That is the man. His wife is a famous actress

        

   12) Next summer, I’m going to India. I’ve never been before there

       

   13) Prince Charles will be the king of England one day. His mother is Queen Elizabeth

       

   14) A doctor examined me last Friday. He was really kind

       

   15) The woman called the police. Her car had been stolen

        

   16) I was given a kitten. It is very friendly

        

   17) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by Mark Twain. I enjoyed it a lot.

        

   18) Mrs. Kelly is the woman. She took me to the hospital when I fainted at school

        

   19) I went to a restaurant last week. It was very expensive

       

   20) I saw a film last night. It was very interesting

        

   21) We spend our holiday in Scotland . It is in the north of Great Britain

       

   22) The girl bought two tickets. She was standing in front of me

        

   23) Charlie Chaplin died in 1977. His films amused millions

        

   24) A man stole €10.000 from a bank. The police have caught him

        

   25) The pub is opposite the Town Hall. I first met my wife there

        

   26) Smallpox has disappeared. It once killed thousands of people every year

        

   27) Let me see the pictures. You took them at Peter’s wedding

        

   28) Some people drive drunk. I never travel with them

       

   29) When I looked through the window I saw a girl. Her beauty took my breath away

       

   30) His sisters are identical twins. I saw them last year

         SOME/ANY/BOTH/MANY/ TWO ..... + OF + RELATIVE PRONOUN

1)    She has three brothers. Two of them are in the army

2)    I read three books last holidays. One of them I really enjoyed

3)    There were some good programmes on the radio. None of them I listened to.

4)    My mother invited many relatives to my birthday. Only a few of them showed up

5)    There are many books in our school library. I’m quite interested in two of them.

6)    There are 16 students in my class. All of them are very friendly

7)    I have three winter coats. None of them are new

8)    Amy and Beth are twins. Both of them play the guitar

9)    There were a lot of people at the party. Many of them I had known for ages

10) He was carrying his belongings. Few of them were broken