UNIT 6 RELATIVE SENTENCES

RELATIVE SENTENCES

1.- COMPLETE NEXT SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT RELATIVE PRONOUNS (Write all the possible ones)

     1) That man is the writer …………… wrote a best selling novel

     2) Here is the CD …………… you thought you had lost.

     3) Michael Crichton …………… wrote Jurassic Park, is a famous author

     4) A professor is someone …………… teaches in a university

     5) The Eiffel Tower, ……………was built by engineer Gustave Eiffel, is visited

          by millions of people every year

     6) What is the address of the woman ……………dog bit ours?

     7) We live in a city …………… new restaurants open every day.

     8) Last winter we saw Aunt Tina, …………… brought us some interesting books.

     9) On Malta, …………… is an island in the Mediterranean, people speak English

   10) What do you know about that woman …………… son won the lottery?

   11) Joe will never forget the day …………… he first got his driving licence.

   12) The only present …………… I didn't like was the gold belt.

   13) A meteorologist is someone ……………  knows about the weather.

   14) This is the building ……………  I wrote to you about.  

   15) The film in …………… she starred was a drama.

   16) Do you remember the day …………… we met?

   17) This is the scientist …………… I told you about.

   18) Where is my sweater, …………… I put on my bed?

   19)  Is this the man …………… car you hit?

   20) We invited the new neighbours to our party, …………… turned out to be very

         enjoyable

2.- COMBINE NEXT SENTENCES USING RELATIVE PRONOUNS

     1) Jessica has a coin collection. It contains many rare coins.

     2) This is a great restaurant. It was built in the XIX Century.

     3) Groucho Marx died in 1977. He was a famous comedian.

     4)  Mary spent the money. It belonged to her sister.

     5) The pen is on the desk. It is blue.

     6)  This is the new president. We all voted for him.

     7) This is the house. Jean lived in that house when she was young.

     8)  I met a Finnish tourist. He lives in Helsinki.

     9) This is Tony. You'll be driving with him next week.

   10) I know the man. He is going to marry my friend

   11)  John bought a new CD player. It was made in Korea.

   12)  The palace stands outside the town. It was built 200 years ago.

   13) John is my friend. His car was stolen from the car park.

   

   14) They visited the village. It is on a hill.

   15) This is a very expensive ring. They gave it to her daughter last Christmas  

   16)  The man left town. We wrote an angry letter to this man

   17) Shakespeare is one of the best-known writers in the world. He is buried in

         Stratford-upon-Avon. 

   18) My new shop is very successful. You saw it last week 

   19) My pocket calculator is always in my briefcase. I can't manage without it.

   20) The book is about a lawyer. He is accused of murder.

   21) Tim will never forget the day. He joined the army that day.

   22) We heard the song. It shocked many people.

   23) This is the book. It wasn't available in the library.

   24) H.G. Wells wrote the War of the Worlds. He was born in 1866

   25) This is the CD. I've played it hundreds of times.

   26) The teacher apologised. She had punished two pupils unfairly.

   27) My sister is still in hospital. She fell down the stairs last night.

   28) I met a friend last week. Her daughter is an astrologist.

   29) Tom hired a decorator. The decorator is very expensive.

   30) Here is a postcard of the village. We spent three days there.

3.- JOIN NEXT SENTENCES USING RELATIVE PRONOUNS (in formal way)

     1) This bed wasn't very comfortable. I slept in it last night.

     2) These are the books. I have been looking for them.

     3) The girl left him after a few weeks. He fell in love with her.

     4) The kid talked all the time. I sat next to him on the plane.

     5) That taxi driver was very rude. We were waiting for him for twenty minutes.

     6) The explosions took place in Paris. The police are looking into them now.

     7) That is Marc Gasol. His team totally depends on him.

     8) The baby is only two years old. Sheila looks after her.

     9) Their house is the most luxurious here. This road leads to the house.

  10) The exam is pretty hard. Tim doesn't care about the exam

4.- NOW WRITE THE SENTENCES BEFORE IN THE INFORMAL WAY

5.- COMBINE NEXT SENTENCES USING RELATIVE PRONOUNS

     1) Priscilla received a lot of suggestions from friends. Many of them had been 

         financial advisors to Elvis.

     2) The suggestions involved selling Graceland. None of them felt right to Priscilla.

     3) Today, Graceland welcomes over 600,000 visitors. Most of them come from 

         outside of the city, a year.

     4) The rooms have been left as they were in 1977. All of them are included in the 

          tour

     5) His cars can be seen in the garage. Half of them are Cadillacs.

     6) Elvis loved Cadillacs. One of them was his favourite –a 1955 pink Fleetwood.

     7) Elvis never actually learned to fly but he had planes. One of his planes was 

          named Lisa

     8) More projects are planned in the area surrounding the Graceland Mansion. A 

          number of them include expansion.

     9) EPE (Elvis Presley Enterprises) manages licensing and sales of Elvis’ products. 

          Many of them are available on its website

  10) In 2005, several EPE shares were sold by Lisa Marie Presley. The majority of her

         shares were bought by an entertainment company.

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  11) Brad has very nice neighbours. I like all of them very much.

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