RELATIVE SENTENCES
1.- COMPLETE NEXT SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT RELATIVE PRONOUNS (Write all the possible ones)
1) That man is the writer ……who/that……… wrote a best selling novel
2) Here is the CD …(which/that)………… you thought you had lost.
3) Michael Crichton, ……who……… wrote Jurassic Park, is a famous author
4) A professor is someone …who/that………… teaches in a university
5) The Eiffel Tower, ……which………was built by engineer Gustave Eiffel, is
visited by millions of people every year
6) What is the address of the woman ……whose………dog bit ours?
7) We live in a city ……where……… new restaurants open every day.
8) Last winter we saw Aunt Tina, …who………… brought us some interesting
books.
9) On Malta, ……which……… is an island in the Mediterranean, people speak
English
10) What do you know about that woman ……whose……… son won the lottery?
11) Joe will never forget the day ……when……… he first got his driving licence.
12) The only present …(which/that)………… I didn't like was the gold belt.
13) A meteorologist is someone ……who/that……… knows about the weather.
14) This is the building …(which/that)………… I wrote to you about.
15) The film in ……which……… she starred was a drama.
16) Do you remember the day ……when……… we met?
17) This is the scientist ……(who/whom/that)……… I told you about.
18) Where is my sweater, ……which……… I put on my bed?
19) Is this the man ……whose……… car you hit?
20) We invited the new neighbours to our party, ……which……… turned out to
be very enjoyable
2.- COMBINE NEXT SENTENCES USING RELATIVE PRONOUNS
1) Jessica has a coin collection. It contains many rare coins.
Jessica has coin collection which/that contains many rare coins
2) This is a great restaurant. It was built in the XIX Century
This is a great restaurant which/that was built in the XIX Century
3) Groucho Marx died in 1977. He was a famous comedian.
Groucho Marx, who was a famous comedian, died in 1977
4) Mary spent the money. It belonged to her sister.
Mary spent the money which/that belonged to her sister
5) The pen is on the desk. It is blue.
The pen which/that is on the desk is blue
6) This is the new president. We all voted for him.
This is the new president (who/whom/that) we all voted for
7) This is the house. Jean lived in that house when she was young.
This is the house where Jean lived when she was young
8) I met a Finnish tourist. He lives in Helsinki.
I met a Finnish tourist who/that lives in Helsinki
9) This is Tony. You'll be driving with him next week.
This is Tony, who/whom you’ll be driving with next week
10) I know the man. He is going to marry my friend
I know the man who/that is going to marry my friend
11) John bought a new CD player. It was made in Korea.
John bought a new CD player which/that was made in Korea
12) The palace stands outside the town. It was built 200 years ago.
The palace which/that stands outside the town was built 200 years ago
13) John is my friend. His car was stolen from the car park.
John, whose car was stolen from the car park, is my friend
14) They visited the village. It is on a hill.
They visited the village which is on a hill
15) This is a very expensive ring. They gave it to her daughter last Christmas
This is a very expensive ring (which/that) they gave her daughter last …
16) The man left town. We wrote an angry letter to this man
The man (who/whom/that) we wrote an angry letter left town
17) Shakespeare is one of the best-known writers in the world. He is buried in
Stratford-upon-Avon.
Shakespeare, who is one of the best-known writers in the world, is buried …
18) My new shop is very successful. You saw it last week
My new shop, which you saw last week, is very successful
19) My pocket calculator is always in my briefcase. I can't manage without it.
My pocket calculator, which I can’t manage without, is always in my …
20) The book is about a lawyer. He is accused of murder.
The book is about a lawyer who is accused of murder
21) Tim will never forget the day. He joined the army that day.
Tim will never forget the day when he joined the army
22) We heard the song. It shocked many people.
We heard the song which/that shocked many people
23) This is the book. It wasn't available in the library.
This is the book which/that wasn’t available in the library
24) H.G. Wells wrote the War of the Worlds. He was born in 1866
H.G. Wells, who was born in 1866, wrote the War of the Worlds
25) This is the CD. I've played it hundreds of times.
This is the CD (which/that) I’ve played hundreds of times
26) The teacher apologised. She had punished two pupils unfairly.
The teacher who/that had punished two pupils unfairly apologised
27) My sister is still in hospital. She fell down the stairs last night.
My sister, who fell down the stairs last night, is still in hospital
28) I met a friend last week. Her daughter is an astrologist.
Last week I met a friend whose daughter is an astrologist
29) Tom hired a decorator. The decorator is very expensive.
Tom hired a decorator who/that is very expensive
30) Here is a postcard of the village. We spent three days there.
Here is a postcard of the village where we spent three days
3.- JOIN NEXT SENTENCES USING RELATIVE PRONOUNS (in formal way)
1) This bed wasn't very comfortable. I slept in it last night.
This bed, in which I slept last night, wasn’t very comfortable
2) These are the books. I have been looking for them.
These are the books for which I have been looking
3) The girl left him after a few weeks. He fell in love with her.
The girl with whom he fell in love left him after a few weeks
4) The kid talked all the time. I sat next to him on the plane.
The kid next to whom I sat on the plane talked all the time
5) That taxi driver was very rude. We were waiting for him for twenty minutes.
That taxi driver, for which we waiting for twenty minutes, was very rude
6) The explosions took place in Paris. The police are looking into them now.
The explosions into which the police are looking now took place in Paris
7) That is Marc Gasol. His team totally depends on him.
That is Marc Gasol, on whom his team totally depends
8) The baby is only two years old. Sheila looks after her.
The baby after whom Sheila looks is only two years old
9) Their house is the most luxurious here. This road leads to the house.
Their house, to which this road leads, is the most luxurious here
10) The exam is pretty hard. Tim doesn't care about the exam
The exam about which Tim doesn’t care is pretty hard
4.- NOW WRITE THE SENTENCES BEFORE IN THE INFORMAL WAY
1) This bed, which I slept in last night, wasn’t very comfortable
2) These are the books (which/that) I have been looking for
3) The girl (whom/that) he fell in love with left him after a few weeks
4) The kid (whom/who) I sat next to on the plane talked all the time
5) That taxi driver, which we waiting for twenty minutes for, was very rude
6) The explosions (which/that) the police are looking into now took place in Paris
7) That is Marc Gasol, whom his team totally depends on
8) The baby (whom/who/that) Sheila looks after is only two years old
9) Their house, which this road leads to, is the most luxurious here
10) The exam (which/that) Tim doesn’t care about is pretty hard
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.
Priscilla received a lot of suggestions from friends, many of whom had …
2) The suggestions involved selling Graceland. None of them felt right to Priscilla.
The suggestions, none of which felt right to Priscilla, involved selling Graceland
3) Today, Graceland welcomes over 600,000 visitors. Most of them come from
outside of the city, a year.
Today, Graceland welcomes over 600,000 visitors, most of whom come ….
4) The rooms have been left as they were in 1977. All of them are included in the
tour
The rooms, all of which are included in the tour, have been left …
5) His cars can be seen in the garage. Half of them are Cadillacs.
His cars, half of which are Cadillacs, can be seen in the garage
6) Elvis loved Cadillacs. One of them was his favourite –a 1955 pink Fleetwood.
Elvis loved Cadillacs, one of which was his favourite …
7) Elvis never actually learned to fly but he had planes. One of his planes was
named Lisa
Elvis never actually learned to fly but he had planes, one of which was …
8) More projects are planned in the area surrounding the Graceland Mansion. A
number of them include expansion.
More projects, a number of which include expansion, are planned in the …
9) EPE (Elvis Presley Enterprises) manages licensing and sales of Elvis’ products.
Many of them are available on its website
EPE (Elvis Presley Enterprises) manages licensing and sales of Elvis’ products,
many of which are available …
10) In 2005, several EPE shares were sold by Lisa Marie Presley. The majority of her
shares were bought by an entertainment company.
In 2005, several EPE shares, the majority of which were bought by an
entertainment company, were sold by Lisa ….
11) Brad has very nice neighbours. I like all of them very much.
Brad has very nice neighbours, all of whom I like very much
12) There are many books in our school library. I’m quite interested in two of them
There are many books in our school library, two of which I’m quite interested in
