REVISION RELATIVE CLAUSES

1.

Join the sentences.

I know a man. He writes film music.

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Yesterday I saw a film. You would like it.
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The car isnt very good. I bought it last month.
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This is the park. I usually walk through.
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Martin works in a bank. He plays the piano very well.
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My dog is black and white. Its dangerous.
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I stay at home all day. Its the best place to live.
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I get up at 8.00 oclock. Its the time of my breakfast.
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2.

Rewrite the sentences without a relative pronoun if you can.

The people who live next door are Italian........................................

The clock that I bought yesterday doesnt work..............................
I didnt like the film which I saw last night.......................................
Heres the letter that came for you.................................................
It was a journey that took twelve hours...........................................
3.

Complete the story about a thiefs punishment.Use only one word in

each space.
This is a true story.is supposed to have happened somewhere in the US.
A man.was accused of housebreaking appeared in court. He had put his
arm through the window of a house and stolen some moneywas lying on a
table inside. The argumentthe mans lawyer put forward wasnt very
impressive. He said that it was the mans arm.had committed the crime
and not the man himself. You cannot punish a man for.his arm has done, said
the lawyer. Now the judge in .
court the man was appearing wanted to show how stupid the lawyers argument was.
Instead of finding the man guilty, he found the mans arm guilty and sent it to prison.
He can go with his arm or not, as he chooses, the judge added,..
made everyone laugh. But the judge didnt know that the man had an artificial
arm.

Relative Clause: Fill in the gaps to complete the sentences.

Select from: That, Which, Where, When, Whose, Who
1.

Neil Armstrong is the Astronaut _________ was the first to walk on the moon.

2.

A surgeon is a doctor ________ performs operations.

3.

California is a state in America __________ governor is the famous actor Arnold

Schwarzenegger.
4.

The Volga is a river ________ is the longest river in Europe.

5.

J.K. Rowling is an author _________ Harry Potter series of books are very

popular.
6.

A dictionary is a book _________ gives us the meaning of words.

7.

Is there a restaurant around here _________ I can try Fugu?

8.

Shakespeare was an English author _________ wrote Romeo and Juliet.

9.

A hospital is a place _________ sick people go to become healthy again.

10.

New Zealand is a country __________ has more sheep than people.

11.

Graduation is an event __________ you celebrate graduating school or

university.
12.

Carnivores are animals _________ only eat meat.

13.

A dentist is a person _________ checks and helps take care your teeth.

14.

Ringo Starr is the drummer in the Beatles _________ name was Richard Starkey

when he was born.

15.

Stefani Germanotta is a singer __________ stage name is Lady Gaga.

16.

August is the month __________ many Japanese return to their hometown for

Obon.
17.

To celebrate Johns Birthday they went to a restaurant __________ served his

favourite food.
18.

My car, ________ is very expensive, is a Mercedes Benz.

19.

Brazil is the country _________ hosts the next Soccer World Cup in 2014.

20.

I like movies _________ have happy endings

An interesting story Rewrite the story using who, which, that where or and.
I was sitting in a caf. I often go there for a drink after work. I called the waiter. I
know him quite well. I asked for a cup of coffee. While I was waiting I looked at a
newspaper. It was lying on the table. I started reading an article on the front page. It
said: Police are looking for a woman, Catherine. She has been missing from her home
for two weeks. I looked at the photo. It showed a woman with dark curly hair, she had
a round face. I recognized it at once. She was my new neighbor. She had moved in
just 2 weeks before.
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