Key to Relative Sentences

1.-Complete the following sentences with correct relative pronouns

  1. which/ that/ ---
  2. who
  3. when
  4. where/ ---
  5. why
  6. who/ that
  7. Who
  8. whose
  9. where
  10. whose

2.-Join the following sentences. Omit the pronoun when possible

  1. I saw the shop where you had bought the camera
  2. She is the woman whose discovery made an important impact on society.
  3. I met the footballer who will play for our team next year.
  4. They are the musicians who/ that/ --. I have always wanted to see in concert
  5. I didn’t see the note which/ that/ -- you put on the fridge.
  6. This is the team who won the World Cup.
  7. Do you know the house where Mary lives
  8. I will always remember the day when I met Jennifer
  9. I don’t know the reason why he acted so rudely.
  10. I found the book which/ that/ -- you lost at Christmas.

3.-Combine each of these pairs of sentences so that the second becomes a non-defining relative clause.

1. Our television set, which cost us a lot of money, is always making funny noises

2. Mr. Green, whose students like him very much, is going to retire.

3. Picasso, whose paintings were not understood at first, is known all over the world now.

4. The final exams, which I feared too much, happened to be very easy.

5. Their story, which is true, sounds incredible

6. The storm damaged the lorry whose driver is a friend of mine.

7. We couldn't climb that mountain whose summit is always covered with snow.

8. Juan, whose mother is Swedish, speaks English very well.

9. Sardines, which are cheap, are very nourishing

10. I met Arthur Jones whose book on sports sells very well.

11. John, who is very clever, did most of the work.

12. Valery came home yesterday which was a pleasant surprise.

4.-Combine the following pair or groups of sentences, using relative pronouns.

1. Tom, who had been driving all day, was tired and wanted to stop.

2. Ann, who had been sleeping in the back of the car, felt quite fresh and wanted to go on.

3. Paul, whose tyres were nearly new, wanted to take the mountain road.

4. Mary who didn't know anything about mountains thought it would be quite safe to climb alone.

5. Jack whose tyres were very old, wanted to stick to the tarred road.

6. He gave orders to his lieutenants who passed them on to the soldiers.

7. She said that the men were thieves, which turned out to be true.

8. The matter was reported to the Chief of Police who ordered us all to be arrested.

9. We lit a fire which soon dried out our clothes.

10. They rowed across the Atlantic which I had never been done before.

11. She refuses to use machines which makes her work more arduous.

12. I met Mary whoasked me to give you this.