jueves, 14 de noviembre de 2013

Last one about Relative clauses

COMBINE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE PRONOUN. THE INITIAL WORDS ARE
GIVEN FOR YOU TO START THE SENTENCE.

Jessica has got a coin collection. It contains many rare coins.
Jessica …
The coin collection …

Mary spent the money. It belonged to her sister.
Mary …
The money …

The pen is on the desk. It is blue.
The …

This is the new president. We all voted for him.
This …

I met a Finnish tourist. He lives in Helsinki.
I …
The Finnish tourist …

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

John bought a new DVD player. It was made in Korea.
John …
The new …

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

They visited the village. It is on a hill.
They …
The village …

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

The book is about a lawyer. He is accused of murder.
The …

Tim will never forget that day. He joined the army that day.
Tim …

We heard the song. It shocked many people.
We …
The song …

This is the book. It wasn’t available in the library.
This …


COMBINE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE PRONOUN. NO INITIAL WORDS ARE
GIVEN.


The teacher apologised. She had punished two pupils unfairly.
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I met a friend last week. Her daughter is an astrologist.
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Tom hired a decorator. The decorator is very expensive.
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Here is a postcard of the village. We spent three days there.
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Jeannette is going to marry a man. His brother is in my class.
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Freddie Mercury died in 1992. He was a famous singer.
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This is Tony. You’ll be driving with him next week.
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This is the house. Jean lived in that house when she was young.
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We saw the cottage. Wordsworth lived there.
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John is my friend. His car was stolen from the car park.
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He went to a concert. He didn’t like the concert at all.
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I don’t know the man. He helped me this morning.
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You can see many snakes in the zoo. Some of them are poisonous.
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Shakespeare is one of the best-known writers in the world. He is buried in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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This is the place. You have to pick me up at this place.
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We spent an amazing summer in the mountains. I’ll never forget it.
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You need an umbrella in England. It often rains there.
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Peter has got a new girlfriend. Her sister studies at my school.
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You were talking about a book. Is this it?
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Dan’s bedroom is very big. He shares it with his brother.
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The waitress spilt the soup. She was obviously new at the job.
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My friend and I usually do homework together, but she’s away today.
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I’ll never forget Mrs Martin. Mrs Martin taught me Maths.
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The book is on the table. It has a red cover.
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We visited the town. It lies at the source of the Danube.
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The castle stands above the town. It was built by the Normans.
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I met a Japanese tourist. He lives north of Kyoto.
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She remembered my birthday. She was the only one to do so.
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The film is about a man. He loses his memory.
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We saw the art exhibition. It received excellent reviews from the critics.
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This is the music. I’ve listened to it many times.
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I met a friend last week. Her husband is an astronaut.
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We hired a removal company. The company is known to be reliable.
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The politician resigned. She had refused to support her party.
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This is the article. It wasn’t printed by the newspaper.
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Greta Garbo died in 1990. She was an international film star.
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Mr Carter is my neighbour. His house was damaged during the earthquake.
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I don’t know the woman. She spoke to me this morning.
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This is the school. I studied there as a child.
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George Eliot wrote “Middlemarch”. She is buried in Highgate Cemetery in London.
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I’d like you to meet Anna. You will be working with her in the future.
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We saw the palace. Louis XIV lived there.
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This is the date. Your assignment has to be finished by then.
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You can see many animals on safari in Kenya. Some of them are very dangerous.
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The Grand Canyon is over 200 miles long. It is one of the wonders of the world.
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The Titanic sank in 1912. It was supposed to be unsinkable.
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The river flows through Hereford. It is the Wye.
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The Wye flows through Hereford. It is a beautiful river.
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The man lives next door to Melanie. He is rather strange.
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Jake lives next door to Melanie. He is rather strange.
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The picture was damaged. It is worth thousands of pounds.
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A Picasso was damaged during the war. It is worth thousands of pounds.
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The Berlin Wall was built in 1961. It stood for 28 years.
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That man was Anna’s brother. He just walked past.
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The plane was twenty-five years old. It crashed.
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One day Tessa was ill in bed. Martin rang that day.
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The King’s Theatre is in the centre of town. It dates from 1896.
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My phone is out of order. It’s a real nuisance.
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Rachel’s mother paid for the meal. That was very kind of her.
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My brother is disabled. It means he can’t get about very easily.
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The police blocked off the road. That caused a traffic jam.
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You left the keys in the car. That was rather careless of you.
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Vicky didn’t get the job. It’s made her very depressed.
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Aunt Joan is a bit deaf, so she didn’t hear the phone.
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One week Mike and Harriet went camping. It was the wettest of the year.
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You’ll meet Henry tomorrow. He’s also a member of the board.
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Zedco has 10,000 employees. It’s an international company.
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Sonia Goldman was a house guest. Her fingerprints were on the door handle.
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Graham Wilshaw is an architect. He knew Colin at school.
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Felix Reeves is a journalist. His tape recorder was stolen.
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This is the letter. Mark has been looking for this letter.
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The film was really interesting. Rachel was talking about the film.
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The wallpaper is rather dark. Laura has decided on this wallpaper.
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The steps are not levelled. David fell down those steps.
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He had been waiting for the bus for two hours. The bus didn’t turn up.
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The article was written by me. She was really interested in the article.
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I was talking about a man. That man suddenly called me up.
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We went to a restaurant. I had once lunch with Henry there.
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Do you remember that day? We moved the piano upstairs that day.
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Oxford attracts many tourists in the summer. Oxford has a very renowned university.
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I used to live in that house. The house has collapsed.
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Laura painted a picture. It’s being shown in an exhibition.
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COMBINE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES BY MEANS OF RELATIVE PRONOUNS, MAKING ANY CHANGES
NECESSARY.

1. You sent me a present. Thank you very much for it.

Thank you very much for _________________________________________

2. She was dancing with a student. He had a slight limp.

The student __________________________________________________

3. I am looking after some children. They are terribly spoilt.

The children __________________________________________________

4. The bed has no mattress. I sleep on this bed.

The bed I ____________________________________________________

5. Romeo and Juliet were lovers. Their parents hated each other.

Romeo and Juliet ______________________________________________
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6. There wasn’t any directory in the telephone box. I was phoning from this box.

There was ___________________________________________________

7. This is Mrs Jones. Her son won the championship last year.

This is _____________________________________________________

8. I was sitting in a chair. It suddenly collapsed.

The chair __________________________________________________

9. Mr Smith said he was too busy to speak to me. I had come specially to see him.

Mr Smith __________________________________________________

10. The man was sitting at the desk. I had come to see this man.

The man ___________________________________________________

11. I missed the train. I usually catch this train.

I ________________________________________________________

12. His girlfriend turned out to be an enemy spy. He trusted her absolutely.

His girlfriend _______________________________________________

13. The car had bad brakes. We were in this car.

The car ___________________________________________________

14. This is the story of a man. His wife suddenly loses her memory.

This _____________________________________________________

15. We’ll have to get across the frontier. This will be difficult.

We ______________________________________________________

16. A man brought in a small girl. Her hand had been cut by flying glass.

A _______________________________________________________

17. The car crashed into a queue of people. Four of them were killed.

The car _________________________________________________

18. The roads were crowded with refugees. Many of them were wounded.

The roads _________________________________________________

19. I was waiting for a man. He didn’t turn up.

The man __________________________________________________

20. Tom came to the party in patched jeans. This surprised the other guests.

Tom _____________________________________________________

21. The firm is sending me to York. I work for this firm.

The firm _________________________________________________

22. The Smiths were given rooms in the hotel. Their house had been destroyed in the explosion.  7

The Smiths _______________________________________________

23. I saw several houses. Most of them were quite unsuitable.

I _______________________________________________________

24. He wanted to come at 2 a.m. This didn’t suit me at all.

He ______________________________________________________

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