Exercises on Relative Clause

RELATIVE CLAUSES-REVIEW
I. Fill in the blank with relative pronouns or relative adverbs, where necessary.
1. Let me see all the letters…..you have written.
2. The teacher with….we studied last year no longer teaches in our school.
3. They showed me the hospital……buildings had been destroyed by US bombings.
4. We saw many soldiers and tanks…..were moving to the front.
5. Love,…..is a wonderful, comes to everyone at some time in his life.
6. Freedom is something for……millions have given their lives.
7. The really happy people are those ……enjoy their daily work.
8. We must find a time……we can meet and a place…..we can talk.
9. It was the nurse…….told me to come in.
10. It is easy to find faults in people……we dislike.
II. Use relative pronouns or adverbs to join each pair of sentences below.
1. The professor is excellent. I am taking his course.
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2. I saw a lot of people and horses. They went to the market.
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3. I recently went back to Paris. I was born there nearly 50 years ago.
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4. Do you know the music? It is being played on the radio.
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5. You didn’t tell us the reason. We have to cut down our daily expenses for that reason.
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6. The day was rainy. She left on that day.
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7. One of the elephants had only one tusk. We saw these elephants at the zoo.
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8. This is Mrs. Jones. Her son won the championship last year.
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9. Is this the style of hair? Your wife wants to have it.
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10. Max isn’t at home yet. That worries me.
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III. Reduce relative clauses in these sentences.
1. Do you know the woman who is coming towards us?
2. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country.
3. The children who attend that school receive a good education.
4. The fence which surrounds our house is made of wood.
5. Be sure to follow the instructions that are given at the top of the page.
6. They live in the house that was built in 1890.
7. The papers that are on the table belong to Patrica.
8. The man who is talking to the policeman is my uncle.
9. The number of students who have been counted is quite high.
10. George is the man who was chosen to represent the committee at the convention.
IV. Replace the underlined clauses by an infinitive or infinitive phrase.
1. I don’t like him playing in the street. I wish we had a garden that he could play in.
2. He simply loves parties. He is always the first who comes and the last who leaves.
3. The last person who leaves the room must turn off the lights.
4. The first man who was interviewed was entirely unsuitable.
5. I’ve got a bottle of wine but I haven’t got anything that I could open with it.
V. Choose the best option (a, b, c, or d) to complete each sentence.
1. The engineers…..designed the building received an award.
a. who b. whose c. when d. what
2. It is very difficult to integrate yourself into a community…….is quite different from yours.
a. whose culture b. the culture that c. which culture d. that culture
3. He often finds fault with…….he describes as having no talent.
a. John Smith, whom b. John Smith, that c. John Smith, whose d. John Smith who
4. 1. I liked the friends …….. I went on holiday.
a. whom b. about whom c. with whom d. of whom
5. The university scientist ………. did research in the Amazon River basin found many previously unknown species of plants.
a. whom b. which c. whose d. who
6. Have you ever met the author …….. the teacher mentioned in class this morning?
a. which b. # c. whose d. of which
7. The fans …….. crowded the ballpark roared their approval.
a. who b. whom c. whose d. #
8. Have you been to the Clayton Art Gallery? It has a new exhibit …….. includes the work of several local artists.