GRAMMAR PRACTICE: RELATIVE CLAUSES (B2)

NAME: ............................................................................

A. Fill in the gaps with a correct relative pronoun. Don’t use that.
1. There’s a film on tonight _________ I really want to see.
2. Do you know any restaurants _________ they serve vegetarian dishes?
3. Can you remember _________ told you about the new nightclub?
4. The film, _________ stars Tom Hanks, is based on a book by Dan Brown.
5. Lorenzo, _________ is from Spain originally, has lived here for about ten years.
6. Carla, _________ parents are from Mexico, was born in the UK.
7. Here’s a photo of the hotel _________ we stayed.
8. The human brain, _________ weighs about 1400 grammes, is ten times the size of a baboon’s.
9. There are several reasons _________ I don’t want to see Michael tonight.
10. This is the office _________ I work.
11. The new girl in our class, _________ name is Adriana, seems really nice.
12. April 1st, _________ we play tricks on people, is known as April Fools’ Day.
13. I met a man _________ has a cat with only three legs.
14. Can you think of any reason _________ Cathy should be angry with me?
15. November 5th was the day _________ Guy Fawkes tried to blow up Parliament.
B. Rewrite as one sentence using a relative clause. Use defining or non-defining relative clauses.
1. Prince Charles is heir to the throne of England. His wife was Princess Diana. (non-defining)
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2. Friends ran for ten years. It’s one of my favourite series. (non-defining)
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3. 1984 was written by George Orwell. His real name was Eric Blair. (non-defining)
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4. My friend Michael often comes to play with me. He hasn’t got any brothers. (non-defining)
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5. The CD is scratched. I bought it yesterday. (defining)
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6. Our neighbours have never invited us to dinner. Their house is directly opposite ours. (defining)
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7. Michelangelo was a famous artist. He painted the Sistine Chapel. (non-defining)
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8. London is a nice city. I met my girlfriend there. (non-defining)
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9. I’ll call you on Monday. I’ll have finished my project by then.
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10. My house is now worth $70000. I paid $100000 for it. (non-defining)
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C. Put who or which ONLY if necessary. USE that when possible.
1. The match ___________ we saw was really boring.
2. Did I tell you about the people ___________ live next door?
3. The horse ___________ won the race belongs to an Irish woman.
4. The book ___________ I’m reading is about Jazz.

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 5. I love the ice-cream ___________ they sell in that shop.
6. Mont Black, ___________ is between France and Italy, is the highest mountain in the Alps.
7. We’ll go to a restaurant ___________ has a children’s menu.
8. The factory ___________ closed last week had been there for 70 years.
9. Jane says that the house ___________ Tom has bought has a beautiful garden.
10.Hitchcock, ___________ was born in Britain, worked for many years in Hollywood.
D. Write sentences using relative pronouns in both formal and informal English.
1. He is engaged to that girl. She is his best friend’s sister.
F: The girl _________________________________________________________________________________
I: The girl _________________________________________________________________________________
2. The hospital has closed down. They were born in that hospital.
F: The hospital ____________________________________________________________________________
I: The hospital _____________________________________________________________________________
3. He met a girl. He immediately fell in love with her.
F: He met a ______________________________________________________________________________
I: He met a _______________________________________________________________________________
4. This is the person. The article is dedicated to him.
F: This is the person ________________________________________________________________________
I: This is the person _________________________________________________________________________
5. The dating agency is the biggest on the Internet. He became a member of it.
F: The dating agency _____________________________________________________________________
I: The dating agency ______________________________________________________________________
E. Defining or non-defining?
1. In which sentence they mean there’s more than one film?
The film, which starts at 9, is a love story.
The film which starts at 9 is a love story.
2. In which sentence they mean there is only one dress?
The dress which had red buttons looked lovely.
The dress, which had red buttons, looked lovely.
F. What or that?
1. Anything ________ she says is bound to be rubbish.
2. ________ they did next came as a surprise to us all.
3. I liked the first part, but everything else ________ they did was dreadful.
4. I was amazed by the things ________ we heard.
5. Everything ________ happened was new to me.
6. No one was expecting ________ came next.
7. It’s just ________ I was looking for.
G. Rewrite the sentences using a reduced relative clause.
1. A driver has been stopped by the police. He was three time over the legal limit.
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2. The young main plays the guitar. He is going out with my sister.
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3. A dog was hit by our neighbour’s car. It is not seriously hurt.
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4. People won’t be allowed to enter. People arrive late.
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