Relative clauses for blog

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1.- Join each pair of sentences with a defining relative clause. Indicate all the possibilities. 1. Last week I bought a book. It’s a best-seller. …................................................................................................ 2. This is the book. I found the information in it. ................................................................................................. 4. I didn’t recognise the woman. I talked to her. ................................................................................................. 5. She hasn’t given me back the book. She borrowed it from me last week. .............................................................................................. 6. Have you seen the biscuits? They were on the top shelf. .............................................................................................. 7. A woman gave me the application form. She told me how to fill it out. ............................................................................................... 8. The novel is about a child. Her parents die in the jungle. .............................................................................................. 9. Charles Chaplin was a famous comedian. He directed well-known films. ............................................................................................... 10 You are going to meet a girl tomorrow. She is intelligent and pretty, too. ............................................................................................... 11 I bought a new CD. Its songs are by different country music singers. ..............................................................................................

2.- Join each pair of sentences with a non-defining relative clause. 1. Fur coats are very popular among wealthy women. They produce indignation among animal lovers. ........................................................................................... 2. My English friends live in Leeds. They work for the RSPCA. ........................................................................................... 3. Harry is very fond of pets. He’s got a dog, a cat, two hamsters and three budgies. ............................................................................................ 4. My brother studied zoology. He works in a natural history museum. ........................................................................................... 5. The Tower of London is on the River Thames. It is one of the most famous buildings in Britain. ........................................................................................... 6. Fiesta was written by Ernest Hemingway. It is also called The Sun Also Rises. ..........................................................................................


7. The new tunnel will be opened next month. It is the safest in Europe. .......................................................................................... 8. Michael is still asleep. He stayed up until 4 a.m. watching athletics. ........................................................................................ 9. Tina gave a big party in her house. Her parents were away on business. ......................................................................................... 10. Doris Lessing was born in Persia. She wrote The Golden Notebook. ........................................................................................ 11. Sara speaks good English. She has never visited England or America. .........................................................................................

3. Join each pair of sentences with a defining relative clause. Indicate all possibilities. 1. Last week I bought a book. It was written 300 years ago. .................................................................................................................. 2. This is the magazine. I found an article about how young gorillas learn in it. ..................................................................................................................... 3. I like people. Well, only if they are friendly and honest. ...................................................................................................................... 4. I didn’t know the girl. I talked to her at the bus stop. ...................................................................................................................... 5. Have you seen a mobile phone? John left it here on Saturday. ...................................................................................................................... 4. Join these sentences using a non-defining relative clause. Indicate all possibilities 1. The bus was full of noisy school children. It broke down at the top of the hill. ................................................................................................................. 2. His grandparents bought him a present. He wanted a silver mountain bike. ................................................................................................................. 3. Her book was published last year. It became an instant best-seller. .................................................................................................................. 4. A strange old lady lives next door. She is watching you again. .................................................................................................................. 5. The shoes were the first ones I tried on. I finally bought them. .................................................................................................................. 6. The dog barks all the time. Its owner is never home.


5.- Read the information and complete the sentences using a relative clause, which may be defining or non-defining. Use commas where necessary. 1.- There's a woman living next door. She's a doctor. The woman…................................................................................. 2.- I've got a brother called Jim. He lives in London. He's a doctor. My brother Jim................................................................................ 3.- There was a strike in the car factory. It lasted ten days. It is over now. The strike at the car factory............................................................. 4.- I was looking for a book this morning. I've found it now. I've found …..................................................................................... 5.- Margaret has a son. She showed me a photograph of him. He's a policeman. Margaret showed me.......................................................................

6.- Join the following sentences using a relative clause. Use commas where necessary and indicate all possibilities. 1.- What have you done with the money? I gave it to you this morning. …..................................................................... 2.- Mr Carter is very interested in our plan. I spoke to him on the phone last night. …....................................................................... 3.- I can't find the shop. I bought my new PC there. …........................................................................ 4.- This is a photograph of our friends. We went on holiday with them. …........................................................................ 5.- They got married in April 1996. I graduated from university then. …...................................................................... 6.- Andrea's wedding took place last Friday. Only members of the family were invited to it.


…....................................................................... 7.- Sheila finally arrived. We had been waiting for her. …....................................................................... 8.- The hotel wasn't very clean. We stayed there during our holiday. …........................................................................ 9.- What is the name of the man? You borrowed his car last week. …........................................................................ 10.- They couldn't remember the time. They had been to a barbacue at John's house then. ….......................................................................


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