A relative clause is a part of a sentence NON DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

beginning with a RELATIVE PRONOUN.

We use them to convert two sentences in one. They give extra information. You don't need

For example: them to understand the sentence and they

I work in this shop. It's called PINK Shop. are written between commas. If you take out

The shop where I work is called PINK Shop the relative clause, the sentence still makes

Or to make definitions: sense. Example:

-A waiter is a person who serves drinks. *Mary, who is French, is a nice girl.

-A pub is a place where you can have a drink *Mary is a nice girl

DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES BASIC RELATIVE PRONOUNS

They give you the information you need

to understand the sentence. There are for PEOPLE who/that

no commas. DON'T OMIT the clause for THINGS which/that

when it's a SUBJECT CLAUSE for PLACES where

Examples: for OWNERS whose

-That's the girl who invited me. for REASONS why

-That's the place where I work. for TIMES when

OMIT the clause when it's an OBJECT

Examples: However it's better to use wh-clauses instead of

-I bought a car. It's a Ford. that because we can't use that in non-defining

-The car (that) I bought it's a Ford. relative clauses.

EXERCISE 1 Fill the gaps with relative clauses.

1.This is the bank ___________ was robbed yesterday.

2.A boy __________sister is in my class was in the bank at that time.

3.The man __________robbed the bank had two guns.

4.He wore a green cap____________ made him look like Peter Pan.

5.He came with a friend___________ waited outside in the car.

6.The woman ____________gave him the money was quite old.

7.The bag __________ contained the money was pink.

8.The people ___________were in the bank were very frightened.

9.The man ___________mobile was ringing did not know what to do.

10.The woman ____________ daughter was crying tried to calm her.

11.The car __________the bank robbers escaped in was orange.

12.The robber___________ mask was obviously too big didn't drive.

13.The man____________ drove the car was nervous.

14.He didn't wait at the traffic lights ________were red.

15.A police officer______ car was parked at the corner stopped and arrested them.

16.The girl _________ parents were in the bank is my neighbor.

EXERCISE 2

Join the sentences using a relative pronoun

Ex. I want to talk to her. She wrote this.

I want to talk to the girl who wrote this.

1-I met a girl. She works in a restaurant.

_______________________________

2-I took a bus. It was bus number 15.

_______________________________

3-I bought a car. It was very cheap.

_______________________________

4-I've seen a girl. She's Tom's sister.

_______________________________

5-I like the man. He works with Sam.

_______________________________

6-I have the books. You wanted them

_______________________________

7-The man plays golf. He lives here.

_______________________________

8-I met a woman. She is from Scotland.

_____________________________

EXERCISE 4 Correct the following sentences.

Ex. A thieve is a person which steals things.

A thieve is a person who steals things.

1-A printer is a machine who prints documents

________________________________

2-A doctor is a person what works in hospital

________________________________

3-I know someone which works in your office.

________________________________

4-A park is a place that children can play.

_________________________________

5-A teacher is a person which teaches things.

_________________________________

6-Where's the pen what was on the table?

_________________________________

7-Is this the shop that you bought it?

_________________________________

8-I have a friend where is good at singing.

_________________________________

9-That's the boy which came to the party.

_________________________________

10-Is that the place which you went to?

_________________________________

KEY

EXERCISE 1

1-which 2-whose 3-who

4-which 5-who 6-who

7-which 8-who 9-whose

10-whose 11-which 12-whose

13-who 14-which 15-whose 16-whose

EXERCISE 2

1-I met a girl who works in a restaurant

2-I took a bus which was number 15

3-I bought a car which was very cheap

4-I've seen a girl who is Tom's sister.

5-I like the man who works with Sam

6-I have the books which you wanted.

7-The man who plays golf lives here

8-I met a woman who is from Scotland

EXERCISE 3

1-supermarket-where 2dentist-who 3-computer-which

4-pet-which 5-bank-where 6-teacher-who

7-ring-which 8-kitchen-where 9-mobile-which

EXERCISE 4

1-which 2-who 3-who

4-where 5-who 6-which

7-where 8-who 9-who 10-where

EXERCISE 5

1-who won the race

2-who broke a promise

3-who was American

4-which gives definitions

5-who don't tell the truth

6-where I got married

7-whose - went abroad

8-who cured

9-which I lost

EXERCISE 3 Fill in the gaps with relative clauses and add the following words to match the definitions

Mobile/dentist/pet/bank/computer/

teacher/kitchen/supermarket/ring

1-A _____________ is a place _______ you can buy food.

2-A _______ is a person _______ looks after your teeth.

3-A ________ is a thing ______ you can use for writing and keeping information.

4-A ________ is an animal ______ you can have at home.

5-A ________ is a place ______ you can save your money.

6-A _________ is a person ______ can teach you a lot of interesting things.

7-A ________is a thing ______ you can wear on your fingers.

8-A ______is a room _____you can cook

9-A _______ is a thing _____ you use to

phone people.

EXERCISE 5 Fill the gaps with the clues given in brackets, using the correct tense and the correct relative clause.

1-Tony is the name of the athlete _____

_________________(he win the race)

2-This story is about a girl __________

_____________ (she break a promise).

3- And that's why her boyfriend ______

____________(he's American) left her.

4-A dictionary is a book ____________

_________ (it gives definitions)

5-I don't like people ______________

___________ (they don't tell the truth)

6-This is the church _____________

___________(I get married) last year.

7-That's the girl ________mother ___

__________________ (she go abroad)

8-John Brown is the doctor _________

______________ (he cure my illness)

9-This is the pencil _______________

______ (I lose) last week.

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