.Relative Clauses Worksheet 1: Relative Pronouns Use The Relative Pronouns in The Box To Complete The Sentences

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Relative Clauses Worksheet 1


Relative Pronouns
Use the relative pronouns in the box to complete the sentences

who(m) that which where when whose

1. The doctor ____who___ examined the child was very gentle.

2. I live in Canada, ___which____ is a densely populated country.

3. Lee teaches a class of students ___whose____ native language is not English.

4. Yesterday, I ran into an old friend ___that____ I hadn't seen for years.

5. Dan says he will always remember the day ___when____ his parents first bought him a bike for
his birthday.

6. That's the drawer ____where___ I keep my jewellery.

7. The town ___where____ I used to live in was not very big.

8. The people ____whose___ house I am staying at are very kind to me.

9. Is this store ___where____ you said you bought the fishing equipment?

10. Here is the place ____where___ grandpa always used to talk about.

11. I am in need of a coat ____which___ will keep me warm.

12. We don't have a big enough room in ____which___ we can apply sample tests.

13. Why don't you consult someone ___who____ has experienced the same troubles?

14. The woman ___whose____ husband is a football player always complains about the stains
____which___ never come off easily.

15. Here is a big thank you to all ___who____ contributed to this wonderful website.

16. What I'm now going to tell you is something ___that____ you'll never foget in your life.

17. The severe drought ___that____ occured last summer ruined the crop.

18. The voters were overwhelmingly against the canditate ___whose____ proposals called for
higher taxes.
Relative Clauses Worksheet 2

A. Rewrite the sentences below using adjective clauses.

1. The man poured a glass of water on his face. His beard caught on fire when he lit a
cigarette.

2. The dogcatcher caught the dog. It bit my neighbor’s daughter.

3. The man gave me a good advice. I spoke to him on the way home.

4. I have really missed my hometown. I lived a cheerful childhood there.

5. The young women are all from Japan. We met them at the theater last night.

6. Do you remember the eighties? We were all young and happy those days.

B. Omitting relative pronouns.

Now try to rewrite the sentences omitting relative pronouns.

1. Mr. Ironhead, who is now the president, is responsible for this decline.

2. In every traditional story of ours, there is a poor boy who wants to marry the rich
man’s daughter.

3. On my visit to China, I saw peple who were working to death.

4. Little Women, which is a novel published in 1868, is my favorite book.

5. Excuse me, but there is something that I want to talk to you about.

Answer!

A)
1. The man whose beard caught on fire when he lit a cigarette poured a glass of water on
his face.
2. The dogcatcher caught the dog which (that) bit my neighbor’s daughter.

3. The man who (whom/that) I spoke to on the way home gave me a good advice.
4. I have really missed my hometown where I lived a cheerful childhood.
5. The young women who (whom / that) we met at the theater last night are all from
Japan.
6. Do you remember the eighties when we were all young and happy?

B)
1. Mr. Ironhead, now the president, is responsible for this decline.
2. In every traditional story of ours, there is a poor boy wanting to marry the rich man’s
daughter.
3. On my visit to China, I saw people working to death.
4. Little Women, a novel published in 1868, is my favorite book
5. Excuse me, but there is something I want to talk to you about.

IVAN KHAN DWISAPUTRA

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