Relative Clauses

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STUDENT: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

COURSE_ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
TEACHER: Yatchesen Evelyn Celina

Part 1: Choose the correct relative pronoun (who, which, whose, where, when).
a) The book _______ I bought yesterday is really interesting.
a) who
b) which
c) where
b) The man _______ car was stolen is my neighbor.
a) who
b) whose
c) which
c) The restaurant _______ we had dinner last night was very expensive.
a) who
b) where
c) when
d) She is the person _______ helped me with my homework.
a) who
b) whose
c) which
e) That’s the year _______ we graduated from college.
a) which
b) where
c) when

Part 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct relative pronoun (who, which, whose, where,
when).
a) The house _______________ I grew up is in the countryside.
b) That’s the woman ________________ son is in my class.
c) Do you remember the time ________________ we first met?
d) The movie ________________ you recommended was fantastic.
e) This is the store ________________ I bought my jacket.

Part 3: Rewrite the following pairs of sentences into one sentence using a relative
clause.
a) I have a friend. She is a great painter.
→ _____________________________________________________
b) That’s the car. My brother bought it last year.
→ _____________________________________________________
c) I met a woman. Her sister is a famous actress.
→ _____________________________________________________
d) This is the place. We had our first date here.
→ _____________________________________________________
e) There’s the teacher. He helped me pass the exam.
→ _____________________________________________________

Part 4: Choose the correct relative pronoun (who, which, whose, where, when) to
complete the sentences.
a) The girl ________________ won the competition is my best friend.
b) That’s the hotel ________________ we stayed during our vacation.
c) The scientist ________________ theory changed the world is well-
known.
d) Do you know the man ________________ is standing near the door?
e) The year ________________ I started my first job was 2015.

Part 5: Each of the following sentences contains a mistake related to the use of relative
clauses. Identify and correct the mistake.
a) The man which lives next door is very friendly.
→ _____________________________________________________
b) That’s the movie where you told me about last week.
→ _____________________________________________________
c) She has a dog who tail never stops wagging.
→ _____________________________________________________
d) The day who we met was unforgettable.
→ _____________________________________________________
e) I have a phone whose screen is broken but it works perfectly.
→ _____________________________________________________

Part 6: Rewrite the sentences, removing the relative pronoun if possible (non-defining
relative clauses).
a) My sister, who lives in New York, is coming to visit next week.
→ _____________________________________________________
b) The painting, which was stolen from the museum, was recovered.
→ _____________________________________________________
c) The professor, who I met at the conference, is a renowned researcher.
→ _____________________________________________________
d) Their house, which they built themselves, is beautiful.
→ _____________________________________________________
e) My best friend, who moved to another city, calls me every week.
→ _____________________________________________________

Part 7: Match the sentence halves to form complete sentences with relative clauses.
1. The person who
2. The restaurant where
3. The book which
4. The year when
5. The family whose
a) you recommended was excellent.
b) we visited last year moved to France.
c) I first learned to drive was 2008.
d) helped me find my way was very kind.
e) they had their wedding reception is famous.
Answers:
1→
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2→
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3→
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4→
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5→
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