RELATIVE CLAUSES

Worksheet by Iva Polić
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Subjects
English
Grades
11
Language
ENG
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Let's revise:DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES• Give essential information, sentence does not make sense without it.• There are no commas• Relative pronouns: that, which, who, where, when, why, whose• Omission of relative (when it's NOT the subject). This is the book (that) I told you about.NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES• Give extra information• Commas are always used• Relative pronouns: which, who, where, when, why, whose•NO “that”•NO omission of relative. I Complete with the correct relative adverb (why, where, when) or pronoun (who, which, whose). DON'T USE THAT. 1. This is the bank which was robbed yesterday.2. A boy whose sister is in my class was in the back at that time.3. A greengrocer's is a shop where you can buy vegetables.4. The man who robbed the bank had two pistols.5. He wore a mask which made him look like Mickey Mouse.6. This is the church where Sue and Peter got married.7. He came with a friend who waited outside in the car.8. The woman who gave him the money was young.9. This is the station where Emily met James.10. 25 December is the day when children in the UK get their Christmas presents.11. Do you know the reason why so many people in the world learn English? III Tick off all the relative pronouns that fit in the following sentences. Leave the relative out when it is possible.1. Did the University management, ………………………………….. ruled out smoking on the campus, talk to the students first? zero who which that 2. John Wilkie was one of the students with ……………………………….. I studied when I was at Brunel University. who whom which that 3. He told me all ……………………………… he knew. what zero which that 4. He focused his presentation on ………………………………. he thought would be relevant to the audience. that which what zero 5. One of the PhD students, ……………………………….. did not wish to be named, criticized the organization of the industrial visit to Škoda Transportation. that who whom zero 6. The laboratory was locked as early as 2 p.m., ………………………………… was rather surprising. what that which zero 7. There´s one person here ……………………………… name hasn´t been mentioned yet. who whom whose zero 8. What is the name of the student …………………………………. you share your room with? who that whom zero 9. Was the experiment ………………………………….. cost you so much time and money worth doing? what which zero who 10. ……………………………….. you mustn´t miss at this conference is Professor White´s lecture. which who zero that

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