Lesson 5: Paraphrase With Clauses

What to do: There are two sections. Each question has two sentences. Combine two
sentences into one sentence using relative clauses and appositives.
Questions
Jim lives in Ottawa. Ottawa is the capital of Canada. 1.

Viruses are dangerous programs. They usually enter a computer secretly. 2.

Laura is a wealthy woman. She rarely worries about the cost of things. 3.

Toronto is a cosmopolitan city. It is home for nationalities all across the globe. 4.

The angry teacher scolded a student. The student was bleeding. 5.

I bought a second-hand car from a local dealer. It turned out to be a lemon. 6.

I saw the photograph on the wall. It was taken at Angkor Wat. 7.

Sentence Combination 3: Relative clauses
Use these relative pronouns to combine the sentences: who, which and that.
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Sentence Combination 4: Appositives
Place the appositive at the front, in the middle or at the end of the sentences.
Questions
My aunt lost her favorite ring. It as a gift from her sister. 1.

The Han River fows through Seoul. It is South Koreas second longest river. 2.

The frst man in space was from Russia. He was Yuri Gagarin. 3.

I sat beside Mr. Black. Mr. Black is a local prosecutor. 4.

Janets dog sat under a tree and panted. Her dog is a mutt. 5.

Dr. Jones loves to bake bread. He is a prize-winning baker. 6.

Mr. James is the CEO of a venture software company. He is a good friend of mine. 7.

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Suggested Answers
Sentence Combination 3: Relative Clauses
Jim lives in Ottawa, which is the capital of Canada. 1.
Viruses are dangerous programs that usually enter a computer secretly. 2.
Laura is a wealthy woman who rarely worries about the cost of things. 3.
Toronto is a cosmopolitan city which is home for nationalities all across the globe. 4.
The angry teacher scolded a student who was bleeding. 5.
I bought a second-hand car from a local dealer that turned out to be a lemon. 6.
I saw the photograph on the wall which was taken at Angkor Wat. 7.
Sentence Combination 4: Appositives
My 1. aunt lost her favorite ring, a gift from her sister.
The Han, South Koreas second longest river, fows through Seoul. 2.
The frst man in space, Yuri Gagarin, was from Russia. 3.
I sat beside Mr. Black, a local prosecutor. 4.
Janets dog, a mutt, sat under a tree and panted. 5.
Dr. Jones, a prize-winning baker, loves to bake bread. 6.
Mr. James, the CEO 7. of a venture software company, is a good friend of mine.
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