Defining Relative Clauses Exercise 1

1. She worked for a man. The man used to be an athlete.

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2. They called a lawyer. The lawyer lived nearby.
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3. I sent an email to my brother. My brother lives in Australia.
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4. The customer liked the waitress. The waitress was very friendly.
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5. We broke the computer. The computer belonged to my father.
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6. I dropped a glass. The glass was new.
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7. She loves books. The books have happy endings.
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8. They live in a city. The city is in the north of England.
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9. The man is in the garden. The man is wearing a blue jumper.
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10. The girl works in a bank. The girl is from India.
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11. My sister has three children. My sister lives in Australia.
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12. The waiter was rude. The waiter was wearing a blue shirt.
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13. The money is in the kitchen. The money belongs to John.
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14. The table got broken. The table was my grandmothers.
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15. The television was stolen. The television was bought 20 years ago.
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16. The fruit is on the table. The fruit isnt fresh.
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1 Combine the sentences. Use who, which, whose, where or when.
Ivan is very good-looking. (Hes Helens brother.)Ivan, who is Helens brother, is very good-looking.
1 The book is about a murder on the Nile. (It was written by Agatha Christie.)

2 The diamond necklace has been found by the police. (It was stolen last week.)

3 Steven Spielberg lives in Hollywood. (He is a famous film director.)

4 My friend Isabel wants to do media studies. (Her father is a TV presenter.)

5 The new club plays great music. (Jamie works there.)

6 My holiday in Ibiza was wonderful. (I first met Jenny then.)

7 The new band is very good. (It was formed last year.)


2 Combine the sentences. Use who, which, that, where or when.
Thats the school. I used to go to it.-->Thats the school that I used to go to.
1 Theres the girl. I was telling you about her.

2 That was the day. They got married then.

3 Shes the girl. Her brother plays in the football team.

4 Thats the caf. I meet my friends there.

5 This is the film. Ive been waiting to see it for ages.

6 Have you met the girl? Shes going out with Ted.

7 These are the trainers. I bought them yesterday.

PASSIVE
Rewrite each sentence so that the meaning stays the same.
1 People think that neither side wanted war.
Neither side is ...................................................................................................
2 People say that fewer than 1,000 blue whales survive in the southern hemisphere.
Fewer ................................................................................................................
3 Everyone knows that eating fruit is good for you.
Eating fruit ........................................................................................................
4 People consider that one in three bathing beaches is unfit for swimming.
One in three bathing beaches ............................................................................
5 At least 130,000 dolphins are reported to be caught in the nets of tuna fishers every year.
It is ....................................................................................................................
6 It is estimated that in the past 15 years about 10 million dolphins have been killed.
About 10 million dolphins ...............................................................................
7 In ancient Greece people thought dolphins were men who had abandoned life on land.
In ancient Greece it ..........................................................................................
8 In ancient Rome it was believed that dolphins carried souls to heaven.
In ancient Rome dolphins ................................................................................
9 People say that the company invested fifty million pounds last week.
The company ....................................................................................................
10 People say Mr Clark was difficult to work with when he was younger.
Mr Clark ...........................................................................................................
11 Someone has calculated that the water of the River Rhine contains over 2,000 chemicals.
It .......................................................................................................................
12 Everyone thought the painting had been destroyed in the fire.
The painting ......................................................................................................
13 It is believed that the Chinese invented gunpowder.
The Chinese ......................................................................................................
14 About 1 million papers are thought to have been sold.
People ...............................................................................................................
15 It is thought that the two injured men were repairing high-tension cable.

The two .............................................................................................................

16 We hope that the government has prepared a plan.
The government ................................................................................................
17 People say that Mr Bond was having business difficulties when he was charged with fraud.
Mr Bond ............................................................................................................
18 It is thought that this treasure dates from the 19th century.
This treasure ......................................................................................................
19 People believe that a professional thief stole the painting.
It ........................................................................................................................
HAVE/GET SOMETHING SONE
1. The mechanic changed the oil in my car.
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2. The hairdresser cut my hair in a completely different style.
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3. A decorator has repainted our house.
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4. A friend of mine, whos an electrician, is going to repair my DVD player next week.
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5. My jacket is being cleaned at a specialist cleaners.
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6. The town hall has just been rebuilt for the council.
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Common verbs followed by the to-infinitive are:
choose
intend
prefer
refuse
decide
learn
remember
arrange
expect
like
would like
attempt
forget
love
would love
fail
hate
mean
agree
help
hope
plan
promise
manage
verbs are followed by a noun and the to-infinitive:
She asked him to send her a text message.
He wanted all his friends to come to his party.
advise
ask
encourage
invite

order
persuade
remind
tell

warn *
expect
intend
would

*Note: The verb warn is normally used with not

The police warned everyone not to drive too fast.
3. Passive infinitive
Many of these verbs are sometimes followed by a passive infinitive
(to be + past participle):
I expected to be met when I arrived at the station.
They wanted to be told if anything happened.
I dont like driving myself. I prefer to be driven.

prefer
want
would like
allow

tend
try
want

enable
force
get
teach