NOMBRE: ______________________________________________________

COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WITH A SUITABLE RELATIVE PRONOUN OR

ADVERB (WHO, WHICH, WHERE, THAT, WHEN, WHOSE)

1. That is the man ___________ helped me when I fell down in the street.
2. Is that your car? No, mine is the one __________ is parked just opposite
the bank.
3. That is the woman __________ complained about the room service.
4. This is the park __________ we first met. Do you remember?
5. So, James is the man __________ son came on the school trip with us? I
din't know.
6. If you have any question, ask the girl ___________ is standing at the desk.
She'll help you.
7. They had to put away the dog __________ bit the boy. It was too
dangerous.
8. I'm looking for a person __________ surname begins with a "k".
9. Do you still go to that pub __________ we used to go as students?
10. The heating is not working. Do you know anyone __________ can fix it?

Non-Defining Relative Clauses

Combine the sentences using relative clauses. Note that all relative clauses
are non-defining.

1. Samuel Johnson was the son of a bookseller. Samuel Johnson was born in 1709.
Samuel Johnson ____________________________________________________
2. In 1728, he went to Oxford. He studied at Pembroke College in Oxford.
In 1728, he went ____________________________________________________
3. Johnson had to leave Oxford without a degree. He was too poor to pay the fees.
Johnson __________________________________________________________
4. In 1737, Johnson moved to London. There he wrote poetry, essays and
biographies.
In 1737, Johnson ___________________________________________________
5. In 1746, Johnson started to write his dictionary. It took him nine years to complete.
In 1746, Johnson started _____________________________________________
6. His home at that time was in 17 Gough Square in London. It is a museum now.
17 Gough Square in London __________________________________________
7. In this house, his wife died in 1752. Her name was Elizabeth Porter.
In this house his wife ________________________________________________
8. In 1755, the work was published. It was called A Dictionary of the English
Language.
In 1755, the work ___________________________________________________

DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

Combine the sentences using defining relative pronouns. When the relative pronoun is an
object, it can be omitted (except with whose and where).

1. That's the girl. She spoke to me yesterday.

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2. The hotel we stayed in. The hotel was very expensive.

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3. I rent a house. It is very small.

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4. The car was stolen. It was a BMW.

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5. The man smoked forty cigarettes a day. He died of a heart attack.

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6. That's the building. I work there.

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7. That's the boy. His mother works in the post office.

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8. The businessman was very rich. I saw him last night.

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9. That's the dog. Its owner is French.

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