RELATIVE CLAUSES PRACTICE
A. Defining and which are non-defining relative clause? Use commas when necessary.
1. The new University which is planned for 2022 will specialise in distant learning.
2. The company that I told you about is facing serious difficulties now.
3. The teacher you spoke to is responsible for the foreign language department.
4. What's the name of the company whose factory we visited yesterday?
5. Mrs West whom I spoke to on the phone last night is very interested in our project.
6. Mr Edwards who has worked for the same company all his life is retiring next month.
7. The boy who she fell in love with left her after a few weeks.
B. Add the missing Relative Pronouns (when necessary).
1. The man _____________ I was speaking to is my boss.
2. The man______________ is reading The Times is my a client of ours .
3. This is the new employee ________________ we hired.
4. This is the room _______________ we have our meetings in.
5. This is the cat ____________ sleeps in my garden.
6. Jane, _________ loves tea, never drinks coffee.
7. Mozart, ___________ music I love, is a world-famous composer.
8. People ______________ smoke damage their health.
9. My office,____________ is on the second floor, is rather small.
10. A CEO is the executive ____________ takes the big decisions in a company.
11. I remember the day _____________ I started working here.
12. I don't know the name of the woman to _______________ I spoke to on the phone.
13. Sheila_____________ job involves a lot of travelling, is away from home a lot.
14. That’s the reason ______________ he was never promoted.
C. Join the sentences by means of a relative pronoun.
1. We often visit our company headquarters. They are only 15 miles away.
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2. I visited her at the studio. She is currently working there.
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3. Ann is one of my best workmates. I have known her for years.
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4. They didn't thank us for the help we gave them at work. This was very rude of them.
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5. I know understand the reason. Her boss dismissed her.
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6. Ann's father works for an international company. It does business with African countries.
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7. Mrs Elliot has gone to see the doctor. Mrs Elliot hasn't been feeling well lately.
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8. The strike at the shipyard is now over. It lasted 4 days.
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9. Have you finished the report? I assigned it to you yesterday.
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10. Our secretary speaks both English and German fluently. Her mother is German.
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11. I won’t forget the day. You walked into the office and introduced yourself.
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12. The course gave us a lot of information on time management. Most of it will be useful.
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D. Reread the sentences in C and say where you could have left out the relative pronoun.
