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ENGLISH III
NAME: Jessica Moposita

ACTIVITY #1
Adjective Clause Quiz

Part I: Adjective Clauses - multiple choice

A. Choose the best answers below. (SRPAC)

1. I'm reading a book ____ discusses 6. Nada is the friend who ____ me to
friendship. work.
a. who a. drive
b. that b. drives
c. whose c. driving

2. Margaret Mead, ____ was a famous 7. Luna, whose parents ____ in Hong
scientist, wrote the book. Kong, is moving to Seattle.
a. that a. living
b. which b. lives
c. who c. live

3. A friend is someone ____ knows you 8. San Diego, ____ is called

well. "America's finest city," has an
a. that excellent climate.
b. which a. whose
c. whose b. which
c. that
4. I have a friend ____ husband is an
anthropologist. 9. Ms. Solomon, ____ lives next door,
a. who used to own a restaurant in
b. which Acapulco.
c. whose a. who
b. that
5. Friends ____ know you well can give c. which
you advice.
a. which 10. I'm going to visit a friend ____
b. who family owns a hotel in Costa Rica.
c. whose a. who
b. that
c. whose
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B. Correct the mistakes. There are 8 mistakes. (SRPAC)

1. Tokyo, is my hometown, which is very expensive.

2. I know a woman, whose brother is a pilot.

3. Those are the people, which wants to meet you.

4. That's the book, which deal with friendship.

5. Marion DeMoss, who works in my office, has become a close friend.

6. Ms. Hardy is a teacher, whose students really appreciates her.

7. My best friends, whom works at a department store, always get discounts.

8. Those are the people, whose live downstairs.

Part II. Adjective Clauses - combining sentences

A. Combine the two sentences. Make the second sentence an adjective clause. Use the
appropriate relative pronoun: who (m), that, which, whose, where, when or 0. Use
commas as appropriate. (ORPAC)

1. Joseph Conrad is a world-famous writer. I read his novels in college.

Joseph Conrad is a world-famous writer, whose novels I read in college.

2. Conrad was born in 1957. His parents lived Poland then.

Conrad, whose parents were Polish, was born in 1857.

3. Conrad's family went to Russia. They lived there for 5 years.

Conrad's family went to northern Russia in 1862, when they were exiled for their
political views.

4. At 16, Conrad went to France. He found work on boats there.

At 16, Conrad went to France, where he found work on ships.

5. In 1978, he knew almost no English. Conrad arrived in England for the first time.
In 1978, he knew almost no English, when Conrad arrived in England for the first time.
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6. Conrad started to write in English. He learned English on the job as a British fisherman.
Conrad started to write in English, which he learned on the job as a British seaman.

7. The experiences are written about in his books. He had the experiences at sea.
The experiences are written about in his books when He had the experiences at sea.

8. His uncle gave him many good books. He visited his uncle in Cracow.
His uncle gave him many good books when he visited his uncle in Cracow

A) Directions: Fill in the spaces with the correct relative pronoun: who, whom, which, or
0. More than 1 answer may be correct. (SRPAC or ORPAC)

1. I often wonder about my best friend whom I had in high school.

2. There are websites _________that_________ list the students in high schools and

colleges in the US.

3. People who went to high school in the US can list themselves on these websites

according to the school _______ whom__________ they attended.

4. You may even find your old boyfriend or girlfriend ____who________ you haven’t seen

in years.

5. Another way ____which______ people make connections with old classmates is through

reunions.

6. These people sometimes bring their old high school yearbooks _____ which ______ have

pictures of the graduates and other school memories.

7. The school ________which_______ I went to is having a reunion next year.

8. The high school _____that_________ I went to is in the southern part of Texas.

9. However, I probably won’t go because there are not too many people ___whose______ I

really wish to see again. I really disliked high school!!

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B) Directions: Write 5 new sentences with adjective clauses. Use whose, who, whom, that,

which one time each. (SRPAC or ORPAC)

1. (who)A good friend is a person.

A good friend is a person, who takes care of you.

2. (whom)The little girl

The girl, whom Juan took in his arms.

3. (that) The cd player

The cd player that cut is expensive.

4. (whose)The man

The man whose car is crashed is Luis.

5. (which)The car

The car, which is fast, is red.

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ACTIVITY #2
Defining Relative Clauses Exercise 1

Make one sentence from the two short ones. The sentence in italics should become the
relative clause. The relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause.

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

She worked for a man who used to be an athlete.

2. They called a lawyer. The lawyer lived nearby.

They called a lawyer who lived nearby.

3. I sent an email to my brother. My brother lives in Australia.

I sent an email to my brother who lives in Australia.

4. The customer liked the waitress. The waitress was very friendly.
The customer liked the waitress who was very friendly.

5. We broke the computer. The computer belonged to my father.

We broke the computer that belonged to my father.

6. I dropped a glass. The glass was new.

I dropped a glass that was new.

7. She loves books. The books have happy endings.

She loves books that have happy endings.

8. They live in a city. The city is in the north of England.

They live in a city that is in the north of England.

9. The man is in the garden. The man is wearing a blue jumper.

The man who is wearing a blue jumper is in the garden.

10. The girl works in a bank. The girl is from India.

The girl who is from India works in a bank.

11. My sister has three children. My sister lives in Australia.

My sister who lives in Australia has three children.

12. The waiter was rude. The waiter was wearing a blue shirt.
The waiter who was wearing a blue shirt was rude.

13. The money is in the kitchen. The money belongs to John.

The money that belongs to John is in the kitchen.
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14. The table got broken. The table was my grandmother’s.

The table that was my grandmother's got broken.

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