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GRAMMAR TEST #4

Part I: Adjective Clauses with Subject Relative Pronouns.

  1. Choose the best answers below.

  1. I'm reading a book ____ discusses friendship.
  1. who
  2. that
  3. whose
  1. Leonardo da Vinci, ____ was a famous scientist, drew pictures about flight.
  1. that
  2. which
  3. who
  1. A friend is someone ____ knows you well.
  1. that
  2. which
  3. whose
  1. I have a friend ____ husband is an astronaut.
  1. who
  2. which
  3. whose
  1. Friends ____ know you well can give you advice.
  1. which
  2. who
  3. whose
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  1. Yanmin is the friend who ____ me to work.
  1. drive
  2. drives
  3. driving
  1. W, whose parents ____ in Hong Kong, is moving to Seattle.
  1. living
  2. lives
  3. live
  1. San Diego, ____ is called "America's finest city," has an excellent climate.
  1. whose
  2. which
  3. that
  1. Ms. Rucker, ____ lives next door, used to own a restaurant in Costa Rica.
  1. who
  2. that
  3. which
  1. I'm going to visit a friend ____ family owns a hotel in Venice.
  1. who
  2. that
  3. whose

  1. Correct the mistakes. There are 8 mistakes.
  1. Seattle , that is my hometown, is very expensive.
  1. I know a woman who brother is an engineer.
  1. Those are the people who wants to meet you.
  1. That's the book that deal with friendship.
  1. Reta Wilson, that works in my office, has become a close friend.
  1. Ms. Hardy is a teacher whose students really appreciates her.
  1. My best friends, who works at a department store, always get discounts.
  1. Those are the people whose live downstairs.

Part II. Putting commas in the correct places

Part III. Adjective Clauses with Object Relative Pronouns.

  1. Combine the two sentences. Make the second sentence an adjective clause.Some have commas, some have no commas. Use who, whom, which, whose, when, where or 0. Do not use “that”.
  1. Joseph Conrad is a world-famous writer. I read his novels in college.

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

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

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

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  1. He knew almost no English in 1978. Conrad arrived in England then.

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  1. Conrad started to write in English. He learned English on the job as a British fisherman.

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

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  1. His uncle gave him many good books. He visited his uncle in Cracow.

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  1. Conrad also had a tutor. He met his tutor in a coffee shop.

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  1. Conrad’s aunt died in 1980. He only met her once. He only had one aunt.

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Part III. Review

  1. Gerunds & Infinitives
  1. TV commercials persuade people ______(eat) fast-food.
  1. Think about ______(order) a salad.
  1. A fast-food dinner can leave you free ______(relax).
  1. You should avoid ______(have) fast-food too often.
  1. ______(cook) at home provides better quality food.
  1. Make, Get, Let, Help, Have

Circle the best answer.

  1. I didn’t know what to write about, so my teacher helped / made me choose a topic by suggesting ideas.
  1. Before we began to write, she had / got us research the topic online.
  1. At first I was annoyed when my teacher let / made me rewrite the essay.
  1. She was very helpful. She always let / helped me ask her questions.
  1. It was a good homework assignment. It really made / got me to think a lot.

Extra activity..

  1. Combine the two sentences. Use commas when necessary.
  1. That's my friend. My friend comes from San Antonio.

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  1. I'm reading an article. The article discusses friendship.

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  1. This article discusses the different types of friendship. This article is really interesting.

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  1. Patrick is my friend. His parents are both teachers.

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  1. We've become friends with the Chungs. The Chungs live across the street from us.

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