DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

A.  JOIN the sentences by changing the second sentence of each pair into a DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSE. (Incorporate CONTACT CLAUSES if possible.)

1.  She was dancing with a student. He had a sore leg.

2.  I am looking after some children. They are terribly spoiled.

3.  Romeo and Juliet were two lovers. Their parents hated each other.

4. This is Mrs Jones. Her son won the championship last year.

5. The man was sitting at the desk. I had come to see this man.

6. A man answered the phone. He said Tom was out.

7.  This is the story of a man. His wife suddenly loses her memory.

8.  A man brought a small girl. Her hand had been cut by glass.

9.  She climbed to the top of the monument to see the wonderful view. She had been told about this view.

10. The firm is sending me to York. I work for this firm.

11. There wasn't any directory in the telephone box. I was phoning from this box.

12. I bought a mobile phone. I can use it to send and receive emails.

13. A lot of people suffer from technostress. Those people work in my office.

14. Some people dream of a job. They can do the job without technology.

15. Use the computer. The computer is in the living-room.

Ana Costa

Score

12 to 15 - J

8-11 - K

Less than 8 - L Try again!

KEY

1.  She was dancing with a student WHO had a sore leg.

2.  I am looking after some children WHO are terribly spoiled.

3.  Romeo and Juliet were two lovers WHOSE parents hated each other.

4. This is Mrs Jones WHOSE son won the championship last year.

5. The man (WHO) I had come to see was sitting at the desk.

6. The man WHO answered the phone said Tom was out.

7. This is the story of a man WHOSE wife suddenly loses her memory.

8. A man brought a small girl WHOSE hand had been cut by glass.

9. She climbed to the top of the monument WHOSE wonderful view she had been told about.

10. The firm for WHICH I work is sending me to York.

OR The firm (which) I work for is sending me to York.

11. There wasn't any directory in the telephone box from WHICH I was phoning.

OR There wasn't any directory in the telephone box (WHICH) I was phoning from.

12. I bought a mobile phone (WHICH) I can use to send and receive emails.

13. A lot of people WHO work in my office suffer from technostress.

14. Some people dream of a job (WHICH) they can do without technology.

15. Use the computer WHICH is in the living-room.

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