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<b>Combine the following pairs or groups of sentences by means of relative pronouns:</b>
1. You sent me a present. Thank you very much for it.

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2. The bed has no mattress. I slept on this bed.

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3. I am looking after some children. They are terribly spoilt.

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4. Romeo and Juliet were lovers. Their parents hated each other.

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5. There wasn’t any directory in the telephone box. I was phoning from that box.

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6. I was sitting in a chair. It suddenly collapsed.

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7. The car crashed into a queue of people. Four of them were killed.

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8. The Smiths were given rooms in the hotel. Their house had been destroyed in the explosion.
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9. I saw several houses. Most of them were quite unsuitable.

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10. He wanted to come at 2 a.m. This didn’t suit me at all.

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11. This is a story of a group of boys. Their plane crashed on an uninhabited island.

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12. He expected me to pay $2 for 12 eggs. Four of the eggs were broken.

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13. She climbed to the top of the Monument to see the wonderful view.She has been told about this.
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14. She refuses to use machines. This makes her work more arduous.

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15. I went to Munich. I had always wanted to visit Munich.

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16. The report took three hours. It should have taken an hour and a half.

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17. Mary said that there should be a notice up warning people. Mary’s children couldn’t swim.
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18. Tom’s leg is still in bandages. He will have to watch the match from the stand.

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19. The bar was so noisy that I couldn’t hear the person at the other end of the line. I was phoning
there.

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20. She said that the men were thieves. This turned out to be true.

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<b>Fill in the gap with which or what:</b>

1. He didn’t believed ______________ I said _______________ annoyed me very much.
2. In detective stories the muderer is always caught ____________ doesn’t happen in real life.
3. He wasn’r surprised at ______________ he saw because I told him ___________ to expect.
4. In hospitals they wake patients at 6a.m ______________ is much too early.

5. There was no directory in the first telephone box _______________ meant that I had to go to
another one.

6. I did _________ I could ____________ wasn’t much.

7. The clock struck thirteen ______________ made everyone laugh.
8. I am sure that ____________ you said is true.

9. We travelled second class_______________ is cheaper than first class but more crowded.
10. He didn’t know the language _______________ made it difficult for him to get a job.
11. People whose names begin with A always get taken first ____________ is most unfair.
12. He played the violin all night _____________ annoyed the neighbours.

13. When the mechanic opened the bonnet he saw at once ____________ was wrong with the car.
14. I didn’t buy anything because I didn’t see ______________ I wanted.

15. They sang as they marched ________________ helped them forget how tired they were.

16. I saw a coat marked down to $10 ____________ was just ____________ I was prepared to pay.
17. He was very rude to the custom officer _____________ of course made things worse.

18. Show me ______________ you have got in your hand.
19. The frogs croaked all night ______________ kept us awake.

20. I don’t know ______________ delayed the train, but it went much slower than usual _________
made me late for the appointment.

<b>Fill in the gap with however, whenever, whatever, wherever, whichever or whoever:</b>
1. ______________ you do, don’t mention my name.

2. He lived in Wick, ______________ that is.

3. You’ll never escape. He’ll find you, ________________ you find yourself.
4. ______________ of you broke this window will have to pay for it.

5. ______________ broke this window will have to pay for it.

6. The lift works perfectly for Tom, but ___________ I used it, the doors stick.

7. I’d rather have a room of my own, ______________ small, than share with someone.
8. _______________ told you I’d lend you $1500 was pulling your leg.

9. Shall I type it or send it like this?- _______________ you like.

10.You’re wanted on the phone!- I can’t come now. Ask ______________ it is to leave his number
and I’ll ring him back in half an hour.

11. ____________ rich you are you can’t buy happiness.
12. ____________ it rains, my roof leaks.

13. We each draw a card and _______________ of us has the lowest card does the washing up.
14. We must finish it tonight, _______________ long it takes us.

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<b>Change the relative clauses into phrases:</b>

1. Dr. Stanton, who is the president of the university, will give a speech at the commencement
ceremonies.

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2. Did you get the message which concerned the special meeting?

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3. Be sure to follow the instructions that are given at the top of the page.

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4. The rules that allow public access to wilderness areas need to be reconsidered.

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5. The experiment which was conducted at the University of Chicago was successful.

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6. Kuala Lumpur, which is the capital city of Malaysia, is a major trade center in Southeast Asia.
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7. The fence which surrounds our house is made of wood.

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8. The people who are waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet.

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9. The childrren who attend that school receive a good education.

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10. They live in a house that was built in 1990.

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11. We had a river in which we could swim.

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12. The last person who leaves the room must turn off the lights.

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13. I have some letters that I must write.

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14. My brother was the only one who realized the danger.

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15. The Queen Elizabeth is the largest ship that has been built on the Clyde.

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16. I don’t want to go alone and I haven’t got anyone that I can go with.

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17. I don’t like him playing in the streets; I wish we had a garden that he could play in.
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18. We had to eat standing up because we hadn’t got anything that we could sit on, and the grass
was too wet.

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19. She said that she wasn’t going to buy any cards; she hadn’t got anyone to whom she could send
cards.

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20. I don’t much care for cooking for myself; if I had a family that I had to cook for I’d be more
interested.

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<b>Rewrite the following sentences by changing phrases into relative clauses:</b>
1. The fifthman to be interviewed was entirely unsuitable.

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2. He simply loves parties. He is always the first to come and the last to go.

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3. The pilot was the only man to survive the crash.

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4. My files are all over the place. I wish I had a box to keep them in.

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5. The child is lonely. He would be happier if he had someone to play with.

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6. Here are some accounts for you to check.

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7. We will always remember the house to live in.

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8. We have an apartment overloking the park.

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9. Do you know the woman coming toward us?

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10. Any student not wanting to go on the trip should inforn the office.

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11. Mercury, the nearest planet to the sun, is also the smallest of the nine planets orbiting the sun.
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12. He read The Old Man and the Sea, a novel written by Ernest Hemingway.

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13. The sunlight coming through the window wakes me up early every morning.

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14. Corn was one of the argicultural products introduced to the Europeans settlers by the Indians.
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15. Nero, Emperor of Rome from 54 to 68 AD, is believed to have murdered both his mther and his
wife.

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16. Many of the students hoping to enter the university will be disappointed because only one-tenth
of those applying for admissin will be accepted.

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17. The photographs published in the newspaper were extraordinary.

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18. The scientists researching the causes of cancer are making progress.

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19. Two-thirds of those arrested for car thelf are under twenty years of age.

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20. Louisville, the largest city in Kentucky, was founded in 1778.

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