Unit 16. Fantasy
Grammar
Relative clause
A. Study the following sentences and underline the relative clauses.
a. I snatched a minute when things had slackened a
minute.
b. Instead of going straight into the adjoining room, where
her desk was, she lingered slightly irresolute in the outer office.
c. She was beautiful in a way that was decidedly
stenographic.
B. Fill in the blanks with suitable relative pronouns: who, which, that, whom, whose, where, why, how, what or when.
a. There is a lady ……….wallet has been stolen.
There is a lady whose wallet has been stolen.
b. Do you know the man ……..sold these glasses?
Do you know the man who sold these glasses?
c. The knife …………you cut the bread with is very sharp.
The knife which you cut the bread with is very
sharp.
d. Why do you blame him for everything ………goes wrong?
Why do you blame him for everything that goes
wrong?
e. A cemetery is a place…………..dead bodies are buried.
A cemetery is a place where dead bodies are
buried.
f. This school is for those children……….mother tongue is not
Nepali.
This school is for those children whose mother
tongue is not Nepali.
g. I don’t know the name of the person……………I spoke over the
telephone.
I don’t know the name of the person whom I spoke
over the telephone.
h. I came to Kathmandu on the day ……………. the devastating
earthquake took place.
I came to Kathmandu on the day when the
devastating earthquake took place.
i. In the application form she wrote ………….. she needed a good
payment.
In the application form she wrote when she needed
a good payment.
j. The pilot explained ………….he made force landing on the road.
The pilot explained why he made force landing on
the road.
C. Join the following pairs of sentences using who, which, that, whose, whom, where, when or what.
a. The building was destroyed in the fire. It has now been
rebuilt.
The building which was destroyed in the fire has
now been rebuilt.
b. A new cricket stadium is being made in Chitwan. It can
accommodate one hundred thousand people.
A new cricket stadium which is being made in
Chitwan can accommodate one hundred thousand people.
c. Shanghai is the most populated city in the world. I stayed
there for five years.
Shanghai where I stayed there for five years is
the most populated city in the world.
d. This is the man. I gave some money to him this morning.
This is the man whom I gave some money this
morning.
e. Do know the man? His son was awarded in the school yesterday.
Do know the man whose son was awarded in the
school yesterday.
f. His step-mother was not very kind to him. He had been staying
with her.
His step-mother was not very kind to him when he
had been staying with her.
g. He can never forget Nakkhu Jail. He had spent 14 years there.
He can never forget Nakkhu Jail where he had spent
14 years there.
h. He showed me his new tab. He had paid a hundred thousand
rupees for it.
He showed me his new tab which he had paid a
hundred thousand rupees for.
i. Nelson Mandela joined ANC in 1930s. He was a student then.
Nelson Mandela joined ANC in 1930s when he was a
student.
j. She forgot to buy the things. Her mother had told to buy
them.
She forgot to buy the things which her mother had
told to buy.
EXTRA QUESTIONS
Join the following pairs of sentences with appropriate relative
clause. Complete the sentences with relative pronouns. Combine the TWO
sentences to ONE, using a relative pronoun.
1) 1) Steven
is an architect. His designs have won many awards.
2)
Strikers
are soccer players .......... try to score goals for their team.
3)
That is
a museum..........I like very much.
4)
That is
a museum..........lies in the heart of the town.
5)
That is
the man. I met him at Alice’s party.
6)
That man
is a politician. I forgot his name.
7)
That's
the drawer .......... I keep my jewellery.
8)
The
accountant was arrested (the accountant works for my father's company)
9)
The
actor is very famous. I met him a few days ago.
10)
The
apples .......... are lying on the table are bad.
11)
The
apples .......... we bought in the shop are bad.
12)
The bad
weather is the reason .......... I didn’t come to practice yesterday.
13)
The bag
..........contained the money was yellow.
14)
The
bananas, .......... I bought on Monday, are rotten.
15)
The book
.......... I’m reading is about jazz.
16)
The book
is very interesting. I borrowed it from the library.
17)
The boy
smiled. Elena gave him some money.
18)
The boy
took the photograph. He gave it to his mother.
19)
The cake
.......... my mother made tasted really great.
20)
The car
.......... the bank robbers escaped in was orange.
21)
The car
is in the garage (the car broke down)
22)
The
car .......... is standing in front of the apartment is my truck.
23)
The
chair .......... was broken is now mended.
24)
The
child is playing in the garden (we see the child often)
25)
The
cigarette .......... you are smoking is a Player’s.
26)
The
couple lives next to us. Their daughter has two charming boys.
27)
The
couple lives next to us. Their daughter has two charming boys.
28)
The
day.......... I arrived was very nice.
29)
The
doctor .......... examined the child was very gentle.
30)
The
doctor was sick (I wanted to see the doctor)
31)
The
factory .......... closed last week had been there for 70 years.
32)
The
fireman rescued the girl .......... was trapped on the third floor.
33)
The fish
.......... I ate yesterday was not so good.
34)
The girl
.......... lives next door is very pretty.
35)
The
hairdresser was very good (the hairdresser has red hair)
36)
The
horse .......... won the race belongs to an Irish woman.
37)
The
house .......... I was born is now for sale.
38)
The
house .......... we rented was in blue.
39)
The
Johnson family,..........son moved to the U.K., lives in Canada.
40)
The lady
.......... son plays football with me is the head teacher of my school.
41)
The lady
.......... was here yesterday has gone out.
42)
The
magazine .......... you lent me was very old.
43)
The man
.......... drove the car was nervous.
44)
The man
.......... robbed the bank had two pistols.
45)
The man
.......... sold me the car is my neighbour.
46)
The man
.......... you want has just left.
47)
The man
called his wife, .......... picked up the phone.
48)
The man
was late (Julie invited the man)
49)
The
man,..........wife is a famous violinist, can play the piano himself.
50)
The
match .......... we saw was boring.
51)
The
mobile phone can't be fixed (the mobile phone is broken)
52)
The
nurse is in the office (the nurse treated my grandmother)
53)
The
office is a place .......... I can do my work without being disturbed.
54)
The old
man .......... lives next door has just died.
55)
The
people .......... house I am staying at are very kind to me.
56)
The
people ..........were in the bank were very frightened.
57)
The
police arrested the man. He murdered his wife.
58)
The
policeman talked to the children .......... mothers were waiting outside.
59)
The
Prado Museum, .......... is in Madrid, is one of the best art galleries in the
world.
60)
The
pupils missed the test. They came late.
61)
The
robber .......... mask was obviously too big didn't drive.
62)
The
severe drought .......... occurred last summer ruined the crop.
63)
The
street .......... leads to the school is very wide.
64)
The
Thames is a river .......... runs through London.
65)
The town
.......... I used to live in was not very big.
66)
The
voters were overwhelmingly against the candidate .......... proposals called
for higher taxes.
67)
The
wallet .......... I bought last week is already stolen.
68)
The
woman .......... came to see us was selling magazines.
69)
The
woman .......... dog barks all the time lives together with her daughter.
70)
The
woman .......... husband is a football player always complains about the stains
.......... never come off easily.
71)
The
woman .......... is sitting at the desk is Mr. Winter's secretary.
72)
The
woman ..........gave him the money was young.
73)
The
woman called yesterday. She wants to buy the house.
74)
The
woman .......... is with the red dress asking me the address was very
beautiful.
75)
There is
the cafeteria .......... we can have lunch.
76)
This
food has an ingredient .......... is very sweet.
77)
This is
my boyfriend. His father works at Macy's.
78)
This is
the bank .......... was robbed yesterday
79)
This is
the church ..........Sue and Peter got married.
80)
This is
the house. I had my first party here.
81)
This is
the man .......... lives in Scotland.
82)
This is
the man. His dog bit me.
83)
This is
the man.........Barbara visited in Scotland.
84)
This is
the station ..........Emily met James.
85)
Twenty
five December is the day ..........children in the UK get their Christmas
presents.
86)
We
called a doctor (the doctor works at a hospital in London)
87)
We don't
have a big enough room in .......... we can apply sample tests.
88)
We like
the actor (the actor was in a famous film)
89)
We
talked about the party. Sarah wants to organize it for my birthday.
90)
We
talked about the party. Sarah wants to organize it for my birthday.
91)
We went
to the restaurant. We had met there before.
92)
We will
stay at a hotel .......... is not far from the beach.
93)
We will
stay at a hotel .......... my friend has recommended to us.
94)
We’ll go
to a restaurant .......... has a children’s menu.
95)
What I'm
now going to tell you is something .......... you'll never forget in your life.
96)
Where
are the shoes? I bought them yesterday.
97)
Why
don't you consult someone .......... has experienced the same troubles?
98)
Women
.......... work in hospitals are admired.
99)
Yesterday,
I ran into an old friend .......... I hadn't seen for years.
100)
You can
write on the paper .......... she makes.
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