1. Grammar Worksheet 7 Relative clauses
1. Complete these sentences with the correct relative pronoun.
1. Brigitte Bardot is a French actress who/that has protested against cruelty to animals.
2. The fox is an animal ………………… can be seen in many British gardens these days.
3. Kim is the girl .……………….. mother used to dance with a boa constrictor!
4. In the street .……………….. I work there is a branch of the RSPCA.
5. Charlie is the guinea pig .……………….. bites your finger if you aren’t careful.
6. Mrs Foster is the lady .………………….. garden was destroyed by rabbits.
2. Circle the relative pronouns you could omit in these sentences.
1. The girl that we were talking to keeps a pet snake.
2. Is that the woman who threw stones at the farmers?
3. The book which I bought yesterday is about animals in danger of extinction.
4. My friend Sally is the girl whose mother teaches zoology at the university.
5. Do you remember the people who made so much noise in the street last night?
6. Have you seen the tin where I keep silkworms?
3. Join each pair of sentences with a defining relative clause. Omit the pronoun where
possible.
1. Last week I bought a book. It was written 300 years ago.
.... Last week I bought a book which/that was written 300 years ago.
2. This is the magazine. I found an article about how young gorillas learn in it.
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3. I like people. Well, only if they are friendly and honest.
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4. I didn’t know the girl. I talked to her at the bus stop.
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5. She hasn’t given me back my book. She borrowed it from me last month.
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6. Have you seen John’s mobile phone? He left it here on Saturday.
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4. Join these sentences using a non-defining relative clause.
1. The bus was full of noisy school children. It broke down at the top of the hill.
.... The bus, which was full of noisy school children, broke down at the top of the hill.
2. His grandparents bought him a present. He wanted a silver mountain bike.
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3. Her book was published last year. It became an instant best-seller.
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4. A strange old lady lives next door. She is watching you again.
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5. The shoes were the first ones I tried on. I finally bought them.
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6. The dog barks all the time. Its owner is never home.
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Grammar Worksheet 7
1. 2. which/that; 3. whose; 4. where; 5. which/that; 6. whose
2. 2.-; 3. which; 4. -; 5. -; 6. -
3. 2. This is the magazine in which I found an article about how young gorillas learn. 3. I like people who/that are honest.
4. I didn’t know the girl I talked to at the bus stop. 5. She hasn’t given me back the book she borrowed from me last month.
6. Have you seen the mobile phone John left here on Saturday?
4. 2. The boy, whose grandparents bought him apresent, wanted a silver mountain bike.3. Her book, which was published
last year, became an instant best-seller. 4. The strange old lady, who lives next door, is watching you again. 5. The shoes,
which I finally bought were the first ones I tried on.6. The dog, whose owner is never home, barks all the time.