RELATIVE CLAUSES 3

1. Join the sentence halves with where, who and which.

1. I know a man who.... b - c a. you went yesterday?

2. Do you know the village where.... h b. I often hang out with.
3. Can we watch the DVD which... a c. has got blonde hair.
4. Is there a shop in town where... d d. I can buy a necklace?
5. These are the people who ... g- b e. is in the new film I saw.
6. There’s a girl in our class who... c - g f. I really enjoy.
7. Surfing is something which ...f g. passed all her exams.
8. That’s the actor who ... e h. Dani lives?

2. Complete the sentences with who or whose.

1. I’m not sure .............who.....whose........ pen this is.

2. The person ..........whose........who.. I saw had a tattoo.
3. Is there anyone here .....who.................... can speak German?
4. Elena is the girl ....who.............. is sitting next to Tomas.
5.That’s the boy ...........whose........... skateboard was stolen.
6. I don’t know the guy ............who........... is singing.
7. What’s the name of that boy ........who........whose...... looks like a film star?
8. Where’s the man .............whose.......... dog attacked me?
9. Is that the girl ...........who...... is new in our class?
10. Do you know anybody ..........who...............is good at maths?

3. Choose the correct relative pronoun:

1. This is the room which / where I keep my computer.

2. I’m sure that’s the man who / whose picture was in the paper.
3. What’s the name of the film who / which you saw?
4. Christmas is the time of year when / where there are many parties. 5. Eva doesn’t
like the present whose / which Owen gave her.
6. I am looking for the person who / which sent me that e-mail.
4. Match sentence halves 1-6 with a-f.

1. We know a teacher a. whose guitar was stolen?

2. Is that the musician b. who works at your school.

3. Can I eat the biscuits c. which you made earlier?

4. Here’s the dog d. which I took for a walk.

5. Are we near the shop e. which is on the other TV channel?

6. Shall we watch the film f. where I saw that nice silver chain?

5. Complete the passage with suitable relative pronouns. There may be more
than one possible answer:

How would you feel if you suddenly had to stop using Facebook or Twitter? For
people .....................who. lives revolve around social networks, this would be a big
sacrifice. However, that is exactly what Alicia Keys, .who............................. has more
than 2.5 million followers on Twitter, decided to do. She also asked other celebrities
like Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Serena Williams and Elijah Wood to do the same. It
st
happened on 1 December, 2010, which..................... is World AIDS day. This is a day
.......when.......... the world pays special attention to this terrible disease,
...which................. has killed so many people. These celebrities stopped using
Facebook and Twitter until their fans, ..who.................... get the usual news direct from
the stars, donated $1 million to an AIDS organization called Keep a Child Alive.

7. Complete each sentence using who / whom / whose / where.

1. What’s the name of the man ............whose.................. car you borrowed?
2. A cemetery is a place ..........where....................... people are buried.
3. A pacifist is a person ...............whom.............. believes that all wars are wrong.
4. An orphan is a child .......whose.................... parents are dead.
5. What was the name of the person to ................whom................ you spoke on the
phone? 6. The place ............where.................... we spent our holidays was really
beautiful.
7. This school is only for children ................whose.................. first language is not
English.
8. The woman with ...............whom..................... he fell in love left him after a month.

8. Choose and write the correct relative pronoun.

The dog ............... barking you can hear is our neighbour's dog.

• who • which • whose

This is the purse ............... I am looking for.

• what • that • whose

Could you tell me the name of the boy ............... is sitting opposite us?

• that • which • whom

My mother, ............... worked as a nurse, is retired now.

• that • who • which

I don't know the phone number ............... is used in case of emergencies.

• what • which • who

We booked a really comfortable hotel room, ............... was a very good idea.

• that • what • which

9. Use that, who, which or whose to complete the sentences.

Miss Anderson .......whose......... reputation is so good comes to help us. What have you done
with the pen .....which........... I left on the table?
I delivered the parcel to Charles ........which........ who gave it to Ann.
His wife .........that........ is an architect designed their new house.

Can you hear the noise ......that.......... comes from the cellar?
Everybody .......which.....who... saw the attack should contact the police.
The town .....which.......... whose towers you can see is York.
Is he the new teacher ......that........ you told me about?
His last film .....which......... is the best film I've ever seen hasn't a big audience.
B1 Relative Clauses RC001

Complete the sentences with relative pronouns from the box.

THAT Ȃ WHEN - WHERE Ȃ WHICH - WHO Ȃ WHOM - WHOSE Ȃ WHY

1. Is he the person _____who__________ lives with you?

2. The man, __________whose_____ wife is a famous violinist, can play the piano
himself.

3. The Johnson family, ______whose_________ son moved to the U.K., lives in

Canada.

4. The man called his wife, ____who___________ picked up the phone.

5. Can you tell me about the policeman, _______who________ you spoke with this
morning?

6. The bad weather is the reason _____why__________ I didn̸t come to practice

yesterday.

7. Food _______which________ is imported from other countries is often more

expensive than local

food.

8. I know a great restaurant _______where________ we can get good food.

9. The policeman talked to the children ___whose___that_________ mothers were

waiting outside.

10. I helped the old lady ___whose____when________ books fell on the floor.
11. Do you know _____that_________why_ there are no elephants in South America?

12. My parents remember the time _____when__________ there was no internet.

13. The cake ______which_________ my mother made tasted really great.

14. The fireman rescued the girl _____who__________ was trapped on the third floor.

15. The woman ______whose_________ dog barks all the time lives together with her
daughter.

16. I often visit my grandparents, _____who live a few blocks down the street.

17. Avatar, ______which_________ we saw a few days ago, won several Oscars.

18. My dad knows a man _____whose__________ brother works in the White House.

19. I visited one of my uncles, _____that__________ lives on the other side of town.

20. The office is a place _____where__________ I can do my work without being

disturbed.

21. Give this medicine to the parents _____whose__________ child is ill.

22. Most of the people _______who________ she met were asylum seekers.

23. My classmate, _who___which___________ studied hard for the test, failed.

24. There is the cafeteria ___where____________ we can have lunch.

25. The man ______that_________ sold me the car is my neighbour.

B1 Relative Pronuns RC004

Complete the sentences with relative pronouns from the box.

THAT Ȃ WHEN Ȃ WHERE - WHICH - WHO Ȃ WHOSE - WHY

1. The new movie is about a boy ____WHO_________ has lost his parents in a car
accident.

2. He is the young man, ___WHOSE__________ wife left him for someone else.

3. The DVD recorder ______WHICH_______ I bought at this store a few days ago is
not working.

4. That's the book _______WHICH______ I recommended reading in class.

5. Is this the hotel ____WHERE_________ you are staying for the tournament?

6. My dad, ___WHO__________ travels a lot on business, is in Australia at the

moment.

7. It was midnight ______WHEN_______ the first rescue team arrived at the scene of
the accident.

8. There are several reasons _______WHY______ I am not allowed to give you any
information.

9. We stayed at the famous Rockstar hotel, _____WHERE________ WHICH also had

an indoor swimming

pool.

10. Did you write back to the person ______WHO_______ offered you a job?

11. The story is about a young woman ____WHOSE_________ 5-year old son
suddenly disappears.

12. The tennis court ____WHERE_________ they usually play is currently not
available.
13. My sister was born at a time ____WHEN_________ my dad was out of work.

14. Where is the money _____WHICH________ I gave you yesterday?

15. That's the man ______WHO_______ I spoke to the other day.

16. Mr. Fields, ______WHOSE_______ sister is one of the leading experts in this
country, talked about

the dangers of the virus.

17. He didn't tell us ___WHY__________ he made such an irresponsible decision.

18. The present _____WHICH________ I got from my boyfriend was really fantastic.

19. I have to buy a present for my mother, _____WHOSE________ birthday is next

week.

20. The youth hostel ______WHERE_______ we stayed last week was really big.

RELATIVE CLAUSES 3

Complete with the correct relative adverb (why, where, when) or pronoun (who,

which, whose):

1. This is the bank .......WHICH.......... was robbed yesterday

2. A boy .......WHOSE.......... sister is in my class was in the back at that time

3. A greengrocer's is a shop ............WHERE................... you can buy vegetables.

4. The man .......WHO.......... robbed the bank had two pistols.

5. He wore a mask ........WHICH....... made him look like Mickey Mouse.

6. This is the church ...........WHERE................. Sue and Peter got married.

7. He came with a friend ..........WHO........... waited outside in the car.

8. The woman .............WHO.............. gave him the money was young.

9. This is the station .........WHERE.......... Emily met James.

10. 25 December is the day ..........WHEN............. children in the UK get their

Christmas

presents.

11. The bag ..........WHICH.............. contained the money was yellow.

12. The people ........WHO.................. were in the bank were very frightened.

13. Edinburgh is the town ...........WHERE.............. Alexander Graham Bell was born.

14. A man ...........WHOSE............... mobile was ringing did not know what to do.

15. A woman ..............WHOSE......... daughter was crying tried to calm her.

Say if the following pronouns can be omitted or not:

1. Do you know the girl who I danced with?

2. Do you know the girl who danced with me?

3. The apples that are lying on the table are bad.

4. The apples that we bought in the shop are bad.

5. We will stay at a hotel which is not far from the beach.

6. We will stay at a hotel which my friend has recommended to us.

7. That is a museum which I like very much.

8. That is a museum which lies in the heart of the town.

9. This is the man who Barbara visited in Scotland.

10. This is the man who lives in Scotland.

Combine the sentences with relative clauses. (Decide whether to use commas

or not.)

A monk is a man. The man has devoted his life to God.

A monk WHO

I have one black cat. His name is Blacky.

I haveWHICH

A herbivore is an animal. The animal feeds upon vegetation.

A herbivore WHICH

Carol plays the piano brilliantly. She is only 9 years old.

Carol WHO IS ONLY …….. PLAYS THE PIANO BRILLIANTLY

Sydney is the largest Australian city. It is not the capital of Australia.

Sydney,WHEREIS NOT THE ….. , IS THE LARGEST AUSTRALI..

We ordered a book WHICH was very expensive.

You are sitting on a bench. WHOSE The paint on the bench is still wet.
The photographer could not develop the pictures.which I had taken them in

Australia.

THE PHOTO WHICH HAD TAKEN IN AUSTRLIAN COULDN’T DEVELOP THE

PICTURES

One of the bins smells awful. WHICH haven’t emptied the bin for 3 weeks.

They are singing a song WHICH I don’t know

1. We spent our holiday in Scotland last year. Scotland is in the north

of Great Britain.

Last year we SPENT OR HOLIDAY IN SCOTLAND

2. People live in Scotland.WHERE are called Scots.

The people WHO ARE CALLED

3. We first went to Edinburgh WHich is the capital of Scotland.

We first

4. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh. He wrote the Sherlock

Holmes stories.
Arthur Conan Doyle WHO WROTE THE SHEERLOK … WAS BORN IN
EDIMBURG

5. Then we visited a lake. It is in the Highlands.

The lake WHICH WE VISITE IS IN THE HIGHLANDS

6. Loch Ness is 37 km long. People know it for its friendly monster.

Loch Ness WHICH PEOLPLE…. IS 37 …

7. There we met an old man. He told us that he had seen Nessie.

An old man WHO WE MEET told us that he had seen Nessie

8. We then travelled to a mountain. which is near the town of

Fort William.

We then

9. The mountain WHO is called Ben Nevis. is the highest mountain in Great Britain

The mountain

10. I sent you a postcard. It was written on the summit of Ben Nevis.

The postcard WHICH I SENT YOU WAS WRITTEN ON THE SUMMIT OF BEN
NEVIS
Combine the TWO sentences to ONE, using a relative pronoun.
1. The police arrested the man. He murdered his wife.
The police arrested the man who murdered his wife

2. I can't remember the name of the street. I lost my passport there.

I cant remeber the name of the street where i lost my passport

3. Where are the shoes? I bought them yesterday.

Where are the shoes which i bought yesterday

4. The book is very interesting. I borrowed it from the library.

The book , which i borrowed from the library, is very interesting

5. I'll never forget the day. I got my first bike on that day.
I will never forget the day when i got my first bike

6. This is the man. His dog bit me.

This is the man whose dog bit me

7. The pupils missed the test. They came late.

The pupils, who came late, missed the test

8. This is my boyfriend. His father works at Macy's.

This is my boyfriend whose father works at macys

9. That man is a politician. I forgot his name.

That man whose name i forgot is a polician

10. I'll show you the church. I got married there.

I will show you the church where i got married

11. The actor is very famous. I met him a few days ago.
The actor ,who i met a few days ago ,is very famous

12. I have a new camera. I bought it last week.

I have a new camera which i bought last week

13. I passed the entrance test. That is quite difficult to do

I passed the entrance test which is quite difficult to do

14. My friend invited many people. His house is huge.

My friend, whose house is huge, invited many people

15. John belongs to a group of people. They send food packages to Africa
John belongs to a grupo of people who send food packages to africa
Combine the TWO sentences to ONE, using a relative pronoun.
1. That is the man. I spoke to him the other day.
That is the man who i spoke the other day

2. They elected a new mayor. His aim is to help the poor.

They elected a new mayor whose aim is to help the poor

3. I really like the car which I bought last year.

4. Mr Black took over the company. His wife died last year.
Mr black, whose wife died last year, took over the company

5. The restaurant is the best in town. We usually eat there.

The restaurant where usually eat is the best of the city

6. The film is about a woman. Her son mysteriously disappears.

The film is about a woman whose son misteryously dissappears

7. That is the place. I grew up there.

That is the place where i grew up

8. I met a woman. Her husband is a famous producer.

I met a woma whose husband is a famous producer

9. The man was arrested yesterday. He escaped from prison a week ago.
The man who escaped from prisión a week ago was arressted yesterday

10. The bag is heavy. It contains a lot of presents.

The bag is heavy which contains a lot of presents

11. The Marybelle Hotel is opening up again. I stayed there a few years ago.
The ma hotel, where i stayed a few years ago, is opening up again

12. My friend's father gave us the tickets. He owns a travel agency.

Mi Friends father who owna a travel agency gave us the tickets

13. Mr Honeywell is a good teacher. Everyone likes him.

Mr honeywell which everyone likes hi mis a good teacher

14. The exercise was very complicated. Nobody could do it.

The exercise which nobody could do itw as very complicated

15. That's the producer. His films are always a great success
Thats the producer whose films are always a great sucess