Change the relative clauses to phrases: 1.. Do you know the woman who is coming toward us.. Change the relative clauses to phrases, using to-infinitive or infinitive phrases for+ O + to
Trang 1Drilling exercises I.Choose the correct answer:
1, Nam is one of my friends…… try hard to succeed
2 This is the school………gate is pink
3 I bought a computer…… screen was not very good
4 I saw a stranger……… was walking in the street in front of my house at midnight
5 What’s the name of the man ……… gave us a lift?
6 Were you able to locate the person………wallet you found?
7 Every one…….the building was searched by the police
8 I had just one reply Abco was the…… company to reply to my letter
9 What was that notice……… ?
a at that you were looking b you were looking at c you were looking at it d which you were looking 10.Little Women,………in 1868, is my favorite book
a is a novel published b a novel published c a novel was published d was a novel published
I Change the relative clauses to phrases:
1. Do you know the woman who is coming toward us?
2. The road that joins the two villages is very narrow,
3. Most of the goods that are made in this factory are exported
4. my grandmother, who is old and sick, never goes out of the house
5. Kuala Lumpur, which is the capital city of Malaysia , is a major trade center in Southeast Asia
6. The woman who lived here before us is a romantic novelist
7. The scientists who are researching the causes of cancer are making progress
8. Our solar system is in a galaxy that is called the Milky way,
9. All students who do not handing in their papers will fail in the exams
10.Simon Bolivar, who was a great South American general, led the fight for independence early in the
19th century,
11.Some of the people who have been invited to the party can’t come.
12.Ann is the woman who is responsible for the error.
13.Mr Jackson , who has been working in the company for over ten years, was nominated as the new director
14.English has an alphabet that consists of 26 letters.
15.We noticed a pile of stones which had been left in the road.
II Change the relative clauses to phrases, using to-infinitive or infinitive phrases ( for+ O + to-infinitive)
1. We used to have a room in which we could play music
2. The child will be happier if he has someone that he can play with
3. David was the only person who offered his help
4. we had to sit on the ground because we hadn’t anything that we could sit on
5. She didn’t have anyone to whom she could send cards
6. There is a big yard that your children can play in
7. Emma Thompson is the most famous actress who will appear on stage here
8. We have some picture books that children can read
9. He was the second man who was killed in this way
10.Here are some novels that she should read.
Trang 2III Comment on each situation Use the to-infinitive structure:
1 David offered his help No one else did -> David was the only person to offer his help
2 Oliva’s daughter swam a length of the pool No other girl as young as her did that
-> Oliva’s daughter was
3 The secretaries got a pay rise No one else did -> The secretaries were………
4 The pilot left the aircraft Everyone else had left before him The pilot was………
5 Mrs Harper became Managing Director No other woman had done that before
-> Mrs Harper was……
6 Daniel applied for the job No other candidate as suitable as him applied -> Daniel was…………
7 Janet solved the puzzle She did it before everyone else -> Janet was………
8 Mark wrote a letter of thanks No one else did -> Mark was………
IV Make one sentence from two Use of them as a relative phrase.
1 Astronomy is one of the world oldest sciences It is the study of planets
2 The vegetables are grown without chemicals They are sold in supermarkets
3 people have marched to London They are protesting against pollution
4 The police never found the money It was stolen in the robbery
5 There was big red car It had been parked outside the house
6 Lybya is a leading producer of oil It is a country in North Africa
7 A chemical company has gone bankrupt It employed 4.000 people
8 A new drug may give us eternal youth It was developed at a British university,
9 A new motorway is planned It will cost $500 million
10 Some weapons belong to the IRA They are found at a flat in Bristol
11 John Quincy Adams was born on July 11, 1767 He was the sixth president of the United States
12 There were some children They were swimming in the river
13 Tennis fans have been queuing all night at Wimbelon They hope to but tickets
14 Some paintings haven’t been found yet They were stolen from the museum
15 Two languages, Finnish and Swedish, are used in Helsinki It is the capital of Finland
V Each of these sentences contain errors in it Write the correct sentence
1 There were a lot of people waited in a long outside the box office
2 This isn’t the bus on that I normally travel
3 Baseball is the only sport which I a m interested in
4 The reason because I didn’t know was that no one had told me
5 I didn’t know the name of the man helped me
6 I’ve met many people, some of them are from my country
7 Hiroko was born in Sapporo that is a city in Japan
8 Dr Darnell was the only person to whom I wanted to see
9 Rupert knows the family who’s house is for rent
10 Students who living on campus are close to their classroom and the library
11 Einstein who failed his university entrance exam discovered relativity
12 The person we talked to was very friendly
13 The bridge building only two years ago has been declared unsafe
14 It’s the President makes the important decision
15 I can’t find my diary, what is a real nuisance
16 Outside the door was a pair of boots covering in mud
17 Lake Superior, that lies on the US Canadian border, is the largest lake in North America
18 My favorite place in the world is a small city is located on the southern coast of Brazil
19 I would like to live in the country which there is plenty of sunshine
20 The nice couple with who we went on holiday has just moved in next door