Relative Clauses: Join the following sentences in two ways.1/ I read a book.. 7/ Most of people recovered quickly.. 17/ Some people want to smoke.. 44/ John is one of my oldest friends..
Trang 1Relative Clauses: Join the following sentences in two ways.
1/ I read a book It was written by a friend of mine
2/ A man got on the bus He was carrying a lot of money in a box
3/ In the street there were several people They were waiting for the shop to open
4/ Britain imports many cars They were made in Japan
5/ There are a lot of people in your office They want to talk to you
6/ The cowboy fell off his horse He had been wounded by an arrow
7/ Most of people recovered quickly They were injured in the crash
8/ John looked anxiously at his watch He wished he hadn’t come to the party
9/ The children were playing football in the schoolyard They were my students
10/ Vietnam exports a lot of rice It is grown mainly in the south of the country
11/ A girl answered the phone She told me you were out
12/ The chair was broken two days ago The chair has now been repaired
13/ I saw some people Their car had broken down
14/ I recently went back to my hometown I was born there
15/ The dam was holding back the water Then it suddenly gave away
16/ Some buildings were hit by bombs They are still burning
17/ Some people want to smoke They have to leave the building
18/ A plane crashed into the sea It may have been a terrorist target
19/ A shot was fired that day It signaled the start of the America Revolution
20/ The letter accused me of theft It hadn’t been signed
21/ Tourists take the train from London to Stratford They have to change at Coventry
22/ A scientist discovered the neutron He was James Chadwick
23/ People was walking across the bridge They could fell it swaying
24/ One man is tipped to become the new President He is little known outside his own
country
25/ Toby is ill in hospital I went to school with him
26/ He is going to have an operation It could save him
27/ Toby’s parents both died a few years ago He is the same age as me
28/ I recently went back to the town I was born there
29/ The people moved a long time ago They used to live next door
30/ I met a girl I used to go out with her
31/ I found hard to believe the story Mary told me
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32/ The doctor was very thorough Ingrid went to see him.
33/ A girl is injured in the accident She is now in hospital
34/ A man answered the phone He told me you were away
35/ A waitress served us She was very impolite and impatient
36/ A building was destroyed in the fire It has now been rebuilt
37/ Some people were arrested They have now been released
38/ A bus goes to the airport It runs every half an hour
39/ I met Jane’s father He works at the university
40/ Peter is studying French and German He has never been abroad
41/ You’ve all met Michael Wood He is visiting us for a couple of days
42/ We are moving to Manchester Manchester is in the north-west
43/ I’ll be staying with Adrian His brother is one of my closest friends
44/ John is one of my oldest friends He has just gone to live in Canada
45/ The earth is a planet It can support life
46/ The book is about a girl She runs away from home
47/ A dictionary is a book It gives you the meaning of words
48/ The house has pulled down now I lived as a child in it
49/ Stop him He is the man He stole my wallet
50/ Is that the button? You pressed it
51/ The man said something totally different I saw him last week
52/ I talked to a woman Her car had broken down on the way to the party
53/ I met a lot of new people at the party I can’t remember their names
54/ There was a journalist there Her work took her to lots of different countries
55/ There is a tall am at the funeral His wife could not come because she was ill
56/ I was introduced to a man I had seen his brother on television the evening before
57/ The earth is a planet It can support life
58/ John is one of my oldest friends He has just gone to live in Canada
59/ The meeting was interesting I went to it yesterday
B/ Reduce the following relative clauses, using participles and to-infinitive.
Trang 31/ The boy who is playing guitar is my brother.
2/ The ideas which are presented in that book are interesting
3/ The last person who leaves the room must turn off the light
4/ They work in a hospital which was sponsored by the government
5/ He was the first person who see Mr Smith
6/ Do you know the woman who is coming toward us?
7/ The flight which I wanted to travel on was fully booked
8/ The man who spoke to John is my brother
9/ The man who gave her the book is my father
10/ This is the dog Which the boy hit in the garden
11/ The couple who met me at the station took me out to dinner
12/ We’re talking the train that leaves at 6.00
13/ Have you seen the book that I left here on the desk?
14/ The bag which the robbers put the money in was found later
15/ I really like the tea which you made me this morning
16/ Last week I ran into an old friend whom I hadn’t seen for ages
17/ My boss is the person whom I admire most 18/ The people who are waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet
19/ I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country
20/ The children who attend that school receive a good education
I/ Put the verbs into the present simple.
1/ Diane (wash) ……… her hair every other day or so
2/ The sun (rise) ……… In the east
3/ The sun (go) ……… Around the Earth
4/ Rice (not/grow) ……… in Britain
5/ Bees (make) ……… honey
6/ Vegetarians (not/ eat) ……… Meat
7/ An atheist ( not/ believe) ……… in God
8/ An interpreter ( translate) ……… from one language into another
9/ A liar is someone who (not/ tell) ……… the truth
10/ The River Amazon (flow) ……… into the Atlantic Ocean
11/ Jane (not/drink) ……… tea very often
12/ What time (the bank/close) ……… in Britain?
13/ “Where (Martin/come) ……… from?” – He’s Scottish
14/ “What (you/do) ……… ?” - “ I’m an electrical engineer”
15/ It (take) ………… me an hour to get to work How long (it/take)
……… you?
16/ I (play) ……… the piano but I (not/ play) ……… very well
17/ I don’t understand this sentence What (this word/mean) ……… ?
18/ How often (you/play) ……… tennis?
19/ (Your sister/ play) ……… tennis?
20/ Which newspaper (she/read) ……… ?
21/ What (your brother/ do) ……… ?
22/ How often ( he/go) ……… to the cinema?
23/ Where ( your mother/ live ) ……… ?
Trang 424/ Tom often ( do) ……… morning exercise everyday.
25/ They ( watch) ……….TV every morning
I/ Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct form
1/ Mrs Tuyet (live) ……… in France last year
2/ The telephone (ring) ……….twice, but no one answered it
3/ The Wilsons (paint) ……….their house white
4/ The meeting (last) ………… about two hour
5/ Mary (get)……… up late yesterday morning
6/ Sue could swim when she (be) ……… 10 years old
7/ Liz (work) ……… hard but she can’t get good grades
8/ Now Quan (be) ………… big, he (be)……… a good boy
9/ Mai’s father (smoke) ………ten cigarettes a day
10/ The museum (close)……… at 5 o’clock every evening
11/ In Britain the banks ( open)……… at 9:30 in the morning
12/ We usually (have) ……… dinner at 7 o’clock
13/ Miss Lien is a teacher She (teach)……… mathematics to school children 14/ Your job is very interesting You (meet) ……….a lot of people
15/ I’m looking forward to (see) ……… you at Christmas