Combine the sentences, using relatives pronouns/adverbs 1.. Split the sentence into two simple sentences 1.. Split the sentence into two simple sentences 6.. Combine two simple sentences
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EXERCISES
GRAMMAR COURSE - I WEEK 3
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I Combine the sentences, using relatives pronouns/adverbs
1. She give me the book which she bought yesterday
2. The cat which is playing with a ball is very intelligent
3. I come to see the doctor whom you met last week
4. The man who will teach you English next week is tall
and thin
5. Blackpool is a port city where we can swim and
sunbathe
/Blackpook, where we can swim and sunbathe, is a port city
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I Combine the sentences, using relatives pronouns/adverbs
6 The last summer holidays were the time when we had a
lot of fun
7 She is wearing the watch which was made in France
8 Galileo was the first scientist who invented the telescope
9 The readers who want to borrow books must have library
cards
10 They tried to reach the village common which they saw
from distance
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II Correct each of the sentences if necessary
2. The letter which my father is reading is from
HCMC.
each other, were lovers.
4. Right.
5. which → whom, him → Ø
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II Correct each of the sentences if necessary
6 I missed the morning train which I usually catch
7 Daisy is cleaning her bicycle, which she got yesterday
8 The competitors who took part in the games were sent
from many countries
9 Last week I visited the historical monument that was built
long ago
10 Right
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III Split the sentence into two simple sentences
1. He is the only boy He can answer this question
2. I’m looking for the boy His shirt is blue
3. We try to help the old beggar We’ve just met him/her
in the street
4. The black dog is mine It is running about in the
garden
5. I have just bought the table Its surface is made of
precious wood
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III Split the sentence into two simple sentences
6 The gym master told us about the competitors Their
performance attracted a lot of spectators
7 This is the worker He/she arrested the thief last night
8 The lion-tamer is rather tall Your sister told you about
him/her last night
9 The chair is broken into pieces My father used to sit on
it
10 They rowed across the Atlantic This/That/ It had never
been done before
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IV Fill the gap with either what or
which
1 what
2 , which
3 what
4 , which
5 what
6 , which
7 , which
8 what
9 , which 10., which
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pronouns
1 which/that/Ø
2 whom/who/that/Ø
3 which/that/Ø
4 which
5 which/that/Ø
6 whom
7 who/that/Ø
8 which/that
9 who/that
10 who/that
11 which/that
12 which/that
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answers
1 a, d
2 c, d
3 c, d
4 b
5 d
6 b, c
7 a
8 c, d
9 c, d
10 b
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IV Combine two simple sentences into one sentence
1. Tobacco is a plant the large leaves of which/whose large leaves
are used for smoking or chewing Tobacco, the large leaves of
which are used for smoking or chewing, is a plant.
2. The professor told three students whose papers were turned in
late that he would accept the late papers this time but never
again.
3 The day care center was established to take care of children
whose parents work during the day.
4. Louis knows the woman who is meeting us at the airport.
5. The man whom I hired to paint my house finished the job in four
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IV Combine two simple sentences into one sentence
6 I missed seeing the old woman who used to sell flowers on that
street corner.
7 I took the picture of the rainbow which appeared in the sky after the
shower.
8 That is the place where the accident occurred.
9 There was the time when movies cost a dime.
10 A café where people can get a light meal is a small restaurant.
11.Most of the people whom I’ve met since I came here have been very
friendly.
12 I enjoyed talking to the man with whom I had dinner last night.
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sentence
1 a
2 b
3 c
4 d
5 f
6 e
7 h
8 i
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II Combine two simple sentences into one sentence
1. There was the time when dinosaurs dominated the earth.
2 The house where I was born and grew up was destroyed in
earthquake 10 years ago.
3 Summer is the time of year when the weather is the hottest.
4 Tom is proud of his success, much of which was due to hard
work.
5 She usually came to work late, which upset her boss.
6 He had to borrow some money from me, which I didn’t like.
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II Combine two simple sentences into one sentence
7 I have three brothers, two of whom are professional athletes.
8 Thirty people, five of whom were members of the crew, were killed in
the ferry accident.
9 My oldest brother, in whose house I lived for 6 months, has been a
father to me.
10 The Caspian Sea, which is bounded by the Soviet Union and Iran,
is fed by 8 rivers.
11 We live in a small town the inhabitants of which are almost friendly
and helpful.
12 I spoke to the man whose wife had been admitted to the hospital.
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IV Find out the mistakes and correct them
1 people → people who
2 it → Ø
3 he → who
4 it → Ø
(car → car which)
5 about who → who
6 people → people who
7 him → Ø
(leader → leader whom)
8 which loses → who lose
9 who his → whose
10 who → Ø
11 who → , who
12 who → , who
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the sentence
1 b
2 b
3 c
4 d
5 b
6 b
7 c
8 c
9 c
10 b
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II Reduce the relative clauses
1 which is → Ø
2 who live → living
3 which is → Ø
4 which is → Ø
5 that are → Ø
6 that is → Ø
7 who are → Ø
8 who was → Ø
9 which is → Ø, that is → Ø
10 which is → Ø, that is → Ø
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III Correct each sentence if necessary
1 R
2 wanted → who wanted/
wanting
3 R
4 have changed → which
have changed/changing
5 employs → which employ/
employing
6 flying → flown
7 who are → Ø
8 was → which was/
Ø
9 attended → who attend/attending
10 travel → who travel/traveling