RELATIVE CLAUSES EXERCISES

Join these sentences using a relative pronoun or a relative adverb.

1. John has bought a house. There are ghosts in that house.

2. John is one of my closest friends. I have known John for eight years.

3. Next weekend I’m going to Glasgow. My sister lives in Glasgow.

4. The man is in prison. Janet fell in love with this man.

5. This is the music. I've listened to it many times.

6. This is the school. I studied there as a child.

7. Have you seen the biscuits? They were on the top shelf.

8. Charles Chaplin was a famous comedian. He directed well-known films.

9. The bed wasn't very comfortable. I slept in it last night.

10. I've spoken to the man. His house was burgled last Monday.

11. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. We learned about him in History.

12. Iliana will never forget the day. She became the captain of the ship then.

13. Mary is my wife's only sister. I introduced her to you last night.

14. You are going to a restaurant. It is very famous for its Indian food.

MORE PRACTICE ON RELATIVE CLAUSES

- Combine these sentences using a relative pronoun or a relative adverb.

1. My neighbour comes from Ecuador. He works on the fruit farms around the city.

2. The neighbour makes a lot of noise at night. His flat is above mine.

3. You made an offer. We cannot accept it.

4.  I have not decided the day. I’ll go to New York on that day.

5. Those teenagers are famous pop singers. You are looking at them.

6.  I invited Mrs. Kansas to my party. She lives next door.

7. The man is over there. I told you about him.

8. We must arrange a time. Then we can discuss the problem.

9. Do you know the name of the hotel? John is staying at the hotel.

10. The picture is beautiful. Tom is looking at it.

11. One of my subjects is Literature. I have been interested in it for a long time.

12. The World Wide Web has become an essential part of our lives. It was invented by Tim Berners-Lee.

13.  Mr Carter is very interested in our plan. I spoke to him last night.

14. Alice went to the police station yesterday. Alice's handbag was stolen in Oxford Street.

RELATIVE CLAUSES PRACTICE

-- Join these sentences using a relative pronoun or a relative adverb.

1. I met a girl. She lives in England.
2. Here is a book. You gave me this book last week.
3. I brought a dress to the party. I had bought it in Paris.
4. Sharon joined the youth group. I belong to it.
5. He brought in the coffee. The coffee’s flavour was strong.
6. The man thanked me. I did some work for him.
7. The neighbourhood has been in the news. We lived there.
8. Paris is the capital of France. It stands on the River Seine.
9. This is the necklace. My brother bought it for my birthday.
10. The man was my friend at school. I’m going to marry his sister.
11. We spent out holiday in Scotland last year. Scotland is in the North of Great Britain.
12. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh. He wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories.
13. I bought my first car ten years ago. I was a salesman then.
14. We called the secretary. I went to school with the secretary.

RELATIVE CLAUSES

Join these sentences using a relative pronoun. 

1. The car was stolen. It was a BMW.
2. The man smoked forty cigarettes a day. He died of a heart attack.
3. That's the girl. She spoke to me yesterday.
4. The businessman was very rich. I saw him last night.
5. That's the dog. Its owner is French.
6. That's the boy. His mother works in the post office.
7. What's the name of the book? You want me to read it.
8. That's the building. I work there.

  

 

RELATIVE CLAUSES EXERCISES.

Complete these sentences using relative pronouns. Write all the possibilities.

1. What's the name of the man ............... car was stolen?
2. A cemetery is a place.................. people are buried.
3. A pacifist is a person .................... believes that all wars are wrong.
4. An orphan is a child .................... parents have died.
5. He is the man ..................... I told you about.
6. That's the car ..................... I am thinking about buying.
7. She was the person ........................ saw it first.
8. Tomorrow is the day .................... they are going to get married.
9. The flight ............. we were going to take was cancelled.

Combine these sentences using a relative pronoun.

1. That's the girl. She spoke to me yesterday.
2. The man smoked forty cigarettes a day. He died of a heart attack.
3. The car was stolen. It was a BMW.
4. That's the boy. His mother works in the post office.
5. What's the name of the book? You want me to read it.
6. Georgina works for a company. It imports garden furniture.
7. That's the dog. Its owner is French.
8. The photographer couldn't develop the pictures. I had taken them in Australia.
9. Do you remember the summer? We went on holidays together then.
10. Here is the photograph of the hotel. We stayed there for a weekend.

RELATIVE CLAUSES EXERCISE 2

Join these sentences using a relative pronoun or adverb. 

1. Janet is already a famous actress. She is only sixteen years old.
2. John is an excellent player. Dan plays chess with him.
3. The woman is very quiet. Her children are very noisy.
4. My cousin´s flat is in the same building as mine. He bought it last year.
5. We will go on holiday in December. All the Christmas celebrations take place then.
6. The school trains dogs for blind people. It was started in 1987.
7. Amanda and Tim are the children. I have to look after
8. Central University is a very famous place. Mr Smith teaches there. 
9. I wanted to visit Corfu. I was born in that island.
10. The girl was late. I was waiting for her.
11. Peter will never forget the day. He first met July then.
12. I am going to wait for Mary. Her opinion is important for me.

RELATIVE CLAUSES PRACTICE

Join these sentences using a relative pronouns or adverbs. Make any necessary changes. Decide if they are defining or non-defining.

1. Sarah has got a coin collection. It contains many rare coins.
2. Tom doesn’t like studying. His father is a teacher.
3. Mary spent the money. It belonged to her sister.
4. The pen is on the desk. It is blue.
5. This is the new president. We all voted for him.
6. I met an English tourist. He lives in London.
7. Freddy Mercury died in 1992. He was a famous singer.
8. This is Tony. You’ll work with him next week.
9. John is my friend. His car was stolen from the car park.
10. Tim will never forget the day. He joined the army that day.

RELATIVE CLAUSES

RELATIVE AND CONDITIONAL SENTENCES REVISION

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Rewrite these sentences using a conditional.

1. She didn’t have an umbrella, so she got wet.
2. You are so nervous because you drink too much coffee.
3. I’ll call the teacher if you don’t leave me alone. (Unless)

4. I didn’t tell you because you didn’t ask me.

5.  As I haven’t got money, I can’t buy a new car.

RELATIVE CLAUSES

Join these sentences with a relative pronoun. 

1. Rafael Nadal has played tennis since he was a boy. He is number one today. 

2. He’s a famous actor. His brother is a football player.

3. Gossip Girl is a very popular series. It takes place in Manhattan.

4. My sister Sofia likes my upstairs neighbour. He doesn’t go to our school.

5. Cudillero is beautiful. We spent our holidays there as children.

6. Don Quixote is one of the most important literary novels and it takes place in Spain

7. The European elections didn’t interest everybody. They were held in May

8. Dino’s coffee bar is a place. We first met there

9. August is the month. We usually go on holiday in August.

10. My car was very expensive. It's a Mercedes.

11. That's the house. I was born in it.  

12. That's the cruise. I've always wanted to go on it.

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RELATIVE CLAUSES PRACTICE

RELATIVE CLAUSE VIDEO AND EXERCISES

Click on the following link and watch this video to learn more about relative clauses and do some practice.

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/relative-clauses

RELATIVE CLAUSES PRESENTATION

Relative clauses from Merry González

RELATIVE CLAUSES PRACTICE

Join these sentences using a relative pronouns or adverbs. Make any necessary changes. Decide if they are defining or non-defining.

1. Sarah has got a coin collection. It contains many rare coins.
2. Tom doesn’t like studying. His father is a teacher.
3. Mary spent the money. It belonged to her sister.
4. The pen is on the desk. It is blue.
5. This is the new president. We all voted for him.
6. I met an English tourist. He lives in London.
7. Freddy Mercury died in 1992. He was a famous singer.
8. This is Tony. You’ll work with him next week.
9. John is my friend. His car was stolen from the car park.
10. Tim will never forget the day. He joined the army that day.

Click on the following links for more practice.

http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.relative.i.htm

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=7352

http://www.xtec.cat/~ogodoy/sac/rephrasing/relclex1.htm

RELATIVE CLAUSES PRACTICE

Let's practice relative clauses with these exercises!!

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4219