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.
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.
10. This is the bank .................................. was robbed yesterday.
11. A boy .................................. sister is in my class was in the bank at that time.
12. The man ................................... robbed the bank had two pistols.
13. He wore a mask ...................................... made him look like Mickey Mouse.
14. He came with a friend ................................. waited outside in the car.
15. The woman .................................... gave him the money was young.
16. The bag ...................................... contained the money was yellow.
17. The people ..................................... were in the bank were very frightened.
18. A man ...................................... mobile was ringing did not know what to do.
19. A woman ...................................... daughter was crying tried to calm her.
20. Is that the city ............................. you were born?
21. The robber .......................................mask was obviously too big didn't drive.
22. The man ....................................... drove the car was nervous.
23. I'll never forget the day ....................................... they arrived.
24. A police officer car ................................ was parked at the next corner stopped and arrested them.
- Change these sentences into the reported speech.
1. "Why didn't Nick go to New York with you last summer?", Linda asked me.
2. "Our teacher will go to England with us tomorrow", John said.
3. "Did anyone try to save your life in the accident yesterday?", the police asked Paul.
4. "I am going to read this book next week", my mum said.
5. "Are you leaving later this afternoon or are you sleeping here?", I asked my friends.
6. "We have never been here with you before", the children said.
7. "When does the train to Liverpool leave?", the man asked.
8. "You aren't listening to me", said the teacher.
- Change these sentences into the passive form.
1. People speak Portuguese in Brazil.
2. My grandfather built this house in 1950.
3. John is giving a bar of chocolate to Tom.
4. Julia told Mary the truth.
5. The Government is planning a new road near my house.
6. He had written three books before 1990.
7. She has offered Simon some sweets.
8. Jessica taught the students some English grammar.
- Complete these conditional sentences.
1. If you (go)out with your friends tonight, I(watch)the football match on TV. (1) 2. I(earn)a lot of money if I(get)that job. (2) 3. If she(hurry / not), we(miss) the bus. (3) 4. If he (try)harder, he(reach)his goals. (1) 5. I(buy)these shoes if they(fit). (3) 6. It(surprise / not)me if he(know / not) the answer. (2) 7. If we (listen)to the radio, we(hear)the news. (1) 8. If you(switch)on the lights, you(fall / not)over the chair. (3) 9. She(come)to our party if she(be / not) on holiday. (2)
Transform these commands using reported speech. 1. “Don’t play in front of my window!”, my neighbour ordered us. 2. “Come back in one hour”, my mum ordered me. 3. “Call me in the evening”, Tom ordered me 4. “Come with me!”, Peter told Paula. 5. “Don’t say these stupid things of I’ll get angry with you”, my friend told me. 6. “Buy me some milk now”, dad ordered me. 7. “Tidy your room immediatelly if you don’t want to be punished”, my mum told me. 8. “Don’t leave your luggage unattended because it can disappear “, the man told me.
1. Emily said, "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow with us” 2. Helen said, “I have written a letter to this boy because I like him." 3. Robert said, "My father flew to Dallas last year with me." 4. Lisa said, "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago.” 5. Patricia said, "My dad is going to celebrate his birthday next weekend." 6. Michael said, "I am going to read a book this week.” 7. Andrew said, "We didn't eat fish two days ago." 8. John told me, “I have already seen this movie but I want to watch it again today.” 9. “The students aren’t listening to me and I’m getting angry”, said the teacher. 10. “I’ll send you a postcard tomorrow if I have time”, said Helen.
