Relative clauses (4) - clauses (1) Exercises

UNIT 87 Relative clauses (4) ''extra informartion'' clauses (1) Exercises

87.1   Write these sentences again, giving extra information in a relative clause. Sometimes the relative clause is in the middle of the sentence, sometimes at the end. Use the sentence in parentheses ( . . . ) to make your relative clauses.

Examples: Tom's father goes swimming every day. (Tom's father is 78.)
Tom's father, who is 78, goes swimming every day.
She told me her address. (I wrote her address down on a piece of paper.)
She told me her adaress, which I wrote her address down on a piece of paper.
1.   She showed me a photograph of her son. (Her son is a police officer.)
She showed me a photograph of her son,___________________________________________

2.   We decided not to swim in the ocean. (The ocean looked rather dirty.)
We_______________________________________________________________________________________

3.   The new stadium will be opened next month. (The stadium holds 90,000 people.)
The______________________________________________________________________________________

4.   Joan is one of my closest friends. (I have known Joan for eight years.)
___________________________________________________________________________________________

5.   That man over there is an artist. (I don't remember his name.) (use whose)
___________________________________________________________________________________________

6.   Opposite our house there is a nice park. (There are some beautiful trees in this park) (use where)___________________________________________________________________________________

7.   The storm caused a lot of damage. (Nobody had been expecting the storm.)
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8.   The mail carrier was late this morning. (The mail carrier is nearly always on time)
____________________________________________________________________________________________

9.   We often go to visit our friends in Baltimore. (Baltimore is only 30 miles away.)
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10.   Mr. Edwards has gone into the hospital for some tests. (His health hasn't been good recently). (use whose)_____________________________________________________________________________

11.   Jack looks much nicer without his beard. (His beard made him look much older.)
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12.   I went to see the doctor. (The doctor told me to rest for a few days.)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________

13.   Thank you for your letter. (I was very happy to get your letter.)
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14.   A friend of mine helped me to get a job. (His mother is the manager of a company.) (use whose)_____________________________________________________________________________________

15.   Next weekend I'm going to Montreal. (My sister lives in Montreal.) (use where)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________

16.   The population of London is now falling. (London was once the largest city in the world.)
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17.   I looked up at the moon. (The moon was very bright that evening)
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18.   We spent a pleasant day by the lake. (We had a picnic by the lake.) (use where)
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