26 January, 2017

Relative clauses (5) - clasuses (2) Exercises

UNIT 88 Relative clauses (5)- '' extra information'' clasuses (2) Exercises


88.1   Write these sentences again, giving extra information in a relative clause. Use the sentences in parentheses ( . . . ) to make your relative clauses.

Example: Mr. Carter is interested in our plan. (I spoke to him on the phone last night,) 
Mr. Carter, who I spoke to on the phone last night, is interested in our plan.
or: Mc Carter, to whom I spoke on the phone last night,is Interested in our plan.

1.   This is a photograph of our friends. (We went on vacation with them.)
This is_______________________________________________________________________________

2.   The wedding took place last Friday. (Only members of the family were invited to it.)
The__________________________________________________________________________________

3.   I've just bought some books about astronomy. ('m very interested in astronomy.)

88.2   Make sentences with all of most of, etc. + whom/which,

Example: Jack has three brothers. All of them are married.
Jack has three brothers, all of whom are married.

1.   They gave us a lot of information. Most of it was useless.
They gave___________________________________________________________

2.   There were a lot of people at the party. I had met only a few of them before.
________________________________________________________________________

3. 
  I have sent him two letters. Neither of them has arrived.
________________________________________________________________________

4.   Norman won $50,000, He gave half of it to his parents.
_________________________________________________________________________

5.   Ten people applied for the job. None of them were qualified
__________________________________________________________________________

6.   Tom made a number of suggestions. Most of them were very helpful.
__________________________________________________________________________
                      
88.3   Complete these sentences, giving extra information in a relative clause. Use the sentences in the box to make your relative clauses.

this was very nice of him.
this means I can't leave the country.
this makes it difficult to contact her.
this was perfectly true.
this makes it difficult to sleep.
this was a shame.
I thought this was very rude of them.

1.   She couldn't come to the party, which was a shame

2.   Jill doesn't have a phone,_____________________________________

3.   They said they didn't have any money,________________________________________

4.   I haven't got a passport,________________________________________________

5.   He offered to let me stay in his house,________________________________________________

6.   They didn't thank us for the meal before they left,_____________________________________________

7.   The part of town where I live is very noisy at night,___________________________________________________

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