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Unit 7. Relative clauses exercises
UNIT 7. RELATIVE CLAUSES EXERCISES
1. Join the sentences to write
a longer one.
a. A man phoned. He didn’t say his name. The
man who phoned didn’t say his name.
b. A woman opened the door. She was wearing a
yellow dress. The woman _____________________________________________________________________
a yellow dress.
c. Some people live next door to us. They are
very nice. The people
_________________________________________________________________________________
d. A policeman stopped our car. He wasn’t very
friendly. The policeman ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
e. A boy broke the window. He ran away. The boy
_______________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________
2. Write who/that/which in
the blanks.
a. I met a woman who can speak six
languages.
b. What’s the name of the man _____________
lives next door?
c. What’s the name of the river _____________
goes through the town?
d. Everybody _____________ went to the party
enjoyed it very much.
e. Do you know anybody _____________ wants to
buy a car?
f. Where is the picture _____________ was on the wall?
g. She always asks me
questions _____________ are difficult to answer.
h. I have a friend
_____________ is very good at repairing cars.
i. A coffee-maker is a machine
_____________ makes coffee.
j. I don’t like people
_____________ never stop talking.
k. Have you seen the money
_____________ was on the table?
l. Why does he always wear clothes _____________ are too small for him?
4. Join the sentences to write
a single sentence. Omit the relative pronoun if possible.
a. Ann took some photographs. Have you seen
them? Have you seen the photographs Ann took?
b. You lost a key. Did you find it? Did you
find the __________________________________________
___________________________?
c. Jill is wearing a jacket. I like it. I like
the _________________________________________________
d. I gave you some money. Where is it? Where is
the _______________________________________ __________________________?
e. She told us a story. I didn’t believe it.
I________________________________ the _________ ___________________________.
f. You bought some oranges. How much were they? How
___________________________________ __________________________________?
5. Join the sentences using who
or which. Use defining relative clauses.
a. We chose the hotel.
It seemed to be the nicest. We chose the hotel which seemed to be the nicest.
b. She spoke to the man. He was standing next to her.
_________________________________________________________________________________
c. I read the letters. They came in the morning post.
_________________________________________________________________________________
d. He likes the other people. They work in his office.
_________________________________________________________________________________
e. She’s that singer. She was on television last night.
_________________________________________________________________________________
f. Next week there is a festival. It happens in the village every
summer.
_________________________________________________________________________________
g. I paid the bills. They came
yesterday.
_________________________________________________________________________________
6. From the notes, make one
sentence. Use who or which with the words in brackets. Use
non-defining relative clauses.
a. Greta Garbo. (She was born in Sweden .) She moved to America in
1925.
Greta Garbo, who was born in Sweden, moved to America in 1925.
b. Football. (It first started in Britain .) It is now popular in many
countries.
Football,__________________________________________________________________________
c. Margaret Thatcher. (She was the Prime Minister of Britain for 11
years.) She studied science at university.
_________________________________________________________________________________
d. Michelangelo. (He lived until he was 90.) He is one of Italy ’s greatest
artists.
_________________________________________________________________________________
e. The Nile . (It runs through several
countries.) It is the longest river in Africa .
_________________________________________________________________________________
f. Gandhi. (He was born in1869.) He became India ’s nationalist leader.
_________________________________________________________________________________
g. Elephants. (They are found
in Africa and India .)
They live to a great age.
7. Join each pair of sentences
using non-defining relative clauses.
a. Madonna is a popular pop singer and actress. She was born in the USA .
Madonna, who was born in the USA, is a popular pop singer and actress.
Madonna, who is a popular pop singer and actress, was born in the USA .
b. My grandparents live in Córdoba. They are school teachers.
_________________________________________________________________________________
c. Victoria Station is situated near Buckingham Palace .
It is one of the most famous railway stations in London .
_________________________________________________________________________________
d. “Guernica ”
was painted by Picasso. It is permanently exhibited in Madrid .
_________________________________________________________________________________
e. My friend Luis has lived in many exotic countries. He works for the
government.
_________________________________________________________________________________
f. Sharon
is a wonderful cook. She’s married with two children.
________________________________________________________________________________
8. Complete the sentences with
relative pronouns.
a. Christopher Columbus was the sailor who/that
discovered America .
b. This food has an ingredient ________________
is very sweet.
c. The lady ________________ son plays football
with me is the headteacher of my school.
d. The house ________________ I was born is now
for sale.
e. Antonio Banderas, _______________ is married
to Melanie Griffith, was born in Málaga.
f. D.H. Lawrence, _______________ was an
English author, wrote many interesting novels.
g. London ,
________________ is on the river Thames, is the capital of the United Kingdom .
h. The Prado Museum, ________________ is in Madrid , is one of the best art galleries in
the world.
Unit 7. Second conditional exercises.
UNIT 7.
SECOND CONDITIONAL EXERCISES
1. Complete with the Second
Conditional.
1) If he
__________________________ (exercise), he _____________(be) healthier.
2) If I
__________________________ (be) you, I _________ (call) the police.
3) I
_________________________ (buy) a new jacket if I __________(have) some money.
4) I
_________________________ (help) him if I__________ (be)you.
5) I
_______________ (travel) round the world if I ___________________________ (win)
the lottery.
6) If she
___________(have) time, she __________________________ (go) to the gym.
7) If I
__________________________ (meet) an alien, I _____________ (not be) scared.
8) If I
__________________________ (go) to New York , I
____________ (visit) the Empire
State building.
2. Look at Stanley ’s
answers and form sentences. Use the Second Conditional.
What would you do
if…?
1. What would you
do if you won £ 1000?
a. spend it P
b. save it
2. What would you
do if you met your favourite actor?
a. faint b. ask
for an autograph P
3. What would you
do if you found a bag full of money on a bus?
a. give it to the
police P b. keep it
4. What would you
do if you saw an alien?
a. take a picture
of it P b.
start running
5. What would you
do if you were alone on a desert island?
a. go fishing
every day P b. start crying
6. What would you
do if you saw a ghost?
a. scream b. say
hello P
7. What would you
do if you saw a tiger in your garden?
a. keep it as a
pet b. not touch it P
1) If he won £1000, he would spend it.____________________________________________
2)
__________________________________________________________________________
3)________________________________________________________________________
4)
__________________________________________________________________________
5)
__________________________________________________________________________
6)
__________________________________________________________________________
7) __________________________________________________________________________
3. Peter is ill in bed. Give him some advice. Begin with “If I were
you”.
1. make a cup of tea
5. stay in bed all day
2. call the doctor 6.
take an aspirin
3. not go to school tomorrow
7. stay in bed for two days
4. eat some soup 8. drink
some orange juice
1) ____If I were you, I would make a cup of
tea._____________________________________________
2)
__________________________________________________________________________
3)
__________________________________________________________________________
4)
__________________________________________________________________________
5)
__________________________________________________________________________
6)
__________________________________________________________________________
7)
_________________________________________________________________________
8) _______________________________________________________________________
4. Rewrite the sentences. Use
the Second Conditional.
1) I haven’t got any money, so I won’t buy that CD.
If I had some money, I would buy that CD.___________________________________________
2) Pigs haven’t got wings, so they don’t fly.
________________________________________________________________________
3) His marks aren’t good because he doesn’t work hard.
__________________________________________________________________________
4) I’m busy, so I won’t come with you.
_____________________________________________________________________
5) They don’t know her, so they won’t invite her to their party.
______________________________________________________________________
6) I won’t call him because I haven’t got his phone number.
_________________________________________________________________________
7) She walks to school because she hasn’t got a bike.
__________________________________________________________________________
8) It’s cold, so we won’t go to the beach.
_________________________________________________________________________
9) I won’t join you because I have to stay at home.
_________________________________________________________________________
10) He won’t lend you his camera because he needs it.
______________________________
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