Relative Clauses Exercises

Complete the conversation using WHO, WHICH, WHOSE or WHERE:

     Simon:  Hi Nigel! Where did you go on holiday?

     Nigel  :  I went to Greece …where ….. I had a nice time.

     Simon:  Did you see anything exciting?

     Nigel  : Yes. I went to the Acropolis, …………………. is very famous. 

                 I also went to the place  ………the first Olympic Games were held.    

     Simon : Did you meet anyone interesting there?

     Nigel  : Yes. I met a girl ……………….. was from England. 

                  She knew a Greek family……... lived in Athens and 

                  she took me to meet them. They were a very rich and kind

                  family ………………. friendliness made me feel very welcome.

     Simon : It sounds like you enjoyed yourself!

     Nigel  : Yes, it’s a place ………………. I would like to go back.

Match the phrases as in the example:

  

a blender	a path at the side of the road	you relax in it
a party	something	you mix things with it
an armchair	a machine	people walk along it
a pavement	a piece of furniture	people enjoy going to
a fork	an occasion	you eat with it

1.      A blender is a machine you mix things with.

2.      ………………………………………………………………………

3.      ………………………………………………………………………

4.      ………………………………………………………………………

5.      ………………………………………………………………………

Complete with WHO or WHICH:

     “ Bob Geldof is a singer and songwriter WHO was born in Ireland in 1954. “

1.      He is the famous pop musician …………………. organized charity pop concerts in the 1980s.

2.      “I don’t like Mondays.” is the name of one of his songs ……………….. became a big hit.

3.      “Feed the World” is the song …………………… raised $8 million for famine relief in Eithiopia.

4.      “Bond Aid” was the name of the group …………………. sang the number one hit.

5.      Geldof traveled all over the world. He found a lot of famous people …………………. were willing to give money for his projects.

6.      Before Bob became a pop star, he had many different jobs ………………….. he didn’t like.

7.      Being a music journalist in Canada was a job ……………………. he enjoyed.

8.      “The Boomtown Rats” is the name of the group ……………………… he formed in Dublin.

9.      Geldof wrote a best-selling book about his life …………………… is called IS THAT IT?

10.  People ………………… know Geldof say that he is a very kind person.

 Complete the sentences:

1.      I watched a football match which …………………………………………………..

2.      My friends whom ………………………………………………..brought me nice presents.

3.      Did you pass the exam which ……………………………………………………………. ?

4.      Students who …………………………………………………………... must study harder.

5.      The postman whose …………………………………………………………. is at the door.

6.      That’s the girl whose ……………………………………………………………………….

7.      Jim helped the old lady who ………………………………………………………………..

8.      The police asked some questions to the boy who …………………………………………..

9.      I have a new camera which …………………………………………………………………

10.  A parrot is a bird that ……………………………………………………………………….

11.  The children whom …………………………………………………….. were arguing with each other.

12.  Prof. Moore who ………………………………………………………... will be our guest.

13.  The soup which ……………………………………………………………. was very salty.

14.  A kangaroo is an animal which ……………………………………………………………..

15.  Is that the same boy who …………………………………………………………………. ?

16.  The present which …………………………………………………… was very interesting.

17.  I need someone who ………………………………………………………………………..

18.  The actor whom ………………………………………………………… was very famous.

Answer the questions using RELATIVE PRONOUNS:

1.      Who did she give the money to? (man / wait at the door)

……………………………………………………………………

2.      Where did he take her? (restaurant / serve Chinese food)

……………………………………………………………………

3.      What kind of students are mostly successful?

……………………………………………………………………

4.      What kind of people do you like?

……………………………………………………………………

5.      What kind of people don’t you like?

……………………………………………………………………

6.      Where did she live when she was a child? (big house / room for everyone)

……………………………………………………………………

7.      Who is a postman?

……………………………………………………………………

8.      What is a knife?

……………………………………………………………………

9.      What kind of place do you like?

…………………………………………………………………….

10.  What is a zoo?

…………………………………………………………………….

Rewrite the following story combining the sentences using a RELATIVE PRONOUN:

    In 1956, a young sailor wrote a note. He felt very lonely. He put the note into a bottle. He threw the bottle into the ocean. In his note, he wanted any girl to write to him. A girl would find the bottle.

    Two years later, a fisherman saw the sailor’s bottle and picked it up. He was fishing on a shore in Sicily. As a joke, he gave it to his daughter. She wrote the sailor a letter. After more letters, the sailor married her in 1958. He visited Sicily.