DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

•  WHERE: This is the factory. Ford cars are made there. This is the factory where Fords cars are made.
• WHO/THAT: The boy was a philosophy student. Peter shared a flat with him. The boy who/that shared a flat with Peter was a philosophy student.
• (WHO/THAT): The boy was dancing with Laura. He had a slight limp (cojera). The boy (that/who) Laura was dancing with had a slight limp.
• WHICH / THAT: I visited a village. It had a gothic church. I visited a village which/that had an old church.
• (WHICH/ THAT): The cat is Persian. I bought it in a specialized shop. The cat which/that I bought is a specialised shop is Persian.
• WHOSE: The man was a good speaker. I attended his conference yesterday. The man whose conference I attended is a good speaker.

Join these sentences using a relative pronoun. Omit the relative where possible.

1.       Her mother lives in Rome.

She’s the girl ……………………..

2.       I saw Robocop on the flight to New York.

Robocop was the film …………………..

3.       I saw my first film in that cinema.

That’s the cinema ……………………..

4.       This is the couple. Their house was destroyed by a fire.

This is ………..

5.       She was talking to a student. He played for the school team.

The student …………

6.       I bought this shirt in a shop. It was called ‘The Old House’.

The shop ………….

7.       I mended a sofa. It was rather shabby.

The sofa …………..

8.       Jenny met a man. He told her the truth.

The man ……………………

9.   I had to solve some problems. They were very difficult.

The problems ………..

10.   The lions are from Africa. The tamer works with them.

The lions…………….

11.  This is the boy. His father is a millionaire.

This is the boy …………………..

12.  This girl is my best friend. Her hair is long and fair.

The girl ………………….

13.  That’s the woman. She interviewed me.

That’s ……………………..

14.  That’s the man. I listened to his conference yesterday.

That’s the man …………..


KEY

1. She’s the girl whose mother lives in Rome.

2. Robocop was the film (which) I saw on the flght to New York.

3. That’s the cinema where I saw my first film.

4. This is the couple whose house was destoyed by a fire.

5. The student (who) she was talking to played for the school team.

6. The shop where I bought this shirt was called "The Old House"

7. The sofa (which) I mended was rather shabby.

8. The man (who) Jenny met told her the truth.

9. The problems (which) I had to solve were very difficult.

10. The lions (which) the tamer works with are from Africa.

11. This is the boy whose father is a millionaire.

12. The girl whose hair is long and fair is my best friend.

13. That’s the woman who interviewed me.

14. That’s the man whose conference I listended to yesterday.