Relative clauses

Complete the passage with suitable relative pronouns. There may be more than one possible answer.

Jack:  Where are my jeans?

Andy:  You mean the jeans ^1. …………………… you wore last night?

Jack:  Yes, the ones ^2. …………pockets have zips. Here’s the chair ^3. …………I always put them, but they’re missing.

Andy:  I think those are the jeans ^4. …………………… Mum is washing now.

Jack:  Oh, no! There’s a note ^5. ………… I left in the pocket. It has the phone number of a girl ^6. ………… is selling her racing bike. It’s a bike ^7. ……………… ordinary price is double what she’s asking. It’s just the bike ^8. ……………………  I’ve wanted to buy for a long time.

Andy:  Maybe Mum hasn’t started the washing machine. Hurry up and check!

KEY

1. that / which 5. which / that

2. whose 6. who / that

3. where 7. whose

4. which / that 8. that / which

Combine the sentences using the relative pronouns in brackets. Add a comma when needed.

1. Many teenagers look for jobs in hotels. They can work there during the summer. (where)

2. Bus number 27 is always crowded. It travels all over the city. (which)

3. The film is about a doctor. He saves many children’s lives in India. (who)      4. The high-tech company is looking for engineers. Their references are good. (whose)

5. The author is signing books at the shop today. She is very well known. (who)

6. She tries to forget the day. She was fired that day. (when)

KEY

1. Many teenagers look for jobs in hotels where they can work during the summer.

2. Bus number 27, which travels all over the city, is always crowded. / Bus number 27, which is always crowded, travels all over the city.

3. This film is about a doctor who saves many children’s lives in India.

4. The high-tech company is looking for engineers whose references are good.

5. The best-selling author, who is very well known, is signing books at the shop today. / The best-selling author, who is signing books
at the shop today, is very well known.

6. She tries to forget the day when she was fired.

Rewrite the sentences using the formal structure.

1. I got a letter about the position which I applied for.

2. The old man who she is talking to is a millionaire.

3. The Internet company which they ordered the computer from went out of business.

4. The speaker who we are listening to knows how to interest an audience.

KEY

1. I got a letter about the position for which I applied.

2. The old man to whom she is talking is a millionaire.

3. The Internet company from which they ordered the computer went out of business.

4. The speaker to whom we are now listening knows how to interest an audience.