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Relative clauses
100
Major firms ----------- (look) for qualified people.
are looking
100
Ki and Tei ------ (study) English for five years.
Ki and Tei have studied English for five years.
100
The Nile river ------- (find) in Egypt.
The Nile rive is found in Egypt.
100
Each of (the/a/0) experiments was successful.
Each of the experiments was successful.
100
A person ------- sells houses is a realtor.
A person who sells houses is a realtor.
200
Make the following into a question: Jieon is searching for a job with good benefits.
Why is Jieon searching for a job with good benefits? What is Jieon searching for?
200
Ae Kyoung's family -------- (live) in the U.S. for two years.
Ae Kyoung's family has lived in the U.S. for two years.
200
Our phone line finally -------- (connected) today.
Our phone line is finally being connected today.
200
The children ran (the, a, 0) home after school.
The children ran home after school.
200
Employees ------- paychecks were held are in trouble.
Employees whose paychecks were held in trouble.
300
Fix the errors: Molly had teaching Spanish for three years before she started teaching ESL. Now, she teach two classes at CELAC.
Molly had been teaching Spanish for three years before she started teaching ESL. Now, she is teaching/teachers two classes at CELAC.
300
Before studying at CELAC, Saleh ------ (visit) the U.S. on vacation.
Before studying at CELAC, Saleh had visited the U.S. on vacation.
300
Jenny returned the library books yesterday.
The library books were returned yesterday by Jenny.
300
(The, A, 0) beginning of the movie was terrifying.
The beginning of the movie was terrifying.
300
Combine the following sentences and make a relative clause: My favorite place to eat is downtown. My favorite place to eat has really good green chile enchiladas.
My favorite place to eat, which is downtown, has really good green chile enchiladas.
400
Queenie --------- (clean) the house when the phone ------- (ring).
Queenie was cleaning the house when the phone rang.
400
------- you (see) Hangyu and Frank? They ------ (not attend) class in a few days.
Have you seen Hangyu and Frank? They haven't attended class in a few days.
400
Make the following sentence a complex passive: Scientists believe that primates appeared on the earth about 60 million years ago.
It is believed that primates appeared on the earth about 60 million years ago. Primates are believed to have appeared on the earth about 60 million years ago.
400
(A, the, 0) last year has been marked by (a, the, 0) large increase in violence.
The last year has been marked by a large increase in violence.
400
Combine the following sentences to make one sentence with a relative clause: The painter just got another grant. His works were featured in last week's Time magazine.
The painter whose works were featured in last week's Time magazine just got another grant.
500
Tung ------ (go) to class every day before he broke his leg and had to stay home for a week.
Tung had been going to class every day before he broke his leg and had to stay home for a week.
500
MJ -------- (live) in Albuquerque for two years by the end of the semester.
MJ will have been living in Albuquerque for two years by the end of the semester.
500
Write a complex passive with the following information: coldest place in the universe: The Boomerang Nebula, 5,000 light years from earth (think)
It is thought that the Boomerang Nebula, 5,000 light years from earth, is the coldest place in the universe. The Boomerang Nebula, 5,000 light years from earth, is thought to be the coldest place in the universe.
500
(A, the, 0) radio described several ways in which (an, the, 0) elderly couple could obtain (a, the, 0) best medical help.
The radio described several ways in which an elderly couple could obtain the best medical help.
500
Reduce the relative clause in one of the following sentences: Chairs that are in the conference room cannot be moved. The accountant with whom he corresponded was well qualified.
Chairs in the conference room cannot be moved.
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