RELATIVE CLAUSES 1
Combine the sentences using a relative clause:
I want to see the person. He deals with customer complaints.
I want to see the person who / that deals with customer complaints.
Combine the sentences using a relative clause:
You'll face many problems in England. One of them will be finding accommodation.
You'll face many problems in England one of which will be finding accommodation.
Reduce the relative clause:
The woman who is sitting at the corner table seems familiar to me.
The woman sitting at the corner table seems familiar to me.
What were they doing in the warehouse?
Did the manager find out ................................................................ ?
Did the manager find out what they were doing in the warehouse?
"I will move to another flat soon," Nihal said to me.
Nihal said to me that she would move to another flat soon.
Combine the sentences using a relative clause:
I wonder what happened to the child. A cyclist ran over him in the park this morning.
I wonder what happened to the child who / whom / that a cyclist ran over in the park this morning.
Combine the sentences using a relative clause:
Some of the guests didn't turn up. We'd invited them to the party.
Some of the guests whom / who / that we'd invited to the party didn't turn up.
Reduce the relative clause:
The boy who was attacked by a dog was taken to hospital.
The boy attacked by a dog was taken to hospital.
How many children does the school have in each class?
.......................................................................... is an important point to know.
How many children the school has in each class is important point to know.
The policeman said to me, "You can't park here for more than ten minutes."
The policeman told me that I couldn't park there for more than 10 mins.
Combine the sentences using a relative clause:
The picture had already been sold. Sally was very interested in it.
The picture in which Sally was very interested had already been sold.
The picture which /that / --- Sally was very interested in had already been sold.
Combine the sentences using a relative clause:
I don't like the music. Our neighbors play it very loudly all day long.
I don't like the music which / that / --- our neighbors play very loudly all day long.
Reduce the relative clause:
Tom is the most handsome boy who came to this school.
Tom is the most handsome boy to come to this school.
Does he have a valid excuse for not coming to work yesterday?
The manager wants to know ............................................................................
The manager wants to know whether /if he has a valid excuse for not coming to work yesterday.
"I've been trying to get in touch with you for ages," David said to Jill.
David told Jill that he had been trying to get in touch with her for ages.
Combine the sentences using a relative clause:
A company is likely to suffer in the current economic climate. Its financial backing isn't secure.
A company whose financial backing isn't secure is likely to suffer in the current economic climate.
Combine the sentences using a relative clause:
The woman was extremely wealthy. This dress was designed for her.
The woman for whom this dress was designed was extremely wealthy.
The woman whom / that / --- this dress was designed was extremely wealthy.
Reduce the relative clause:
Jenna, who has lived in Florida for 20 years, has gone through several hurricanes.
Jenna, having lived in Florida for 20 years, has gone through several hurricanes.
Who did Veronica marry?
I'm not in the least interested in ..........................................................................
I'm not in the least interested in who / whom Veronica married.
The biology teacher said, "An adult human should drink two liters of water a day."
The biology teacher said that an adult human should drink two liters of water a day.
Combine the sentences using a relative clause:
11 September 2001 is the date. Terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center
11 September 2001 is the date when / on which Terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center
Combine the sentences using a relative clause:
This is the very spot. A big explosion occurred on this spot yesterday.
This is the very spot where a big explosion occurred yesterday.
This is the very spot on which a big explosion occurred yesterday.
Reduce the relative clause:
This is the biggest fish that has been caught in the last ten years.
This is the biggest fish to have been caught in the last ten years.
Could this be the end of their relationship?
All the viewers are waiting to see ........................................................................
All the viewers are waiting to see whether / if this could be the end of their relationship.
'Wash your hands before you sit at the table."
Anna told her son ............................................................................
Anna told her son to wash his hands before he sat at the table.