relative clauses
relative clauses
Participle clauses
Participle clauses
100

We talked about the party. Sarah wants to organize it for my birthday.

We talked about the party that/which Sarah wants to organize for my birthday.

100

Ingrid went to see the doctor yesterday. He is a friend of hers.  

Yesterday Ingrid went to see the doctor, who is a friend of hers.

100

The International Space Station is huge. It was launched in 1998.

The International Space Station, launched in 1998, is huge.

100

He bought a new car. It was made in Japan.

He bought a new car made in Japan.

200

Mrs Flowers has paintings in her house. They are worth over $10,000. 

Mrs Flowers has paintings in her house that are worth over $10,000. 

Mrs Flowers has paintings which are worth over 10,000 in her house.

200

Mr Reynolds had to do all the work himself. His secretary left a few days ago.  

 Mr Reynolds, whose secretary left a few days ago, had to do all the work himself.

200

We can see the train. It’s arriving at platform 3.

We can see the train arriving at platform 3.

200

Gravity is a film about space. It was praised by many film critics.

Gravity is a film about space praised by many film critics. / Gravity, praised by many film critics, is a film about space.

300

The couple lives next to us. Their daughter has two charming dogs.

The couple, whose daughter has two charming dogs, lives next to us.

300

The boy took the photograph. He gave it to his mother.  

 The boy took the photograph, which he gave to his mother.

300

The passenger is at the check-in desk. He is wearing a grey coat.


The passenger wearing a grey coat is at the check-in desk.

300

Millions of people are watching the spaceship. It’s heading towards the moon.

Millions of people are watching the spaceship heading towards the moon.

400

This is the house. I had my first party here.  

This is the house where I had my first party.

400

That is the man. I met him at Alice’s party.  

That is the man who/whom I met at Alice’s party.

400

The astronauts have trained for a long time. They are repairing the satellite.

The astronauts repairing the satellite have trained for a long time.

400

The woman lies on the sofa. She is talking on her phone.

The woman lying on the sofa is talking on her phone.

500

Jerry received a bad mark on his essay. It was only one page long.  

Jerry received a bad mark on his essay, which was only one page long.

500

The boy smiled. Mary gave him some money.  

The boy who/whom Mary gave some money (to) smiled.

500

Passengers will not be allowed to board the plane. They are the passengers who carry more than one bag.

Passengers carrying more than one bag will not be allowed to board the plane.

500

The girl sits on the floor. She is doing her homework.

The girl sitting on the floor is doing her homework.