Relative Clauses: Pronouns
You should call the company which / who installed your new shower.
which
That’s the restaurant ________________________________ .
(we had dinner there last night)
That’s the restaurant where we had dinner last night.
I’m going to Megan’s house because I promised __________________ (lend) her my biology notes.
to lend
His parents supported / reimbursed him through university, but stopped giving him money once he’d graduated.
supported
The big / vast majority of teenagers have a smartphone.
vast
The mayor, ______ has worked hard for the town, is going to retire next month.
who
My schoolbag, _____________________________ , is falling apart.
(I’ve had it for a few years )
My schoolbag, which I’ve had for a few years , is falling apart.
I need to get my bike repairing / to repair / repair / repaired before the summer.
repaired
Hannah’s parents are quite rich, so they bought her a car for her eighteenth birthday.
(SYNONYM from the unit)
well-off
There’s been an increase of /in /from natural disasters during the last decade.
There’s been an increase in natural disasters during the last decade.
Is this the programme you were talking about / about that you were talking this morning?
Is this the programme you were talking about this morning?
She’s the artist __________________________________
(her pictures show people with big eyes)
She’s the artist whose pictures show people with big eyes.
I enjoy _______________ in the countryside first thing in the morning. (walk)
walking
The police will __________________ you if you park on the main road.
fine
Non-native English speakers outnumber native English speakers _______ three to one.
by
My mum who’s a journalist / , who’s a journalist, works very long hours.
My mum, who’s a journalist, works very long hours.
Ollie, _________________________________ , has lent me a book about poetry.
I sit next to him in class
(Formal English)
Ollie, to whom I sit next in class , has lent me a book about poetry.
I tried __________________ (call) my mum, but she didn’t answer the phone.
to call
Tyler tried to __________________ with the shop owner to get a better price.
haggle
There are ten young people in the village and sixty elderly people.
There are __________________ elderly people as young people in the village.
There are six times as many elderly people as young people in the village.
My sister, _______ dream is to become a doctor, has just started studying medicine.
My sister, whose dream is to become a doctor, has just started studying medicine.
That’s the photo _________________________________ .
a) her pictures show people with big eyes
b) I took it during the concert
(correct sentence and all possible prononouns)
That’s the photo which/that/--- I took during the concert.
My friends suggested __________________(???) a party to celebrate the end of term.
having
I’m not going out tonight because I need to _______.
economise
In 2010, there were three accidents on this road; last year there were 18.
There has been __________________ in the number of accidents on this road.
There has been a sixfold increase in the number of accidents on this road.