Relative Clauses Worksheet 1

Relative Pronouns
Use the relative pronouns in the box to complete the sentences
who(m) that which where when whose
1. The doctor _______ examined the child was very gentle.
2. I live in Canada, _______ is a densely populated country.
3. Lee teaches a class of students _______ native language is not English.
4. Yesterday, I ran into an old friend _______ I hadn't seen for years.
5. Dan says he will always remember the day _______ his parents first bought him a
bike for his birthday.
6. That's the drawer _______ I keep my jewellery.
7. The town _______ I used to live in was not very big.
8. The people _______ house I am staying at are very kind to me.
9. Is this store _______ you said you bought the fishing equipment?
10. Here is the place _______ grandpa always used to talk about.
11. I am in need of a coat _______ will keep me warm.
12. We don't have a big enough room in _______ we can apply sample tests.
13. Why don't you consult someone _______ has experienced the same troubles?
14. The woman _______ husband is a football player always complains about the
stains _______ never come off easily.
15. Here is a big thank you to all _______ contributed to this wonderful website.
16. What I'm now going to tell you is something _______ you'll never foget in your life.
17. The severe drought _______ occured last summer ruined the crop.
18. The voters were overwhelmingly against the canditate _______ proposals called for
higher taxes.
Relative Clauses Worksheet 2
A. Rewrite the sentences below using adjective clauses.
1. The man poured a glass of water on his face. His beard caught on fire when he lit a
cigarette.
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2. The dogcatcher caught the dog. It bit my neighbor's daughter.
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3. The man gave me a good advice. I spoke to him on the way home.
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4. I have really missed my hometown. I lived a cheerful childhood there.
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5. The young women are all from Japan. We met them at the theater last night.
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6. Do you remember the eighties? We were all young and happy those days.
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B. Omitting relative pronouns.
Now try to rewrite the sentences omitting relative pronouns.
1. Mr. Ironhead, who is now the president, is responsible for this decline.
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2. In every traditional story of ours, there is a poor boy who wants to marry the rich
man's daughter.
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3. On my visit to China, I saw peple who were working to death.
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4. Little Women, which is a novel published in 1868, is my favorite book.
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5. Excuse me, but there is something that I want to talk to you about.
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Relative Clauses Which
Using "which" to modify the whole sentence
First spot the difference between the two sample sentences below then decide
whether to use comma in following sentences or not.
1. The student answered the question which surprised the teachers.
The student answered the question, which surprised the teachers.
2. Max isn't home yet which worries me.
3. Won't you ever stop talking about things which make me nervous?
4. Mr. Wallace came up with his students which was a pleasant surprise.
5. I shut the door on my necktie which was very stupid of me.
6. Jerry was fired from his work which surprised all of his co-workers.
7. Did you get the message which concerned the special meeting.
8. One day you'll learn where you once belonged which will surely annoy you.
9. We have an apartment which overlooks the park.
10. Mr. Anderson responded my letter which I appreciated very much.
11. There was an accident on I-80 which means I'll be late to work this morning.
12. English has an alphabet which consists of 26 letters.

Relative Clauses 1
1. Who / that
2. Which
3. Whose
4. Whom / who / that
5. When
6. Where

7. Which / that
8. Whose
9. Where
10. Which / that
11. Which / that
12. Which
13. Who
14. Whose / which (that)
15. Who
16. That / which
17. That / which
18. Whose
Relative Clauses 2
A) 1. The man whose beard caught on fire when he lit a cigarette poured a glass of water
on his face.
2. The dogcatcher caught the dog which (that) bit my neighbor's daughter.
3. The man who (whom/that) I spoke to on the way home gave me a good advice.
4. I have really missed my hometown where I lived a cheerful childhood.
5. The young women who (whom / that) we met at the theater last night are all from
Japan.
6. Do you remember the eighties when we were all young and happy?
B) 1. Mr. Ironhead, now the president, is responsible for this decline.
2. In every traditional story of ours, there is a poor boy wanting to marry the rich
man's daughter.
3. On my visit to China, I saw people working to death.
4. Little Women, a novel published in 1868, is my favorite book.
5. Excuse me, but there is something I want to talk to you about.
Relative Clauses which
The student answered the question which surprised the teachers.
The student answered the question, which surprised the teachers.
In the first sentence its the question that surprises the teacher, however, in the second
one
it is the students answering it surprises the teacher.
2. Max isn't home yet, which worries me. (yes)
3. Won't you ever stop talking about things which make me nervous? (no)
4. Mr. Wallace came up with his students, which was a pleasant surprise. (yes)
5. I shut the door on my necktie, which was very stupid of me. (yes)
6. Jerry was fired from his work, which surprised all of his co-workers. (yes)
7. Did you get the message which concerned the special meeting. (no)
8. One day you'll learn where you once belonged, which will surely annoy you.
(yes)
9. We have an apartment which overlooks the park. (no)
10. Mr. Anderson responded my letter, which I appreciated very much. (yes)
11. There was an accident on I-80, which means I'll be late to work this morning.
(yes)
12. English has an alphabet which consists of 26 letters. (no)