UNIT 2 Grammar practice
Relative pronouns & adverbs
1 Complete the text with one relative pronoun or
adverb in each gap.
Base jumping is an extreme sport that involves
jumping from tall buildings or cliffs. Jumpers have
parachutes on their backs, (1) …………… help them
to land safely. It was Carl Boenish (2) ……………
thought of the name base jumping in 1978,
(3) …………… he filmed the first jumps from El
Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Some people
prefer to jump from very tall buildings, such as Burj
Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates, (4) ……………
Nasr Al Niyadi and Omar Al Hegelan set a new world
record for the highest base jump in 2010. Base
jumping is an activity (5) …………… is often seen in
action films – for example, in the 2002 film xXx, Vin
Diesel, (6) …………… character is an extreme sports
enthusiast called Xander Cage, is seen jumping off
the Foresthill Bridge in California.
Defining & non-defining clauses
2 Join the sentences, using relative pronouns only if
necessary. Then write whether they are defining
(D) or non-defining (ND) clauses.
This is the football stadium. My team won the cup
here.
This is the football stadium where my team won
the cup. D
1 I’ve got an older brother called Max. He’s at
college in Barcelona.
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2 I remember the time. We used to play football
together.
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3 This is the man. His bag was stolen.
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4 There is the park. I learned to ride a bike there.
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5 I’m going to a new exercise class. It costs €10.
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6 This is my friend. He’s running the marathon next
week.
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which, what & that
3 Complete the sentences with which, what or that
and your own ideas.
The World Cup final is something that I have
always dreamed of playing in.
1 Don’t believe everything ………………………… .
2 This is the place …………………………………… .
3 Is there anything…………………………………… ?
4 There’s nothing …………………………………… .
5 Football is a sport ………………………………… .
6 I can’t believe ……………………………………… .
Formal & informal structures
4 Read the first text. Then complete the second text,
rewriting the bold phrases using informal
structures.
Usain Bolt is an athlete of whom most people have
heard, but his early success is not something
(1) about which everyone knows. He was born in
Jamaica and he lived with his parents, brother and
sister, (2) with whom he grew up. He enjoyed
playing cricket and football as a boy, but at high
school he started to concentrate on track and field
events, (3) at which he did very well. He then moved
to Kingston and joined the Jamaican Amateur Athletic
Association, (4) with which he trained for the 2002
World Junior Championships. Before the 200 m final,
he was so nervous because of the expectations of the
home crowd (5) in front of which he was running
that he put his shoes on the wrong feet before a race.
He decided never to let himself be affected by
pre-race nerves again.
Usain Bolt is an athlete who most people have heard
of, but his early success is not something
(1) …………………………………… . He was born in
Jamaica and he lived with his parents, brother and
sister, (2) …………………………………… . He
enjoyed playing cricket and football as a boy, but at
high school he started to concentrate on track and
field events, (3) …………………………………… . He
then moved to Kingston and joined the Jamaican
Amateur Athletic Association,
(4) …………………………………… for the 2002 World
Junior Championships. He was so nervous because
of the expectations of the home crowd
(5) …………………………………… that he actually
put his shoes on the wrong feet before a race. He
decided never to let himself be affected by pre-race
nerves again.
UNIT 2 Grammar practice
Consolidation
5 Correct the errors in the sentences. One sentence
is correct.
The Eiffel Tower is a place who tourists often visit.
which
1 Have you met the person whose going to teach
you PE this year? …………………………
2 Winter is where I like to go skiing.
…………………………
3 I don’t understand that you’re saying.
…………………………
4 Our plane departs at 18.45 and is arriving at 20.15.
…………………………
5 They announced that they were getting married.
…………………………
6 Max told to Steve that he hadn’t been selected for
the team. …………………………
6 Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in bold.
I intended to go for a run yesterday, but I didn’t
have time. (going)
I was going to go for a run yesterday, but I didn’t
have time.
1 Oscar had won the race before his mum arrived.
(by the time)
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2 My PE teacher is called Mr Howard. He’s training
to run a marathon. (who)
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3 ‘Why don’t we watch the match?’ said Ethan.
(suggested)
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4 I saw him three months ago. (haven’t)
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