HW LESSON 14 – RELATIVE CLAUSE.

REWRITE THE SENTENCES

1. That’s the hotel we are staying in.

where That’s………………………………………………………………………………………………………staying.

2. That woman complained to the manager.

who That’s…………………………………………………………………………………………to the manager.

3. We met several people from Portsmouth, but none of them knew Dr Irons.

whom we met several people from Portsmouth, ………………………………………Dr Irons.

4. The car we rented was very unreliable.

which We……………………………………………………………………………………………… very unreliable.

5. Clare Spender is a the author; her book became a bestseller overnight.

whose Clare Spender is……………………………………………………………………a bestseller overnight.

6. We bought a kilo of apples; some of them were bruised.

which We bought a kilo of apples, ……………………………………………………bruised.

7. August is the month when most people take their holidays.

which August …………………………………………………………………………………most people take their

holidays.

8. She has a class of twenty students; half of them are of Canadian origin.

whom She has a class of twenty students, …………………………………………………are of Canadian

origin.

9 Sue tried on some shoes but none of them fitted.

which Sue tried on some shoes, …………………………………………………………………fitted.

10. At the film festival we saw many people; some were famous actors.

whom At the film festival we saw many people; ………………………..famous actors.

MAKE ONE SENTENCE FROM EACH GROUP OF SENTENCES, BEGINNING AS SHOWN.

11. The restaurant was full of guests. The restaurant was miles from my home. The guests had
gone there to taste the food.

=> The hotel, which was miles from my home, was full of guests who had gone there to taste
the food.

12. I lent you a pen. It was bought by a friend of mine. She lives in France.

=> The pen I

13. A girl's car was stolen. A police officer was staying in the same hotel. The woman was
interviewed by him.

=> The girl whose

14. A goal was scored by a teenager. He had come on as substitute. This goal won the match.

=> The goal which

15. She was sitting next to a boy in the exam. He told her the answers.

=>The boy she

16. My wallet contained over £100. It was found in the street by a schoolboy. He returned it.

=>My wallet,

17. My friend Albert has decided to buy a motorbike. His car was stolen last week.

=>My friend Albert,

18. Carol is a vegetarian. I cooked a meal for her last week. She enjoyed it.

=>Carol,
19. Carol slammed the door behind her. Her father had given her a car as a

present. She drove off in it.

=> Slamming

20. I noticed that the door was open. I decided to go in. This turned out to be a

mistake.

=> Noticing