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/“Back [1 BAT RELATIVE CLAUSES: BASIC REVIEW | Relative Clauses are divided into two groups: Defining: no commas. My brother who lives in Australia is here visiting (This sentence indicates that | have other brothers not living in Australia) Non-defining: commas My brother, who lives in Australia, is here visiting (This sentence indicates that | have only one brother and he lives in Australia) [ PRONOUNS (where, when, whose, which, who, whom, that) ] Where _= in which Example: That is the pub where | forgot my purse = That is the pub in which | forgot my purse Complete: This is the hospital J was born_= This is the hospital | was born When When replaces a time adverb (the moment that, the day that, ...) Example: | remember the day that we met = | remember the day when we met / [remember when we met We can omit when. Example: | remember the day we met Complete: That was the moment that | saw you = That was the moment saw you That was | saw you_= That was the | saw you Whose Whose replaces a possessive adjective (my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their). Example: That ¡is the man. His ancestors are all doctors = That is the man whose ancestors are all doctors. Complete: She is my neighbour, children live abroad = She is my neighbour, children live abroad Who / that Who or That refer to a person Example: That was the man who spoke to me yesterday = That was the man that spoke to me yesterday Join these sentences (use WHO for the first example and THAT for the second): I saw the thief. He broke into your house = | saw the into your house =|saw your house | met the lady. She told me everything =| met me everything =1 everything We can omit who and that when they are not the subject She is the lady who | saw = She ¡is the lady that | saw He is the man whe they employed = He is the man that they employed Which / that Which or That refer to an animal, a concept, an object Example: That was the dog which bit me! = That was the dog that bit me! Join these sentences (use WHICH for the first example and THAT for the second): | bought the handbag. It cost €50 = | bought the €50 = | bought €50 lfound the letters. They were my mother's = | found my mother's =1 my mother's We can omit which and that when they are not the subject This is the cat which | saw in the garden= This is the cat that | saw in the garden L___That is the house which | love = That is the house that | love Whom Whom refers to a person, and ¡t is placed after a preposition. We can omit it. Examples: He ¡is the man for whom | work (formal) = He is the man | work for (informal) They are the children with whom | used to play (forma!) = They are the children | used to play with (informal) 10. It isn't necessary to take a thick coat. You... 11. | wish | had paid for half of the meal, but | didn't. 1... 12. It is possible that Jake is in his room. Jake... 13. Perhaps we will not see them at the weekend. We... 14. | don't know if will go to the concert. |... 15. They are certain that bringing up children ¡is not easy. Bringing up children... 16. It is unnecessary for you to come. You... 17. l advise him to give up smoking. He... 18. Eating chewing-gum in the class in prohibited. Students... 19. There was an obligation to turn off the mobile phone. We... 20. ! didn't have the ability to cook when | was younger. I... 3 PERFECT MODALS REPHRASING EXERCISES 1. l'm sorry that | didn't study enough. Lo. 2. P'm sure that he has finished the exercise. He... 3. It wasn't necessary for them to have reserved the tickets. They... 4. [think that Ridley Scott didn't direct this film, Ridley Scott... 5. You didn't write as many words as possible. You... 6. lt was wrong of you to go to that party. You... 7. She was able to run faster but she didn't. She... 8. We are certain that it was a disaster. o. 9. Itwasn'ta good idea for the government to apply all those economic measures. The government... 10.1 can't believe your boyfriend began smoking. Your boyfriend... A“Back Join the sentences using a non-defining relative clause. 1. Caitlin is brilliant at maths. She's got an “A' last year, 2. The shop sells good clothes. It is near the library. 3. The film comes out in December. It stars Keanu Reeves. 4. Paula can snowboard very well. Her dad is a ski instructor. 5. My uncle lives in France. He visits us every year. Rephrase the sentences beginning as shown. 1. | sent something to you. Did you receive it? Did you 2. | couldn't buy the book. You recommended it to me. I 3. My sister didn't want to go to bed. She had been waiting for the party all day. My sister 4. Pamela has just met the boy. She asked you for his phone number. Pamela 5. Sarah introduced me to her brother. | was looking forward to meeting him. Sarah 6. Alex Crivillé has finished second in the World Championship. His team mate Mike Doohan has been his only rival.z Alex 7. The little girl appeared among the bushes. We had been looking for her. The little 8. Your friend Mike ran over a little girl. She's my neighbour's daughter. The little girl 9. Uncle George didn't want to come with us. We had taken him to town. Uncle George 10. Andrew showed me some photographs. | recommended you to see them. I 11. | have just met the writer, You asked me for her birthplace. 12. Mr Álvarez Cascos has just remarried. He is the Vice- President of Spain. Mr Álvarez 13. Your sister has told me about her wedding. | gave her a lift to the station this morning. Your sister 14. Someone says you are going to sell the house. You lived there for years. Someone says 15. The doctor has given me some pills. They will help me to overcome this bad cold I've got. The pills 16. She didn't have time to buy the drinks. You asked her for them. She 17. The criminal has finally been arrested. The police found his car near the library. The criminal. 13. The church was built hundreds of years ago. My best friend got married there. The church 19. Here comes Michael Springer. | mentioned him to you the other day. Here comes 20. She was telling me something, but | didn't understand it. I didn't 21. That is the young lady. Your brother is in love with her. That is 22. Theresa brought something for me, but | haven't been able to find it. l haven't 23. | don't know what | have done with the money. You gave itto me. i don't know 24. My father works in a factory. Itis very unhealthy. The factory 25. The house has just been rebuilt. My grandparents used to live there. The house 26. You can see a man climbing the garden wall. He has escaped from the asylum. The man 4. My brother studied zoology. He works in a natural history museum. 5. The Tower of London is on the River Thames. Itis one of the most famous buildings in Britain. 6. Fiesta was written by Ernest Hemingway. Itis also called The Sun Also Rises. 7. The new tunnel will be opened next month. Itis the safest in Europe. 8. Michael ¡s still asteep. He stayed up until 4 a.m. watching athletics. 9. Tina gave a big party in her house. Her parents were away on business. 10. Doris Lessing was born in Persia. She wrote The Golden Notebook. 13. Relatives: defining, non-defining and connective: Combine the following pairs or groups of sentences by means of relative pronouns, making any necessary changes. 1. You sent me a present. Thank you very much for it. (Thank you very much for...) 2. She was dancing with a student, He had a slight limp. (two ways) 3. | am looking after some children. They are terribly spoilt, (two ways) 4. The bed has no mattress. | sleep on this bed. (The bed |...) 5. Romeo and Juliet were lovers. Their parents hated each other. 6. There wasn't any directory in the telephone box. | was phoning from this box. 7. This is Mrs. Jones. Her son won the championship last year. 8. | was sitting in a chair. lt suddenly collapsed. (The chair...) 9. Mr. Smith said he was too busy to speak to me. | had come especially to see him. 10. The man was sitting at the desk. | had come to see this man. 
