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relative clauses1. Join the two sentences with a relative pronoun. There may be more than one correct answer.

e.g.: This is the CD. I bought it for Jane.

This is the CD which / that I bought for Jane.

Jennys brother looks like her. Hes about her same age.Jennys brother, who is about her same age, looks like her.

a. Grand Avenue was the best place to buy clothes. I used to go shopping there.Grand Avenue, where I used to go shopping, was the best place to buy clothes.

b. I will call the students. I went to London with them last year.I will call the students who / that I went to London with last year.

c. Thats the man. He weighs over 120 kilos.Thats the man who / that weighs over 120 kilos.

d. Tims shoes dont match his jacket. Theyre brown.Tims shoes, which are brown, dont match his jacket.

e. My friend Claudia used to be a top model. She was extremely thin.My friend Claudia, who was extremely thin, used to be a top model.

f. Macalester is an American college. Kofi Annan studied there.Macalester is an American college where Kofi Annan studied.

g. I first met Sally in 1999. I was working in Dublin back then.I first met Sally in 1999 when I was working in Dublin.

h. Nail-biting is a habit. You should really try to stop it.Nail-biting is a habit which / that you should really try to stop.

i. Pete has never talked to those students. Their stay abroad was certainly amazing.Pete has never talked to those students whose stay abroad was certainly amazing.

j. Eileen is a wonderful person. Her husband is very unfriendly.Eileen, whose husband is very unfriendly, is a wonderful person.

k. Lars may bring us something. We want it.Lars may bring us something that / which we want.

l. Rolling Stone is the magazine. We told them about it yesterday.Rolling Stone is the magazine which / that we told them about yesterday.

m. Please, tell me the reason. Linda got so upset because of it.Please, tell me the reason why Linda got so upset.

n. In 1992 the Olympics took place in Barcelona. Brenda was a baby in 1992.In 1992, when Brenda was a baby, the Olympics took place in Barcelona.

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2. Point out which of the sentences you joined in Exercise 1 contain a Defining Relative Clause

and which contain a Non-defining Relative Clause.

e.g.: This is the CD which / that I bought for Jane.

Which / That I bought for Jane is a defining relative clause

Jennys brother, who is about her same age, looks like her.

Who is about her same ageis a non-defining relative clause

a. Where I used to go shoppingis a non-defining relative clause.b. Who / That I went to London with last year is a defining relative clause.c. Who / That weighs over 120 kilosis a defining relative clause.d. Which are brownis a non-defining relative clause.e. Who was extremely thinis a non-defining relative clause.f. Where Kofi Annan studiedis a defining relative clause.g. When I was working in Dublinis a defining relative clause.h. Which / That you should really try to stopis a defining relative clause.i. Whose stay abroad was certainly amazingis a defining relative clause.

j. Whose husband is very unfriendlyis a non-defining relative clause.k. That / Which we wantis a defining relative clause.l. Which / That we told them about yesterdayis a defining relative clause.m. Why Linda got so upsetis a defining relative clause.n. When Brenda was a babyis a non-defining relative clause.

3. Find four sentences in Exercise 1 which can be joined with a Contact Clause(with no relative

pronoun) and rejoin them that way.

e.g.: This is the CD. I bought it for Jane.

This is the CD I bought for Jane.

a. Sentence b) Iwill call the students I went to London with last year.b. Sentence h) Nail-biting is a habit you should really try to stop.c. Sentence k) Larsmay bring us something we want.d. Sentence l)Rolling Stone is the magazine we told them about yesterday.

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