Exercise 37: Relative Clauses (page : 138)
1. The
last record which produced by this company became a gold record.
2. Checking
accounts that require a minimum balance are very common now.
3. The
professor whose you spoke yesterday is not here today.
4. John
whose grades are the highest in the school, has received a scholarship.
5. Felipe
bought a camera that has three lenses.
6. Frank
is the man who we are going to nominate Frank for the office of treasurer.
7. The
doctor is with a patient whose leg was broken in an accident.
8. Jane
is the woman who is going to China next year.
9. Janet
wants a typewriter whose self-corrects.
10. This
book that I found last week, contains some useful information.
11. Mr.
Bryant whose team has lost the game, looks very sad.
12. James
wrote an article whose indicated that he disliked the president.
13. The
director of the program whose graduated from Harvard University, is planning to
retire next year.
14. This
is the book that I have been looking for all year.
15. William
whose brother is a lawyer, wants to become a judge.
Exercise 38: Relative Clauses Reduction (page : 139)
1. George
is the man chosen to represent the committee at the convention.
2. All
of the money accepted has already been released.
3. The
papers on the table belong to Patricia.
4. The
man brought to the police station confessed to the crime.
5. The
girl drinking coffee is Marry Allen.
6. John’s wife, a professor, has written several papers
on this subject.
7. The
man talking to the policeman is my uncle.
8. The
book on the top shelf is the one that I need.
9. The
number of students have been counted is quite high.
10. Leo
Evans, a doctor, eats in this restaurant every day.
Defining Relative Clause
Definition: A defining relative clause (also called identifying
relative clauses or restrictive relative clauses) gives
essential information about the noun or noun phrase it modifies, the purpose of
a defining relative clause is to clearly define who or what we are talking
about. Without this information, it would be difficult to know who or what is
meant.
For example:
- The hotel that we stayed in wasn't bad. ("that we stayed in" tells the listener which hotel we are talking about; it defines the hotel)
Punctuation Commas are not used in defining relative clauses.
Relative pronouns The following relative pronouns are used in defining
relative clauses:
Person
|
Thing
|
Place
|
Time
|
Reason
|
|
Subject
|
who/that
|
which/that
|
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Object
|
who/whom/that/ø
|
which/that/ø
|
where
|
when
|
why
|
Possessive
|
whose
|
whose
|
Notes:
"Who", "whom"
and "which" can be replaced by "that". This is very common
in spoken English.
The "relative pronoun" can
be omitted (ø) when it is the object of the clause.
For example:
For example:
- The mouse that the elephant loved was very beautiful.
- The mouse /ø the elephant loved was very beautiful.
"Whose" is used for things
as well as for people.
For example:
For example:
- The man whose car was stolen.
- A tree whose leaves have fallen.
"Whom" is very formal and
is only used in written English. You can use "who/that, or omit" the
pronoun completely.
For example:
For example:
- The doctor whom/who/that/ø I was hoping to see wasn't on duty.
"That" normally follows
words like "something, anything, everything, nothing, all, and
superlatives".
For example:
For example:
- There's something that you should know.
- It was the best film that I've ever seen.
Examples:
- The woman who lives in apartment No. 34 has been arrested.
- An elephant is an animal that lives in hot countries.
- Do you know the girl who is talking to Tom?
- The house /ø is being renovated.
- Has anyone seen the book I was reading?
- The document that I need has "important" written at the top.
- Let's go to a country where the sun always shines.
- A seaman is someone who works on a ship.
- The boy /who/whom/ø we met yesterday is very nice.
Source : http://www.englishlanguageguide.com/grammar/definiting-relative-clause.asp
