OPTIONAL LESSON 25

Relative clause replaced by participle and infinitive

Exercise 1. Choose the best answer.

1. The woman _______next door is a famous singer .

A. lives B. who live C. living D. that living

2. The house ______ in the storm has now been rebuilt .

A. destroyed B. destroying C. which destroyed D. that is destroyed

3. The man ______ at the blackboard is our teacher .

A. stood B. stands C. standing D. to stand

4. Tom was the last ______the classroom yesterday .

A. to leave B. leaving C. left D. leaves

5. Linda was the last student ______ at the oral exam .

A. to be asked B. asking C. asks D. to ask

6. The bridge _____ by French architects is very nice.

A. was designed B. designing C. to design D. designed

7. The man is my teacher . I am grateful to him .

A. The man whom I grateful to him is my teacher . C. The man is my teacher who I am grateful .

B. The man whom I am grateful to is my teacher D. The man to him I am grateful is my teacher .

8. Ngoc is friendly . We are talking about her .

A. Ngoc , we are talking about , is friendly . C. Ngoc , about her we are talking , is friendly .

B. Ngoc, whom we are talking about is friendly D. Ngoc , about whom we are talking, is friendly

9. A pilot is a person who flies an aircraft .

A. A person who called a pilot flies an aircraft . B. A person that flies an aircraft is called a pilot .

C. A pilot is someone who flies an aircraft . D. Both B and C are correct .

10. Sunday is the day _______which we usually go fishing .

A. during B. at C. in D. on

11. The music ______ we listened last night was boring .

A. to which B. which to C. to that D. that

12. The man ______ I introduced you to last night is thoughtful .

A. whom B. that C. Ø D. all are correct

13. She couldn’t answer any question , _______made me surprised.

A. that B. it C. this D. which

14. The books _______ written by Jack London is very interesting .

A. which were B. were C. whose D. which

15. I am going to visit the town _____ I was born and grew up .

A. where B. which C. when D. who

16. This is Mary , ____ is taking over my job when I leave .

A. that B. which C. who D. whom

17. An architect is someone _____ designs buildings .

A. who B. that C. which D. it

18. That is the house in ______I used to live .

A. that B. which C. where D. there

19. The man _______ is my teacher .

A. who she is speaking to B. whom she is speaking with

C. to whom she is speaking D. to whom she is speaking with

20. I apologized to the boy ______ book I borrowed .

A. which B. who C. whom D. whose

V. Circle the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting: (2pt)

1.Actually, the boss had difficult in running the steel factory by himself without his assistant’s help. A B C D

2.The girl whose we are going to see is from Britain.

A B C D

3.The success of a shared holiday depends on who you share it with. ABCD
4.John was the last man reaching the top of the mountain. ABCD
5. The 14th Asian Games, that were held in Busan and Korea in 2002, attracted 9,999 participants. ABC D

1, The number of -------- who will attend the Games are estimated to increase year by year

A racers

B participants

C referees

D readers

2, he is interested in .... Sports such as swimming and surfing

A watering

B team

C aquatic

D competing

3 , the singer was ...on the piano bu her sister

A severed

B accompanied

C assisted

D sounded

4, l like the book .. You lent me last week.

A who

B when

C where

D x

5 Bill Gates , ...is the President of Microsoft company , is a billionare .

A whom

B whose

C who

D that

6 the ring ...is made of gold and diamond

A she is wearing it

B he gave it to her

C .she is wearing

D linda like .

7 it is game and sport ....popular with hobbyist.

A that was

B who is .

C that are

D who are

8 it ...who saw the ghost

A it was the musical performance on tv that...by our family.

A was enjoyed

B was enjoying

C enjoyed

D was enjoyable

9 it is English that ...in mang part of the word

A speaks

B was spoken.

C is speaking

D is spoken

10 thomas studied not only painting ...anatomy when he was trained to become an artist

A moreover

B as well

C but also

D and

11 nobody in my class likes him .he is....mean....selfish

A neither/nor

B either/or

C both/and

D also /and

Help meeeeeee

Rewrite the following sentences

1. How did you know the man ? I met him at the site conference

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2. The man is my father . I respect his opinion most

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3. The bed was comfortable . I slept in it last night

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4. I do not know the reason . She left school for it

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5. We have not decided the day . I'll go to London on that day

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6. Do you know the good looking man who is talking to Alison ?

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7. Luggage that is left unattended will be taken away by police

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8. Left-hand children who are forced to write with their right hands often develop psychological problems

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9. Melanie was the only person who wrote a letter of thanks

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10. This is the book . I'm looking for it .

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1.My partents keep ......... about my clothes

A. complaining B. complain C. to complain D. complained

2. ........ the police had rescued from the fire

A . the baby B. the baby that C. It is was the baby whom D. the baby whom

3. .......... a high level of blood cholesterol

A. It is eggs that contain B. those are eggs it contains C. it is eggs that contains D. it is eggs contain

4. ........... me all look for

A. it is happiness that B. that happiness C. happiness it is that happiness it is

5. .............. me how to play the drum

A. it was my uncle who taught B. my uncle who taught C. it was my uncle taught d. it is my uncle

47)Ann, ____ lives next door, is very friendly. A. who B. whom C. that D. All are correct 48) We went to Sandra’s party, ____ we enjoyed very much. A. which B. whom C. that D. who 49) John, ____ I have known for a very long time, is one of my closest friends. A. whose B. whom C. that D. B & C are correct 50) Sheila, ____ job involves a lot of travelling, is away from home a lot. A. whose B. whom C. that D. which 51) This new stadium, ____ can hold 90,000 people, will be opened next month. A. that B. whose C. which D. A & B are correct 52) My brother, ____ lives in Houston, is a doctor. A. who B. whom C.that D. A & B are correct 53) My office, ____ is on the second floor, is small. A. whose B. which C. who. .D. A & B are correct 54) She told me her address ____ I wrote down on a piece of paper. A. which B. that C. whose D. A & B are correct 55) The sun, ____ is one of millions of stars in the universe, provides us with heat and light. A. which B. that C. who D. A & B are correct 56) Tom made a number of suggestions, most of ____ were very helpful. A. them B. which C. that D. B & C are correct 57) The meeting ………I went was interesting. A. to which B. which C. that D. B & C are correct 58) We were given a lot of information, most of ____ was useless. A. which B. it C. that D. All are correct 59) There were a lot of people at the party, only a few of ____ I had met before. A. them B. whom C. who D. B & C are correct 60) I sent her two letters, neither of ____ she has received. A. that B. these C. which D. whom 61) A café is a small restaurant ____ people can get a light meal. A. where B. which C. that D. All are correct 62) My room has a very large window ____ you can see the whole lake. A. which B. that C. where D. All are correct 63)Alaska, ____ my brother lives, is the largest state in the United States. A. which B. where C. who D. All are correct 64) This is the house ____ we often stay the summer. A. where B. which C. that D. All are correct 65) Do you remember the clock tower ____ I first met you? A. where B. which C. that D. All are correct 66) Tell me the reason ____ you were absent yesterday. A. where B. when C. why D. that 67) Do you know the reason ____ Laura doesn’t like me? A. which B. where C. that D. why 68) There was a time ____ dinosaurs dominated the earth. A. which B. when C. that D. A & B are correct 69) Tell me the countries ____ the traffic moves on the left-hand side. A. where B. which C. that D. A & B are correct 70) Summer is the time of the year ____ the weather is the hottest. A. when B. which C. that D. B & C are correct 71) The reason ____ Jim has just lost his job is that he didn’t work hard enough. A. why B. which C. that D. B & C are correct 72) They hid the money in a place ____ it was safe from robbers. A. which B. where C. that D. All are correct 73 ) Please tell me the reason for ____ I should let you go. A. that B. which C. why D. B & C are correct 74) I know a wood ____ you can find wild strawberries. A. where B. which C. that D. All are correct 75) Can you suggest a time at ____ it will be convenient to meet? A. which B. when C. why D. that 76 That’s my friend,_______________ comes from Japan. A. which B. who C. whom D. where. 77. The plants which______________ in the living room need a lot of water. A. are B. be C. is D. was 78. She’s the woman_______________ sister looks after the baby for us. A. who B. which C. that’s D. whose 79. That’s the doctor for________________ Cliff works. A. that B. which C. whom D. whose 80 Marie,______________ I met at the party, called me last night. A. that B. whom C. which D. whose

Choose the best answer
1. That is the chair ____ he used to sit on for meals.
A. which B. whose C. that D. A & C are correct
2. The house in ____ I was born is for sale.
A. which B. where C. that D. A & C are correct
3. The film was about Shakespeare, _________ plays are famous all over the world.
A. which B. whose C. that D. who
4. The girl ____ name we don’t remember is an unknown singer.
A. which B. whose C. whom D. who
5. The office……………we are working in………………..in bad shape.
A. where – is B. which – is C. in which – is D. in that – is
6. She has two sons. Both of…………………work abroad
A. who B. whom C. them D. people
7. My wife, _________ is a doctor, works at Community Hospital.
A. who B. which C. whom D. that
8. I met the waiters, several of……………..are university students.
A. them B. who C. that D. whom
9. The women ________ I gave the money were glad.
A. to whom B. to that C. for whom D. for that
10. The farmers and their cattle……….had been trapped in the storm were fortunately rescued.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
11. The woman _______next door is a famous singer.
A. lives B. who live C. living D. that living
12. The problems ______they are discussing at the meeting are very important.
A. who B. which C. Ø D. both B and C
13. Michael told me about students _______have just got the scholarship.
A. which B. Ø C. who D. whose
14. Jan didn't check she had enough petrol before she left, _____was careless of her.
A. what B. it C. that D. which
15. He spoke to the messengers with ________ you were leaving.
A. which B. whom C. whose D. that
16. The bridge _____ by French architects is very nice.
A. was designed B. designing C. to design D. designed
17. Tom was the last ______the classroom yesterday.
A. to leave B. leaving C. left D. leaves
18. Linda was the last student ______ at the oral exam.
A. to be asked B. asking C. asks D. to ask
19. The ring ______ is made of gold and diamond.
A. she is wearing it B. he gave it to her C. Linda like D. she is wearing
20. Did you listen to the lecture on the environment by Dr. Pike,………………..
A. whom I have ever told you about B. about that I have ever told you
C. I have ever told you D. that I have ever told you