Exercise 3: Join each pair of sentences below, using relative
clauses.
1. Pass me the dictionary. I put it on the shelf.
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2. Will you help me to do the exercises? I don’t understand the exercises.
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3. We haven’t met Mr Smith yet. His daughter studies with Paul.
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4. We won’t forget the day. We went to Justin Beaber’s concert that day.
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5. Peter has read the book. I recommended the book to him.
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6. They sent me a postcard of the hotel. They stayed there on holiday.
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7. This is my best friend. I met her at school ten years ago.
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8. Is this the man? This man accused you of stealing his wallet.
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9. Peter made a lemon cake. It is his speciality.
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10. I want you to introduce you to Mrs Black. Her husband is an engineer.
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11. Can you show me the room? Meetings are held in that room.
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12. I don’t know the man. Sue is dancing with him.
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14. You have to correct the mistakes. You’ve made mistakes in the letter.
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15. I like Mrs White. She is in charge of the Marketing Department.
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IV. Rewrite the sentences below as single sentence using relative clauses.
1.I don’t know the name of the woman. I spoke to her on the phone.
→ I don’t know the name of the woman to whom I spoke on the phone.
2.That is the room. The meeting is held in that room.
→ That is the room where the meeting is held
3.I’ll always remember the day. I first saw that sight on that day.
→ I’ll always remember the day when I first saw that sight
4.She was born in Malaysia. Rubber trees grow well there.
→She was born in Malaysia, where rubber trees grow well
5.No one knows the school. My uncle taught at that school 10 years ago.
→ No one knows the school where my uncle taught 10 years ago.
6.Please ask them the time. The train started the trip at that time.
→Please ask them the time when the train started the trip
7.New Year’s Day is a day. All family members gather and enjoy a family dinner then.
→ New Year’s Day is the day when all family members gather and enjoy a family dinner
8. The man made me sad the most. I love him with all my heart.
→The man who I love with all my heart made me sad the most
9.His book became the best seller. It was published last year.
→His book, which was published last year , became the best seller
10.Neil Armstrong Neil Armstrong lived in the USA. He walked on the moonv
→Neil Armstrong, who walked on the moon, lived in the USA