Bài tập mệnh đề quan hệ

I. Fill in the blanks with relative pronoun or relative adverbs. Put commas when
they are needed.
1. Alexander Flemming ___________ discovered penicillin received the Nobel Prize in 1945.
2. The book ____________ I need can’t be found in the library.
3. Here is the beach ___________ is the safest for swimmers.
4. Do you know the American woman ______________ name is Margaret Mitchell?
5. Jim ______________ I have known for ten years is one of my closest friends.
6. John found a cat ______________ whose leg was broken.
7. Don’t sit on the chair the leg ______________ is broken.
8. This tree ___________ branches are dry should be cut down.

9. The child smiled at the woman ______________ I didn’t know
10. That woman _____________ name I don’t remember is a doctor.
11. Children enjoy reading the books _____________ have coloured pictures. (enjoy +
Ving)
12. I met someone ______________ said he knew you.
13. The noise________________ he made woke everybody up.
14. The film is aboy a spy________________ wife betrays him. (betray: ph ản b ội)
15. Those girls ____________ serve in the restaurant are the owner’s daughters.
16. The house _______________ walls and roof are made of glass is a green house.
17. Rod Lee __________ sister I know is a film actor.
18. Mr Bake will buy the house _____ is opposite to my house.
19. You have to take care of the books __________ you borrowed from the library.
20. Karl Marx ________________ theories have changed the world’s history is the German
Philosopher.
21. Let me see all the letters __________ you have written
22. Is there anyone _________ can help me do this?
23. Mr Brown _____ is only 34 is the director of this company

24. The chief of Police, __________ work is very important, takes care of the public safety.
25. I know a place ___________ roses grow in abundance.
26. The teacher with __________ we studied last year no longer teaches in our school.
27. They showed me the hospital _______ buildings had been destroyed by bombings.
28. We saw many soldiers and tanks ________ were moving to the front.
29. We must find a time ____________ we can meet and a place ________ we can talk.
30. The decision was postponed, ______ was exactly what he wanted.

II. Use a relative pronoun to combine each pair of the sentences below.
1. You sent me a present. Thank you very much for it.
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2. Romeo and Juliet were lovers. Their parents hated each other.
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3. This is Mrs Jones. Her son won the champion ship last year.
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4. I was sitting in a chair. It suddenly collapsed.
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5. This is the story of a man. His wife suddenly loses her memory.
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6. Charlie Chaplin died in 1977. His films amused millions of people in the world.
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7. Please post these letters. I wrote them this morning.
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8.The building is the church. Its tower can be seen from afar.
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9. Mary and Margaret are twins. You meet them yesterday.
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10. I’ll introduce you to the man. His support is necessary for your project.

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11. The students will surely be successful in their exams. The students study seriously
and methodically.
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12. Mary has won an Oscar. I know her sister.
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13. Is this the style of hair? Your wife wanted to have it.
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14. Shakespeare was brn at Stratford on Avon, a small town in England. He is the
world’s greatest dramatist and poet.
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15. His girl friend turned out to be an enemy spy. He trusted her absolutely.
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16. A man brought in a small girl. Her hand had been cut.
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17. The Smiths were given room in the hotel. Their house had been destroyed in the
explosion.
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18. He introduced me to his students. Most of them were from abroad.
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19. They gave me four every bad tyres. One of them burst before I had driven four miles.
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20. A man answered the phone. He said Tom was out.
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III. Use a Relative pronoun preceded by a preposition to combine each pair of the
sentences below.
1. The teacher is Mr.Pike. We studied with him last year.
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2. The problem has been discussed in class. We are very interested in it.

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3. Many diseases are no longer dangerous. People died of them years ago.
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4. Do you see my pen? I have just written the lesson with it.
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5. I like standing at the window. I can see the park from this window.
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6. We are crossing the meadow. We flew kites over it in our childhood. (fly kites: th ả
diều)
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7. They are repairing the tubes. Water is brought into our house through the tubes.
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8. In the middle of the village there is a well. The villagers take water from this well to
drink. (well: cái giếng)
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9. The middle-aged man is the director. My father is talking to him.
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10. This is a race opportunity. You should take advantage of it to get a better job. (Take
advantage of st = make use of st: Tận dụng)
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11. The boy í my cousin. You made fun of him. (make fun of: Chế giễu)
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12. This matter is of great importance. You should pay attention to it. (Tobe of + N =
Have + N; pay attention to st: Chú ý đến)
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13. The woman lives next door to me. You gave place to her on the bus. (give place to sb:
Nhường chỗ cho ai)
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14. This snake is venomless. You are afraid of it
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15. The examination lasted two days. I was successful in this examination
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16 These children are orphans. She is taking care of these children.
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17. The two young men are not good persons. You are acquainted with them
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18. This is the result of our work. I’m pleased with it
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19. There is a “No parking” sign. I do not take notice of it.
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20. Mr Brown is the man. I’m responsible to him for my work.

IV. Use a Relative adverb to combine each pair of the sentences below.
1. This is the house. We often stay in this house in the summer.
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2. That was the time. He managed the enterprise at that time.
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3. I’ll show you the second-hand bookshop. You can find valuable books in this shop.
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4. I never forget the park. We met each other for the first time at this park.
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5. The police want to know the hotel. Mr Bush stayed at this hotel two weeks ago.
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6. The reasons are basic grammatical ones. I’m solded by the teacher for these reasons.
(scold sb for doing st = critisize sb for doing st: chỉ trích ai)
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7. She doesn’t want to speak to the cause. She divorced her husband for this cause.
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8. The road is shaded with trees. I go to shool on this road every day.
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9. I have not decided the day. I’ll go to London on that day.
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10. He doesn’t want to sell the house. He was born in this house.
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11. The airport is the most modern one. We are going to arrive at this airport.
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12. He was born on the day. His father was away on that day.
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13. The days were saddest ones. I lived far from home on those days.
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14. I do not know the reason. She left school for it.
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15. The bed has no matress. I sleep on this bed.
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16. Our school has a good laboratory. The students practice chemistry in the laboratory.
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17. You didn’t tell us the reason. We had to cut down our daily expenses for that reason.
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18. The book is a telephone directory. We can look up telephone numbers in this book.
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19. Mrs Brown rang Dr Brown. He was going to carry out an urgent operation at that
moment.
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20. This is the house. We have lived there for 5 years.
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V. Use a relative pronoun or adverb to combine each pair of sentences below.

1. The student is from Vietnam. He sits next to me.
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2. I thanked the woman. This woman had helped me.
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3. The professor is excellent. I’m taking his course.
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4. Jim passed the exam. This surprised everybody.
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5. Mr Smith said he was too busy to speak to me. I had come to see him.
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6. The man is my father. I respect his man most.
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7. The man is my father. I respect his opinions most.
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8. I saw a lot of people and horses. They went to market.
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9. Tom has three sisters. All of them are married.
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10. I recently went back to Paris. It is still as beautiful as a pearl.
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11. I recently went back to Paris. I was born in Paris nearly 30 years ago.
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12. She is the most intelligent woman. I’ve ever met this woman.
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13. This doctor is famous. You visited him yesterday.
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14. Do you know the music? It is being played on the radio.
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15. The police want to know the hotel. Mr Foster stayed there two weeks ago.

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16. You didn’t tell us the reason. We have to cut down our daily expenses for that
reason.
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17. The day was rainy. She left on that day.
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18. The reason hasn’t been told yet. The president will come to that city for that reason.
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19. Phuong Thao is a singer. You like her music best.
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20. She couldn’t come to party. This is a pity.
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21. I’ve sent him two letters. He has received neither of them.
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22. That man is an artist. I don’t remember the man’s name.
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23. The reason is not valid. You gave it yesterday.
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24. We enjoyed the city. We spent our vacation in this city.
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25. One of the elephants had only one tusk. We saw these elephants at the zoo.
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26. I looked at the moon. It was vvery bright that evening.
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27. My father goes swimming everyday. You met him this morning.
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28. That car belongs to Dr Clark. Its engine is very good.
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29. In the class there are 48 students. The teacher knows only a few of them.

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30. The pupils haven’t done their homework. It is too bad.
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31. We first met in 1945. The revolution took place then.
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32. The girl is happy. She won the race.
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33. The taxi driver is friendly. He took me to the airport.
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34. I liked the composition. You wrote it.
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35. The people were very nice. We visited them yesterday.
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36. The meeting was interesting. I went to it.
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37. The picture was beautiful. She was looking at it.
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38. I apologized the woman. I spilled her coffe.
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39. The professor is excellent. I’m taking her course.
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40. The man called the police, His wallet was stolen.
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VI. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the
same as the one printed before it.
1. The man that we are talking about is a famous scientist.
 The man about _____________________
2. The tree that we picked these fruits from is in front of the house.
 The tree from ______________________

3. The city that we were born in is very large.
 The city in ________________________
4. Do you remember the day? We first met on that day.
 Do you remember the day on _________________
5. The manager has just announced his retirement. We have all depended on him so
much.
( Depend on sb = tobe up to sb: Phụ thuộc vào ai)
 The manager on _____________________
6. This is the man. I will lose my car without him.
 The man ___________________
7. The officer wasn’t very friendly. I spoke to him yesterday.
 The officer to ____________________
8. The dog was very frightened. The boys threw stones at it.
 The dog
9. The road was built in 1980. We are driving on it.
 The road
10. Did you see the letter? I came yesterday morning.
 Did you
VII. Reduce relative clauses to phrases.
1. The man who is standing there is a clown.
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2. The envelop which lies on the table has no stamp on it.
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3. Benzene, which was discovered by Faraday, became the starting point in the
manufactur of many dyes, perfumes and explosives.
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4. My grandmmother, who is old and sick, never goes out of the house.
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5. The students don’t know how to do the exercises which were given by the teacher
yesterday.
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6. The diagrams which were madfe by young Faraday were sent to Sir Humphry Davy at
the end of the year 1812.
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7. All gentleman who lives next door to me is a well-known orator.
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8. All the astronauts who are orbiting the earth in space capsules are weightless.
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9. All students who don’t hand in their papers will fail in the exam.
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10. I saw many houses that were destroyed by the storm.
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11. The street which leads to the school is very wide.
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12. The system which is used here is very successful.
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13. Mr Jackson, who teaches my son, is my neibour.
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14. Trains which leave from this station take an hour to get to Hanoi.
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15. The candidates who are sitting for the exam are all from Hai phong.
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16. We are driving on the road which was built in 1980.
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17. Customers who complain about the service should see the manager.
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18. The city which was destroyed during the war has now been rebuilt.

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19. My bother, who met you yesterday, works for a big firm.
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20. The vegetables which are sold in this shop are grown without chemicals.
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VIII. Replace the Relative clause by an infinitive or infinitive phrase.
1. We had a river in which we could swim.
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2. The child would be happier if he had someone that he could play with.
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3. I have some letters that I must write.
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4. If she had a family that she had to cook for, she would be more interested.
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5. I don’t have anyone that can go with.
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6. We had to eat standing up because we hadn’t anything that we could sit on.
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7. I wish I had a box that I could keep my letters in.
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8. She hadn’t anyone to whom she could send cards.
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9. Have you got a key that can unlock this door?
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10. There are six letters which have to be written today.
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11. There is a bench that your children can sit on.
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12. We have some picture books that children can read.

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13. He was the second man who was killed in this way.
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14. Here is the novel that she should read.
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15. The man who was interviewed was entirely unsuitable.

IX. Replace the To-inf phrases by Relative clause.
1. Lady Astor was the first woman to take her set in Parliament.
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2. The last student to be interviewed was John.
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3. I was the only person to see the difficulty.
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4. The last person to leave the room must turn out the lights.
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5. The air-hostess was the only person to survive the crash.
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6. Jim was the first boy to reach the top.
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7. He was the first man to leave the burning building.
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8. We had a lake to swim in.
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9. Here is an application form for you to fill in.
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10. I have some letters to type right now.
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