Relative clauses

Grammar Module Hard work pays off  RELATIVE CLAUSES   Practice test 01  LEVEL 01 In the spaces, write all the pronouns or adverbs possible to complete each sentence. Write 0 if the sentence is correct without adding a pronoun/ adverb. 1. The river__________________ flows through the town is polluted. 2. The manager________________fired Tom is a difficult person to work for. 3. The bus _______________I take to school every morning is usually very crowded 4. Where are the people_________________you met at the café 5. The person to __________Ann spoke could not answer her question 6. The people______________house we visited were very hospitable 7. The bat is only mammal _________________ can fly 8. The motel in _______________________ we stayed was clean and comfortable 9. I enjoyed the people _______________ I talked to at the party 10. This is the best hotel __________________I know 11. Do you know the name of the person ____________________ the police are questioning? 12. Do you know a shop ____________________ I can find sandals? 13. Have you got anything _________________belongs to me? 14. Sunday is the only day ___________________I can relax 15. Do you know the reason __________________she doesn’t like me? 16. He works for a company _________________make action movies. 17. I talked to the boy ________________________kite was caught in a tree 18. Basketball is a sport _______________________I played at school 19. He showed me the place _______________ they work 20. Summer is the time of year ____________________the weather is the hottest. LEVEL 02 Combine the following pairs or groups of sentences, using relative pronouns or adverbs 1. The police officer was friendly. She gave me directions 2. The woman gave me some information about the trip. I called her. 3. The information helped me a lot. I found it on the Internet. 4. Paris is an exciting city. It is the capital of France. 5. We are studying sentences. They contain adjective clauses. 6. The man was standing over there. I was telling you about him 7. I know a man. His last name is Goose 8. The city was beautiful. We spent our vacation there 9. 1989 is the Paris is an exciting city. It is the capital of France. 5. We are studying sentences. They contain adjective clauses. 6. The man was standing over there. I was telling you about him 7. I know a man. His last name is Goose 8. The city was beautiful. We spent our vacation there 9. 1989 is the year. We moved to New York then 10. Mr.Lee teaches chemistry. We met him yesterday 11. Matthew applied for the job. He can speak four languages. 12. Rice is a staple food throughout much of the world. It is grown in many countries 13. We enjoyed Mexico City. We spent our vacation there. 14. My friend is now a personnel manager of a company. Her first job was a secretary 15. I saw several houses. Most of them were quite unsuitable 16. The firm is sending me to New York. I work for this trip 17. This is Mrs Jones. Her son won the championship last year 18. I met Mary. She asked me to give you this. 19. We’ll have to pass the entrance exam. This will be difficult. 20. That company has ten employees. All of them are computer experts. 21. Where are the students? We went to their party last week 22. Valencia is a great place Valencia is due east of Madrid. 23. The Rodonda square is near the cathedral. They hold a market in the Rodonda square every Sunday 24. Sally has found a new job. That is lucky 25. There are friends. I met them on my trip to Hawaii. LEVEL 03 Choose the best answer (Actual test) 1. The Lake District,____was made a national park in 1951, attracts a large number of tourists every year. A. what B. which C. where D. that 2. Her mother, _________has been working for thirty years, is retiring next month A. whose B. who C. whom D. that 3. The book _________ you gave me is very interesting A. when B. which C. what D. where 4. Dr.Smith is the person in _________I don’t have much confidence A. which B. whom C. him D. that 5. The temperature _______takes place varies widely from material to material A. which melting B. at which melting C. at which they melt D. which they melt 6. Aloha is a Hawaii word meaning “love”, that can be used to say hello or goodbye A B C D 7. A novel is a story long enough to fill complete book, in that the characters and events are usually A B C D imaginary. 8. The old woman cannot remember the place which she kept her savings A B C D Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences 1. The sun, __________ is one of millions of stars in the universe, provides us with heat and light A. which B. what C. where D. that 2. Tom made a number of suggestions, most of ___________ were very helpful A. them B. which C. that D. what 3. What’s the name of the blonde girl ______just came in? A. whom B. whose C. whom D. which 4. The lady __________design had been chosen stepped to the platform to receive the award A. whom B. whose C. that D. which 5. I need to find a painting __________will match the rest of my room A. what B. whom C. who D. which 6. John, _______I have known for a very long time, is one of my closest friends. A. whose B. whom C. that D. which 7. We went to Sandra’s party, ___________we enjoyed very much A. which B. whom C. that D. who 8. The women who _____in hospitals _________to be admired. A. work – is B. work – are C. works – is D. works – are 9. Several guests, ______used cars were parked outside, were waiting at the door. A. who B. whom C. whose D. that 10. The land and the people _____ I have met are nice. A. who B. whom Exercise 2: Choose the best answer C. that D. which 1. Betty is the most intelligent girl ___________I have ever known A. who B. whom C. that D. whose 2. Everyone ____ the mausoleum was searched by the police A. to enter B. entering C. entered D. enters 3. The decisions ___________at today’s meeting affect all of us A. making B. make C. made D. to make 4. Do you know that environmentalist ___________? A. with whom I used to work B. with that I used to work C. with I used to work D. with who I used to work 5. It is not a sport _____________________ a great deal of tonight A. to which I devote B. to that I devote C. I devote D. devoting 6. Peter was the last applicant ___________ by that interviewer. A. to interview B. interviewing C. to be interviewing D. to be interviewed 7. The head office, __________is blue, is next to the bus stop. A. its colour B. of which the colour C. the colour of which D. which colour 8. I saw a girl ________beauty took my breath away A. whose B. that C. which D. who