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Relative Clause – grade 9

Relative pronouns
- which (for things and animals) e.g. The book which I liked was the detective story.
- who (for people) e.g. The girl who is wearing a blue shirt is Mai.
- whom (for people as the object of the relative clause) e.g. That's the boy whom we saw at school
yesterday.
- when (for time) e.g. Do you remember the day when we first met, darling?
- where (for places) e.g. This is the place where they filmed Star Wars.
- why (for reasons) e.g. That's the reason why he failed.
- whose (for possession) e.g. That's the man whose dog we found.
- that (for people, things, animals and times) e.g. Where's letter that came yesterday?
The people that I spoke to were very helpful.
We moved here the year that my uncle died.
I. Circle the correct word. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
1. That's the boy who/whom/that is bilingual in English and Vietnamese.
2. This is the room which/who/where we are having an English lesson this evening.
3. The girl who/whose/which father is my English teacher is reasonably good at English.
4. Do you remember the year where/when/that we started to learn English?
5. The teacher whom/which/who you met yesterday is fluent in both English and French.
6. That's the reason where/when/why his English is a bit rusty.
7. That is the man whose/who daughter has just won the first prize in the English competition.
8. Do you remember the day which/that we first met at the elementary school?
9. This is the reason why/which she didn't go to class yesterday.
10. The most important thing that/why helps you to pass your English exam is that you have to work very
hard at it.
11. The teacher which/whom you met at the school gate yesterday is my English teacher. She is really kind
and nice.
II. Rewrite these sentences as one sentence using a relative clause.
1. My friend plays the guitar. He has just released a CD.
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2. Parts of the palace are open to the public. It is where the queen lives.
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3. English has borrowed many words. They come from other languages.
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4. I moved to a new school. English is taught by native teachers there.
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5. I don't like Enqlish. There are several reasons for that.
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6. The new girl in our class is reasonably good at English. Her name is Mi.
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III. Put the correct relative pronoun in each sentence.
Eg. That's the dog ate our dinner.  That's the dog which ate our dinner.
1. Those are the stairs I broke my arm.
Those are the stairs ____________________ I broke my arm.
2. There's a shop you can buy English books and CDs.
There's a shop ____________________ you can buy English books and CDs.
3. The English couple live next to us can get by in Vietnamese.
The English couple ____________________ live next to us can get by in Vietnamese.
4. There's a shop near my house sells cheap DVDs.
There's a shop near my house ____________________ sells cheap DVDs.
5. Look up the new words in the dictionary has just been published by Oxford University Press.
Look up the new words in the dictionary ____________________ has just been published by Oxford
University Press.
IV. Combine each pair of sentences to a complete sentence, using a suitable relative pronoun.
1. Last holiday we stayed in a resort. Mi recommended it to us.
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2. Some people talk too loudly in public places. I don’t like them.
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3. The dishes are so hot. My mother has cooked them.
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4. Last year I visited a small town. They filmed The Little Girl there.
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5. Ms. Mai was my teacher. I will never forget her.
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V. Complete the following sentences with/without a relative pronoun.
1. This is the astronaut ____________________ visited our school last week.
2. This is the village ____________________ Helen Sharman, the first British astronaut, was born.
3. Can you talk more about the parabolic flights ____________________ you took for your training?
4. This is the museum ____________________ has some of the best rock collections in the country.
5. We'll explore inland Sweden and visit the summer house ____________________ Carin and Ola have
built themselves.
6. This is the year ____________________ the first human walked on the moon.
VI. Combine each pair of sentences into one, using the prompts provided.
1. The class watched a film yesterday. The film was about the Apollo 13 space mission.
=> The film ____________________________________________________________________________
2. We read about an astronaut. The astronaut travelled into space in 1961.
=> We read about ______________________________________________________________________
3. This is the man. He works for NASA.
=> This is the man _____________________________________________________________________
4. The team plays on the left. The team has never won the championship.
=> The team ____________________________________________________________________________
5. This article describes a ground-breaking space mission to land on a comet. The mission is called Rosetta.
=> The ground-breaking space mission ______________________________________________________
6. The Rosetta mission has a task. The task is comparable to a fly trying to land on a speeding bullet.
=> The task __________________________________________________________________________
VII. Put a comma/commas where necessary in the sentences.
1. Minh told me about his new job which he's enjoying very much.
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2. The Board of Directors are usually those who get the most votes.
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3. The US which stands for the United States is sometimes confused with the UN which stands for the
United Nations.
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4. Jack London who is the author of The Call of the Wild is a famous American writer.
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5. Psychology which is the study of the mind originates from a Greek word.
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6. Jane refused a position which would be a dream job for many of her peers.
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VIII. Cross out the relative clause which can be omitted without causing confusion to the meaning of
the sentence.
1. Sarah works for a company that makes bikes.
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2. I’ve got a sister called Caroline, who is now on a tour around Canada.
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3. This morning I met my ex-classmate Janet, whom I hadn't seen for ages.
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4. The 6.30 bus, which I often take to school, was late today.
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5. Only those who had booked in advance were allowed in.
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6. The stairs which lead to the basement are rather slippery.

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IX. Combine two sentences into one. Use the sentence in brackets to make a non-defining relative
clause.
1. We are staying at the Grand Hotel. (It will be demolished for a department store.)
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2. The essays will be assessed by Hans de Wit. (He is the President of the EAIE.)
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3. The Second World War destroyed hundreds of cities in Europe. (It lasted from 1939 to 1945.)
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4. I have read several short stories by Jack London. (He is a famous American writer.)
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5. The Eiffel Tower was built over two hundred years ago. (It is on the River Seine.)
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X. Use the correct form of the relative clause to combine the two sentences into one.
1. Many tourists visit Liverpool. Liverpool is the home of The Beatles.
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2. The town hasn't got any parks. People can go and relax there.
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3. My son took part in the Beyond 2030 forum. The forum invited people to share their vision of the future.
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4. Baron Pierre de Coubertin was the founder of the modern Olympic Games. He was not in favour of
women participating in the Games.
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5. There will be an open discussion. The discussion will look at the main challenges and opportunities in the
coming decades.
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6. The changing economic role of women started in 1948. It has greatly affected the role of men.
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7. Viet Nam used to be male-dominated. It now has a large population of employed women.
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8. Intel computers are very good. They are made in India. (defining relative clause)
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9. This is the newspaper. I want you to buy it. (defining relative clause)
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10 She doesn't want to mention the cause. She divorced her husband for this cause.
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11. I'll show you the second-hand bookshop. You can find valuable books in this shop.
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XI. Rewrite the pairs of sentences as one sentence using a defining or non-defining relative clause.
1. My grandfather used to be an astronaut. He has been retired for ten years now.
My grandfather, ________________________________________________________________________
2. The spacecraft is called Vostok 3KA. It took Yuri Gagarin into space.
The spacecraft ___________________________________________________________________________
3. She likes her father's career. Her father pursued this career all his life.
She likes ___________________________________________________________________________
4. He admires the teacher. That teacher initiated building the school library.
He admires ___________________________________________________________________________
5. I work for a man. The man's farm covers thousands of acres.
I work ___________________________________________________________________________
6. Students will have to make their own learning decisions. This will be hard for many of them.
Students ___________________________________________________________________________
7. Those girls have passed the entrance examination. They will enter university.
The girls ___________________________________________________________________________
8. Some women get a university degree. They can get a well-paid job.
Some women ___________________________________________________________________________
9. Have you heard about For a Brighter Future? It supports women in their fight for employment equality.
Have you ___________________________________________________________________________

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10. Some fathers only do a part-time job. They can stay at home more often and have a closer relationship
with their children.
Some fathers ___________________________________________________________________________
XII. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.
1. A group of biologists ______ come from different countries are studying the emperor penguin in
Antarctica.
A. which B. whom C. that D. they
2. The young man sitting by the bar is the famous boyscout Peter Wing, ______ we were talking about.
A. whom B. that C. whose D. him
3. On the wall are some old photos, ______ in black and white.
A. which is B. which are C. who are D. they are
4. Have you ever seen Picasso's La Guerre, ______ is really a masterpiece?
A. who B. which C. that D. they
5. This lovely place is called Nowy Swiat, ______ means New World.
A. who B. it C. which D. that
6. The police are now looking for two young men, ______ were seen running out of the store.
A. which B. they C. whom D. who
7. I can't remember the name of the man ______ I gave the money.
A. where B. whom C. whose D. which
8. Here is the address to ______ you should write.
A. which B. that C. whom D. who
9. We had a river ______ we could swim.
A. in which B. on which C. to which D. at which
10. Mrs. Ann, ______ children learn very well, is our math teacher.
A. who B. whose C. which D. that
11. Betty is the most intelligent girl ______ I have ever met.
A. who B. whom C. that D. All are correct
12. This is the shop ______ I often buy my books.
A. which B. that C. where D. when
13. Dalat, ______ every visitor would like to spend their holiday, is a famous resort.
A. where B. which C. that D. whose
14. The girl ______ photo was in the paper today lives in our street.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
15. The dog ______ had been very quiet suddenly started barking.
A. who B. that C. whom D. it
16. My friend Mary, ______ works in the hospital, went abroad two days ago.
A. which B. who C. whose D. that
17. The reason ______ Jim has just lost his job is that he didn’t work hard enough.
A. why B. which C. that D. when
18. I don’t like people ______ lose their tempers easily.
A. who B. whose C. that D. A & C are correct
19. Tet is a festival ______ occurs in late January or early February.
A. it B. what C. which D. who
20. The car ______ she has just bought is very modern.
A. which B. where C. who D. whose
21. He is the man ______ help me yesterday.
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
22. The men and animals ______ you saw on TV were from Japan.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
23. There were a lot of people at the party, only a few of ______ I had met before.
A. them B. whom C. who D. which
24. Mr. Long, ______ has just talked to you, is my uncle.
A. who B. that C. whom D. whose
25. An architect is someone ______ designs buildings.
A. that B. which C. Ф D. whom
26. My radio, ______ isn’t very old, has suddenly stopped working.

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A. that B. who C. which D. Ф

27. Neil Armstrong, ______ walked on the moon, lived in the USA.
A. which B. whom C. who D. whose
28. Where are the photos ______ were taken at the Christmas party?
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
29. She doesn’t know the man ______ sent her this letter.
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
30. Family members______ live apart try to be together at Tet.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
31. The man about ______ I was telling you is standing over there.
A. who B. that C. whom D. All are correct
32. Summer is the time of the year ______ the weather is the hottest.
A. when B. which C. that D. B & C are correct
33. What do you call the man ______ daughter has won the prize?
A. who B. whom C. his D. whose
34. The museum ______ we visited last weekend was built in 1805.
A. what B. which C. where D. it
35. Tell me the reason ______ you were absent yesterday.
A. where B. when C. why D. that
36. I don’t like the stories ______ have unhappy endings.
A. who B. which C. they D. whose
37. Tom made a number of suggestions, most of ______ were very helpful.
A. them B. which C. that D. who
38. This is the man to ______ I gave some money this morning.
A. who B. whom C. that D. which
39. She told me her address ______ I wrote down on a piece of paper.
A. which B. that C. whose D. A & B are correct
40. I sent her two letters, neither of ______ she has received.
A. that B. these C. which D. whom
41. Please tell me the reason for ______ I should let you go.
A. that B. which C. why D. where
42. John, ______ I have known for a very long time, is one of my closest friends.
A. whose B. whom C. that D. who