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RELATIVE CLAUSES (PRACTICE)
1. Fill in the correct RELATIVE PRONOUN:
Example:
Did you see the man ← WHO stole her bag?
The eggs ← WHICH you’ve bought are bad.
Please give me the keys ← WHICH are on the table.
1. Is that man ………………….. we saw in the park yesterday?

2. What’s the name of the lady …………………….. babysits for you?
3. Have you eaten all the cakes ……………………. I made yesterday?
4. How old is the man ……………………. owns this shop?
5. Let’s all look at the picture …………………… is on page 7.
6. Has Peter returned the money …………………… he borrowed from you?
7. What colour is the dress ………………….. you’re going to wear tonight?
8. The police have arrested the man …………………… murdered his wife.
9. The parcel ……………………. is on the table is your birthday present.
10. Have you met the man …………………. Jackie is going to marry?
11. We will ask the man …………………… delivers our milk to leave an extra bottle.
12. Is she the person ……………………… gave you this record?
13. We spent our holiday in a small town …………………. is near the sea.
14. The man …………………… married Kate is a millionaire.
15. Where are the shoes …………………. I bought this morning?
2. Complete the sentences with WHO / WHICH / WHERE / WHOSE:
My friend ……………….. took me to a restaurant works in a big shop ……………… sells

expensive shoes. The restaurant ……………………. we had lunch was very modern. The food
………………….. they served was excellent. The waiters ………………….. shirts were silk were
always busy with the customers …………………… wallets were full of money.
The table ………………… we had was near a window, so we could see the cars
……………. were parked by the rich customers ourside the restaurant. They were being watched
by a young man in uniform.
After we had finished the meals, the waiter …………………my friend called came with a
small silver box …………………. he had already put the bill in. When my friend took the bill out
of the box, he opened his eyes in surprise because he had never had to pay so much money before.
TYPICAL MISTAKES
This is the man. He stole my bag.

This is the man who stole my bag. (The noun “man” in “man who stole” is the
subject of the relative clause, so it is incorrect to say “man who she stole”.)
 When we use a relative pronoun as a subject in the relative clause, we don’t use a personal
pronoun or noun:
This is the man. He stole my bag.

This is the man who stole my bag.
(The noun “man” in “man who stole” is the subject of the relative clause, so it is incorrect to
say “man who he stole”.)
That is the school. The school does lots of music and drama.
That’s the school that does lots of music and drama.
Not: That’s the school that it does lots of music and drama.
 When a relative pronoun is the object of the relative clause, we need a subject (pronoun or
noun) in the relative clause.
They met at a gallery. Jane talked about the gallery.
They met at the gallery that Jane had talked about.
Not: They met at the gallery that had talked about.
 When a relative pronoun is the object of the relative clause, we don’t need another object
(pronoun or noun) in the relative clause:
They went to a restaurant. Mark had been to the same restaurant.
They went to the same restaurant that Mark had been to.
Not: They went to the same restaurant that Mark had been to it.
3. Join the sentences using relative pronouns:
1. Here is the shop. I bought my new camera form this shop.

……………………………………………………………………………………. .
2. We will spend our holiday in the same village. We have had a lot of joyful days there so
far.
…………………………………………………………………………………….. .
3. The library is quite far from the city center. I go and work there twice a month.
……………………………………………………………………………………… .
4. I’ll never forget the day. I met my wife on this day.
……………………………………………………………………………………… .
5. I’m looking forward to the Fifteenth of next month. I’ll get married then.
………………………………………………………………………………………. .
4. Join the sentences using WHO, WHEN, WHERE, WHICH or WHOSE:
1. She’s the girl. She works in the library.

…………………………………………………………………………………
2. Corfu is an island. It has many beautiful beaches.
…………………………………………………………………………………
3. Here’s the alarm clock. I bought it yesterday.
…………………………………………………………………………………
4. I’ve spoken to John. His house was burgled last Monday.
…………………………………………………………………………………
5. That’s the lady. Her jewellery was stolen.
…………………………………………………………………………………
6. That is the radio. I won it in the competition.
…………………………………………………………………………………
7. John is the man. His house was destroyed by the fire.
…………………………………………………………………………………
8. There is the hospital. I was born there.
…………………………………………………………………………………
9. That was the summer. I met my wife then.
…………………………………………………………………………………
10. That is Fiona Webb. She is a famous dancer.
…………………………………………………………………………………
11. France is the country. The best wine is produced there.
…………………………………………………………………………………
12. 1945 was the year. The Second World War ended then.
…………………………………………………………………………………
13. That’s the hotel. I stayed there last summer.
…………………………………………………………………………………
14. August is the month. Most people go on holiday then.
…………………………………………………………………………………
5. Join these sentences using suitable RELATIVE PRONOUNS:
1. We have a neighbour. His dog barks a lot.

………………………………………………………………………………
2. I don’t know most of the people. You invited them for the party.
………………………………………………………………………………
3. My cousin is a journalist. Her job is interesting.
………………………………………………………………………………
4. That’s the parcel. It came in the mail.
………………………………………………………………………………
5. Do you know the man? I asked him the address.
………………………………………………………………………………
6. The boy is the travel agent. He is checking the tickets.
………………………………………………………………………………
7. The gardener’s wife has just had her third baby. She has been married for six years.
………………………………………………………………………………
8. The horse came in last. You were telling me about it.
………………………………………………………………………………
9. I can’t remember the town. I was born there.
………………………………………………………………………………
10. I apologized to the woman. I spilt her coffee.
………………………………………………………………………………
11. Did you mail the letters? They were on my table.
………………………………………………………………………………
12. The man teaches at the university. You met his daughter last night.
………………………………………………………………………………
13. We’re studying science. It helps us to find out a lot about the world around us.
………………………………………………………………………………
14. The man was very rich. He left a big tip for the waiter.
………………………………………………………………………………
15. Bob bought the car from a man. The man was the owner of the gallery.
………………………………………………………………………………….
16.The teacher asked me a question. It was taken from a story book.
………………………………………………………………………………….
17.Have you employed the man? I recommend him to you last week.
………………………………………………………………………………….
18.The book was very interesting. I borrowed it from the library yesterday.
………………………………………………………………………………….
19.The girls are my classmates. We saw them at the cinema.
…………………………………………………………………………………..
20.The students missed the quiz. They came to class late.
…………………………………………………………………………………..

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RELATIVE CLAUSES (PRACTICE)

1. Fill in the correct RELATIVE PRONOUN:

1. Is that man ………………….. we saw in the park yesterday?

2. Complete the sentences with WHO / WHICH / WHERE / WHOSE:

My friend ……………….. took me to a restaurant works in a big shop ……………… sells

This is the man. He stole my bag.

This is the man. He stole my bag.

That’s the school that does lots of music and drama.

They met at a gallery. Jane talked about the gallery.

They met at the gallery that Jane had talked about.

Not: They met at the gallery that had talked about.

They went to a restaurant. Mark had been to the same restaurant.

1. Here is the shop. I bought my new camera form this shop.

4. Join the sentences using WHO, WHEN, WHERE, WHICH or WHOSE:

1. She’s the girl. She works in the library.

1. We have a neighbour. His dog barks a lot.

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