Exercise Reduce Relative Clause

EXERCISE
Task 1. Change the adjective clauses to adjective phrases
1. Do you know the woman who is coming towards us?
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2. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country.
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3. The children who attend that school receive a good education.
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4. The fence which surrounds our house is made of wood.
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5. Be sure to follow the instructions that are given at the top of the page.
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6. They live in the house that was built in 1890.
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7. The papers that are on the table belong to Patrica.
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8. The man who is talking to the policeman is my uncle.
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9. The number of students who have been counted is quite high.
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10.George is the man who was chosen to represent the committee at the
convention.
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Task 2. Replace the underlined clauses by an infinitive or infinitive phrase
1. I don’t like him playing in the street. I wish we had a garden that he could play
in.
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2. He simply loves parties. He is always the first who comes and the last who
leaves.
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3. The last person who leaves the room must turn off the lights.
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4. The first man who was interviewed was entirely unsuitable.
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5. I’ve got a bottle of wine but I haven’t got anything that I could open it with.
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Task 3. Use reduced relative clauses in place of the relative clauses
1. We had a river in which we could swim.
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2. Here are some accounts that you must check.
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3. The last student that was interviewed was Tom

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4. We visited Hanoi, which is the capital of VN.
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5. My father, who is a pilot, often goes abroad.
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Task 4. Use reduced relative clauses in place of the relative clauses
1. I was the only one who realized him.
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2. I have some homework which I must do tonight.
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3. Our solar system is in a galaxy that is called the Milky Way.
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4. I was awakened by the sound of a laughter which came from the room which
was next to mine at the motel.
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5. There are six reports which have to be typed today.
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Task 5. Dùng cấu trúc rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ viết lại các câu sau
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
manufacture of many dyes, perfumes and explosives.
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4. My grandmother, who is old and sick, never goes out of the house.
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5. The student don't know how to do exercise which were given by the teacher
yesterday.
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6. The diagrams which were made by young Faraday were sent to Sir Humphry
Davy at the end of 1812.
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7. The 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 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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EXERCISE

Task 1. Change the adjective clauses to adjective phrases

1. Do you know the woman who is coming towards us?

3. The children who attend that school receive a good education.

4. The fence which surrounds our house is made of wood.

6. They live in the house that was built in 1890.

7. The papers that are on the table belong to Patrica.

8. The man who is talking to the policeman is my uncle.

9. The number of students who have been counted is quite high.

Task 2. Replace the underlined clauses by an infinitive or infinitive phrase

4. The first man who was interviewed was entirely unsuitable.

Task 3. Use reduced relative clauses in place of the relative clauses

1. We had a river in which we could swim.

2. Here are some accounts that you must check.

3. The last student that was interviewed was Tom

4. We visited Hanoi, which is the capital of VN.

5. My father, who is a pilot, often goes abroad.

Task 4. Use reduced relative clauses in place of the relative clauses

1. I was the only one who realized him.

2. I have some homework which I must do tonight.

3. Our solar system is in a galaxy that is called the Milky Way.

5. There are six reports which have to be typed today.

1. The man who is standing there is a clown.

2. The envelop which lies on the table has no stamp on it.

7. The gentleman who lives next door to me is a well-known orator.

10.I saw many houses that were destroyed by the storm.

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