UNIT 7 Grammar practice
Relative pronouns & adverbs Defining & non-defining relative clauses
1 Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun or 4 Tick () the sentences that contain non-defining
adverb. relative clauses. Then translate all the sentences into
There was a time, several years ago, when I used to like your language.
horror films. 1 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, which
1 This is the park .......................... we used to play was filmed in New Zealand, is one of my favourite
when we were young. films.
2 Have you met the actor .......................... played ......................................................................................
Batman? ......................................................................................
3 That was the moment .......................... I realized that I 2 The house where I grew up is now a shop.
was going to enjoy this film. ......................................................................................
4 He’s the best actor of his generation, .......................... 3 Robert Downey Jr, who was born in 1965, appears in
films are always very good. the Iron Man films.
5 I’m a vet, .......................... is a rewarding but difficult
......................................................................................
job.
4 The man who was waving to us is my dad.
......................................................................................
who, whose, who’s 5 My favourite book is The Hunger Games, which was
written by Suzanne Collins.
2 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. One sentence
is correct. ......................................................................................
This is my friend whose studying in Paris. who’s ......................................................................................
1 Have you met Martha, who’s brother I used to go out
with? ......................................................... Consolidation
2 These are the students who’s are staying with us.
5 Correct four more mistakes in the text.
......................................................... who
3 It was my mother whose told me that you called. Gabriel García Márquez is a Colombian author which
.........................................................
has written novels, short stories and screenplays. He will
4 I’ve never met anyone who could speak eight
languages! ......................................................... begin his career as a journalist, but he went on to write
5 This is the actor who’s wife I’ve met.
......................................................... some of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, who
6 He’s the director who making the latest film. have be very successful. He has won the Nobel Prize for
.........................................................
Literature in 1982 who he was 55 years old.
Using that in relative clauses; omitting 6 Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in bold.
relative pronouns When I was a child, I would go to the market every week.
(used)
3 Join the sentences. Use relative pronouns only if When I was a child, I used to go to the market every week.
necessary. Use that instead of other relative
1 This is the house where I was born. (that)
pronouns if possible.
...................................................................................
This is an actress. I like this actress.
2 This is the first time that he’s visited Barcelona. (never)
This is the actress I like.
...................................................................................
1 This is a singer. She was born in Germany.
3 I started studying English six years ago. (been)
......................................................................................
...................................................................................
2 This is a coat. Paula wants to buy this coat.
4 The London flight is scheduled to leave at 6.45 p.m.
...................................................................................... (departs)
3 Here’s a restaurant. It burnt down last year. ...................................................................................
...................................................................................... 5 The film finished one minute ago. (just)
4 Frank is a man. I met Frank last week. ...................................................................................
......................................................................................
5 Star Trek Into Darkness is a film. My brother went to
see it last week.
......................................................................................
Relative pronouns & adverbs Defining & non-defining relative clauses
1 Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun or 4 Tick () the sentences that contain non-defining
adverb. relative clauses. Then translate all the sentences into
There was a time, several years ago, when I used to like your language.
horror films. 1 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, which
1 This is the park .......................... we used to play was filmed in New Zealand, is one of my favourite
when we were young. films.
2 Have you met the actor .......................... played ......................................................................................
Batman? ......................................................................................
3 That was the moment .......................... I realized that I 2 The house where I grew up is now a shop.
was going to enjoy this film. ......................................................................................
4 He’s the best actor of his generation, .......................... 3 Robert Downey Jr, who was born in 1965, appears in
films are always very good. the Iron Man films.
5 I’m a vet, .......................... is a rewarding but difficult
......................................................................................
job.
4 The man who was waving to us is my dad.
......................................................................................
who, whose, who’s 5 My favourite book is The Hunger Games, which was
written by Suzanne Collins.
2 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. One sentence
is correct. ......................................................................................
This is my friend whose studying in Paris. who’s ......................................................................................
1 Have you met Martha, who’s brother I used to go out
with? ......................................................... Consolidation
2 These are the students who’s are staying with us.
5 Correct four more mistakes in the text.
......................................................... who
3 It was my mother whose told me that you called. Gabriel García Márquez is a Colombian author which
.........................................................
has written novels, short stories and screenplays. He will
4 I’ve never met anyone who could speak eight
languages! ......................................................... begin his career as a journalist, but he went on to write
5 This is the actor who’s wife I’ve met.
......................................................... some of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, who
6 He’s the director who making the latest film. have be very successful. He has won the Nobel Prize for
.........................................................
Literature in 1982 who he was 55 years old.
Using that in relative clauses; omitting 6 Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in bold.
relative pronouns When I was a child, I would go to the market every week.
(used)
3 Join the sentences. Use relative pronouns only if When I was a child, I used to go to the market every week.
necessary. Use that instead of other relative
1 This is the house where I was born. (that)
pronouns if possible.
...................................................................................
This is an actress. I like this actress.
2 This is the first time that he’s visited Barcelona. (never)
This is the actress I like.
...................................................................................
1 This is a singer. She was born in Germany.
3 I started studying English six years ago. (been)
......................................................................................
...................................................................................
2 This is a coat. Paula wants to buy this coat.
4 The London flight is scheduled to leave at 6.45 p.m.
...................................................................................... (departs)
3 Here’s a restaurant. It burnt down last year. ...................................................................................
...................................................................................... 5 The film finished one minute ago. (just)
4 Frank is a man. I met Frank last week. ...................................................................................
......................................................................................
5 Star Trek Into Darkness is a film. My brother went to
see it last week.
......................................................................................
