Relative clauses and exercises ( hướng dẫn giải cụ thể)

Topic: Health, Food, Eating habits
Grammar Exercises – Relative pronouns and relative adverbs

A - Join the sentences using a relative pronoun or relative adverb. Don’t use "that".
1. People should eat more vegetables. They only eat pre-cooked meals or fast food.

2. I sometimes eat sweets and drink fizzy drinks. These are usually rich in sugar and bad for our
health.

3. I’m going to this new restaurant. They usually serve lots of salads, fresh vegetables and fish
there.

4. Lots of DVDs and YouTube clips are about keeping fit. They teach you how to do simple
workouts and physical exercise.

5. She is a pescetarian now. She used to eat meat and poultry.

6. Pete wrote a great vegetarian recipes cook book. His TV show is about leading a healthy life.



B - Join the sentences with a relative pronoun. Don’t use "that". Omit the pronoun
if possible.
1. This bicycle is great to get in shape. I bought it last week.
2. I saw a man. He was extremely fat.
3. The book is about teens' problems and self-esteem. I really like it.
4. I'm going to make you a salad. You'll love my salad.

Correction
A

1. People should eat more vegetables. They only eat pre-cooked meals or fast food.
People who only eat pre-cooked meals or fast food should eat more vegetables.

2. I sometimes eat sweets and drink fizzy drinks. These are usually rich in sugar and bad for our
health.
I sometimes eat sweets and drink fizzy drinks which are usually rich in sugar and bad for our
health.

3. I’m going to this new restaurant. They usually serve lots of salads, fresh vegetables and fish
there.
I'm going to this new restaurant where they usually serve lots of salads, fresh vegetables
and fish.


4. Lots of DVDs and YouTube clips are about keeping fit. They teach you simple workouts and
physical exercise.
Lots of DVDs and YouTube clips, which teach you simple workouts and physical exercise, are
about keeping fit.


5. She is a pescetarian now. She used to eat meat and poultry.
She, who used to eat meat and poultry, is a pescetarian now.


6. Pete wrote a great vegetarian recipes cook book. His TV show is about leading a healthy life.
(ownership » posse)

WHOSE TV show » cujo programa de TV
Pete, whose TV show is about leading a healthy life, wrote a great vegetarian recipes cook
book.

B
1. This bicycle is great to get in shape. I bought it last week.

This bicycle I bought last week is great to get in shape.



2. I saw a man. He was extremely fat.
I saw a man who was extremely fat.
who » subject of was in the relative clause; cannot be omitted


3. The book is about teens' problems and self-esteem. I really like it.
The book I really like is about teens' problems and self-esteem.



4. I'm going to make you a salad. You'll love my salad.
I'm going to make you a salad you'll love.

SUBJECT OF THE RELATIVE CLAUSE
SUBJECT OF THE RELATIVE CLAUSE
SUBJECT OF THE RELATIVE CLAUSE