Bai tap ve menh de quan he hay nhat

II. Luyện tập rút ngắn mệnh đề quan hệ
1. The man who is standing there is a clown.
2. The envelop which lies on the table has no stamp on it.
3. My grandmother, who is old and sick, never goes out of the house.
4. The student don't know how to do exercise which were given by the teacher yesterday.
5. The gentleman who lives next door to me is a well-known orator.
6. All the astronauts who are orbiting the earth in space capsules are weightless.
7. All students don't hand in their papers will fail in the exam.
8. I saw many houses that were destroyed by the storm.
9. The street which leads to the school is very wide.
10. The system which is used here is very successful.
11. Mr.John, who teaches my son, is my neighbor.
12. Trains which leave from this station take an hour to get to London.
13. The candidates who are sitting for the exam are all from Vietnam.
14. Customers who complain about the service should see the manager.
15. The city which was destroyed during the war has now been rebuilt.
16. My brother, who met you yesterday, works for a big firm.
17. The vegetable which are sold in this shop are grown without chemicals.
EXERCISE RELATIVE CLAUSES
Ex1: Fill in the blank with the correct relative pronoun.
1. Thank you very much for the present ______ you sent me.
2. This is Mrs. Jones, ______ son won the championship last year.
3. Mary, ______ boyfriend didn’t turn up, ended by having lunch with Peter.
4. He paid me $5 for cleaning ten windows, most of _______ hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.
5. In prison they fed us on dry bread, most of ______ was moldy.
6. The bed ______ I slept on has no mattress.
7. The man _______ I was waiting for didn’t turn up.
Ex2: Put a tick if the relative pronoun in the following sentences can be deleted, and put a
cross if it is not.
1. We lit a fire, which soon dried out clothes.
2. The report, which should have taken an hour and a half, took three hours.

3. The children who I was looking after were terribly spoilt.
4. She thanked him for the kind help that she received.
5. There wasn’t any directory in the telephone box from which I was phoning.
6. The man who was driving us didn’t know the way.
7. The Smiths, whose house was destroyed in the explosion, were given rooms in the hotel.
8. The car which we hired from the airport broke down on the road.
9. My boss, who I really wanted to see, was too busy to meet anyone.
10. Mr. and Mrs. Jones, who were out playing cards, knew nothing of the burglary.
Ex3: Choose the best answer
1. I have two sisters ________________are doctors.
A. both of which
B. who both
C. both of whom
D. whom both
2. Do you remember the day ? I first met you on that day.
A. Do you remember the day where I first met you ?
B. Do you remember the day when I first meet you ?
C. Do you remember the day on which I first met you ?
D. B and C are correct.
3. Mexico City ,_____ is the fastest growing city in the world , has a population of over 10 million.


A. what
B. which
C. that
D. where
4. We visited the church _____________ in the 18th century.
A. was built
B. which built
C. building

D. which was built
5. Ms Young, to ______ many of her students are writing, is living happily and
peacefully in Canada.
A. who
B. whom
C. that
D. whose
6. She is the woman ____________ sister looks after the baby for us.
A. who
B. whom
C. that
D. whose
7. Mr Smith, ______is a retired teacher, does volunteer work at the hospital.
A. that
B. whom
C. who
D. is
8. I want to know the reason________ he told you last night.
A. Why
B. which
C. where
D. when
10. I like the teacher. I learnt English with her in high school.
A.I like the teacher with whom I learnt English in high school.
B. I like the teacher whom I learnt English with in high school.
C.I like the teacher that I learnt English with in high school.
D.all are correct.
11.The banker to________ I gave my check was quite friendly.
A. who
B. that

C. whom
D. which
12.All of us are waiting for the man ___________ son was lost.
A. who
B. which
C. whom
D. whose
13.The girl ______ is our neighbor.
A. talks to the lady over there
C. was talking to the lady over there
B. is talking to the lady over there D. talking to the lady over there
14. My computer, _________ mouse doesn't work, cannot be used now.
A. while
B. because
C. whose
D. which
15. What’s the name of the man_________car you borrowed?
A. who
B. which
C. that
D. whose
16. The young woman who lives next door is very kind to my family.
A.The young woman to live next door is very kind to my family.
B.The young woman he lives next door is very kind to my family.
C.The young woman living next door is very kind to my family.
D.The young woman lived next door is very kind to my family.
17. She didn’t tell me the reason _______ she came late.
A. when
B. for which
C. why

D.both B and C
18. This is the best play ________ I have ever seen.
A. which
B. what
C. whom
D. that
19. I know a nearby restaurant _____ has seafood.
A. that
B. who
C. where
D. whose
20. Taj Mahal, _____ by Shah Janhan for his wife, is thought to be one of the great architectural
wonders of the world.
A. being built
B. was built
C.which was built D.been built
21. Mr.Jones, ______I was working, was generous about overtime payments.
A. he
B. for whom
C. for him
D. whom
22. Is this the address to ____________ you want the package sent ?
A. where
B. which
C. that
D. whom
23. London is the city ________I have visited several times.
A. in which
B. where
C. in that

D. which
24. One of the girls________in that company caused an accident


A. worked
B. who worked
C. whom worked D. whose worked
25. The computer, _____ hard disk has just been upgraded, is among the
latest generations.
A. that
B. whose
C. of which
D.which of
26. The girl ________me this gift is my best friend.
A. presented
B. was presenting C. presenting
D. be presenting
27. He lent me many picture-books, most of________I had read.
A. whom
B. who
C. whose
D. which
28. Don't drink too much beer, ________will make us fat.
A. which
B. when
C. who
D. whom
29. The friend to ________ he was talking on the phone is English.
A. who
B. whose

C. whom
D. which
30. Why do you always believe in everything________ he says?
A. who
B. which
C. when
D.that
31. There are a lot of people at my friend's wedding party, only a few of ________I had met before.
A. who
B. whose
C. whom
D. which
32. Aberdeen, ________ my brother lives, is a town in Scotland.
A. where
B. which
C. who
D. when
33. My parents live in the same house ________ they bought 50 years ago.
A. that
B. which
C. where
D. A and C
34. August is the month______I always give my birthday parties.
A. which
B. in which
C. what
D. why
35. The people to_______she was speaking didn't know German.
A. who
B. whose

C. that
D. whom
36. Sunday is the day
_________ most of the Christians usually go to church.
A. in which
B. when
C. that
D. at which
37. Joyce Bews,________ was born and grew up in Portsmouth on the south coast of England,
________she still lives, was 100 last year.
A. that / in which B. who / where C. that / where
D. whom / where
38. According to the research, the time at______ most road accidents happen is early evening.
A. when
B. which
C. whose
D. that
39. The girls and the flowers _____he painted were vivid.
A. who
B. which
C. whose
D. that
40. We go to school regularly,__________________ .
A. that makes our teacher happy B. which makes our teacher happily
C.it makes our teacher happy
D. which makes our teacher happy
41. The letter _________ grandma was kept carefully in a box.
A. you wrote
B. which you wrote to
C. to whom wrote

D. which wrote
42. Sue lives in the house. The house is opposite my house.
A.Sue lives in the house which is opposite my house.
B.Sue lives in the house who is opposite my house.
C.Sue lives in the house where is opposite my house.
D.Sue lives in the house and which is opposite my house
43. Computers cannot operate without the programmes,________ are often called software.
A. which
B. that
C. in which
D. with which
Ex 4: Join each pair of sentences using relative pronouns :
4. The clothes were beautiful. She bought some clothes.
à………………………………………………….


5. The wall fell down after three weeks. They built the wall.
à……………………………………………….
6. The policeman wasn’t very helpful. I asked him.
à…………………………………………………………
7. I didn’t really like the car. We bought it.
à…………………………………………………………...............
8. I lost the money. I borrowed it from John.
à……………………………………………………………………
9. She is the most intelligent woman. I’ve ever met this woman.
à……………………………………………
10 .This doctor is famous. You visited him yesterday.
à ……………………………………………………….
11.These children are orphans. She is taking care of these children.
à ………………………………………...

12.My father goes swimming everyday. You met him this morning.
à……………………………………...
13.The man is my father. I respect this man most.
à……………………………………………………………
14.The man is my father. I respect his opinion most.
à…………………………………………………………
16. I’ll introduce you to the man. His support is necessary for your project.
à………………………………
17. The middle-aged man is the director. My father is talking to him.
à……………………………………
18. The boy is my cousin. You make fun of him.
à……………………………………………………………
19. The student is from china. He sits next to me.
à……………………………………………………………
20. I thanked the woman. This woman had helped me. à
…………………………………………………..
Ex 5 : Write relative pronouns to complete these sentences.
1. We visited the school ___________ my father taught.
2. I met her last month, ___________ she came to our house.
3. We all looked at the place ___________ the fire had started.
4. Did they tell you the reason ___________ they were late?
5. The cat sat on the wall ___________ it had a good view of the birds.
6. They arrived in the evening, at a time ___________ we were all out.
7. I couldn’t understand the reason ___________ they were so rude.
8. I met him in the cafeù ___________ he was working as a waiter.
9. I listen to music late at night, ___________ the children have gone to bed.
10. I bought them in August, ___________ I was in France.
11. Let me see all the letters _______ you have written.
12. Is there any one ________ can help me do this?
13. Mr. Brown, _________ is only 34, is the director of this company.

14. I know a place __________ roses grow in abundance.
15. It was the nurse ________ told me to come in.
16. The teacher with ________, we studied last year no longer teaches in our school.
17. They showed me the hospital ________ buildings had been destroyed by US bombings.


18. We saw many soldiers and tanks ______ were moving to the front.