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<b>Relative Pronouns - necessary or not? </b>

<i>Decide whether the relative pronouns must be used or not.</i>
<b>1. A calendar is something which tells you the date. </b>

relative pronoun is necessary
relative pronoun is not necessary

<b>2. Strikers are soccer players who try to score goals for their team. </b>
relative pronoun is necessary

relative pronoun is not necessary
<b>3. Jane is a person whom everybody likes. </b>

relative pronoun is necessary
relative pronoun is not necessary

<b>4. A stamp is something which you put on a letter if you want to send it. </b>
relative pronoun is necessary

relative pronoun is not necessary

<b>5. The Thames is a river which runs through London. </b>
relative pronoun is necessary

relative pronoun is not necessary
<b>6. Cheese is food which mice like eating. </b>

relative pronoun is necessary
relative pronoun is not necessary

<b>7. A racket is something which you use to hit a ball when you play tennis or badminton. </b>
relative pronoun is necessary

relative pronoun is not necessary

<b>8. Socks are things which you wear on your feet. </b>
relative pronoun is necessary

relative pronoun is not necessary

<b>9. A guide is a person who shows tourists around around a place. </b>
relative pronoun is necessary

relative pronoun is not necessary

10. <b>Love is a feeling which nobody can describe. </b>
relative pronoun is necessary

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<i>Decide whether the relative pronouns must be used or not.</i>
<b>1. The book which is on the table belongs to Brandon. </b>

relative pronoun is necessary
relative pronoun is not necessary

<b>2. The museum which we visited last month is closed now. </b>
relative pronoun is necessary

relative pronoun is not necessary

<b>3. The man whom you saw in the house is my cousin. </b>

relative pronoun is necessary

relative pronoun is not necessary

4. <b>Bob, whom I know very well, is going out with Mary. </b>
relative pronoun is necessary

relative pronoun is not necessary

<b>5. I cannot forget the song which they played last night. </b>
relative pronoun is necessary

relative pronoun is not necessary

<b>6. The woman who is talking to Sue is my aunt. </b>
relative pronoun is necessary

relative pronoun is not necessary

<b>7. I cannot remember the hotel that we stayed at. </b>
relative pronoun is necessary

relative pronoun is not necessary

<b>8. Lucy, whom I haven't seen for ages, rang me last night. </b>
relative pronoun is necessary

relative pronoun is not necessary

<b>9. A person that you don't trust won't trust you either. </b>

relative pronoun is necessary

relative pronoun is not necessary

10. <b>My father, whom I helped to install his computer, always forgets his </b>
password.

relative pronoun is necessary
relative pronoun is not necessary

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<i>Study the situations and then decide whether the following relative clauses are </i>
<i>defining or non-defining. (defining – no commas, non-defining – commas)</i>
1. I have three brothers.

My brother who lives in Sidney came to see me last month.
My brother, who lives in Sidney, came to see me last month.
2. I have one sister.

My sister who is 25 years old spent her holiday in France.
My sister, who is 25 years old, spent her holiday in France.
3. Bob's mum has lost her keys.

Bob's mum who is a musician has lost her car keys.
Bob's mum, who is a musician, has lost her car keys.
4. My friend Jane moved to Canada.

My friend Jane whose husband is Canadian moved to Canada last week.
My friend Jane, whose husband is Canadian, moved to Canada last week.
5. I am a shoe fanatic.

The shoes which I bought yesterday are very comfortable.
The shoes, which I bought yesterday, are very comfortable.
6. Mr Robinson is very famous.

Mr Robinson whom I met at the trade fair is a famous inventor.
Mr Robinson, whom I met at the trade fair, is a famous inventor.
7. Tamara has two cats. Both of them are black.

Tamara's two cats which can play outside are black.
Tamara's two cats, which can play outside, are black.
8. Kevin has four cats. Two of them are black.

Kevin's two cats which are black can play outside.
Kevin's two cats, which are black, can play outside.
9. We are on holiday. Yesterday we visited a church.

The church which we visited yesterday is very old.
The church, which we visited yesterday, is very old.
10. We are on holiday. Yesterday we visited a church.

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<b>Definitions with Relative Clauses </b>

<i>Choose the correct definition by matching two columns.</i>
1. A library is … a. a person who builds houses.

2. A butterfly is …. b. a building where you can borrow books.

3. A waiter is …… c. the time of the day when it is dark outside.
4. A night is … d. a book where you can look up words in another language
5. A bricklayer is … e. an insect which has colorful wings.

6. A dictionary is … f. an animal which lives on meat.

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