Exercise 1
In this exercise you have to explain what some words mean. Choose the right meaning from the box and then write a sentence with who. Use a dictionary if necessary.
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he/she |
steals from a shop designs buildings doesn't believe in God is not brave buys something from a shop pays rent to live in a house or apartment breaks into a house to steal things expects the worst to happen |
1) (an architect) An architect is someone who designs buildings.
2) (a burglar) A burglar is someone ________
3) (a customer) ________
4) (a shoplifter) ________
5) (a coward) ________
6) (an atheist) ________
7) (a pessimist) ________
8) (a tenant) ________
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2 A burglar is someone who breaks into a house to steal things.
3 A customer is someone who buys something from a shop.
4 A shoplifter is someone who steals from a shop.
5 A coward is someone who is not brave.
6 An atheist is someone who doesn't believe in God.
7 A pessimist is someone who expects the worst to happen.
8 A tenant is someone who pays rent to live in a house or apartment.
Exercise 2
Make one sentence from two. Use who/that/which .
1) A girl was injured in the accident. She is now in hospital.
________
2) A waitress served us. She was impolite and impatient.
The ________
3) A building was destroyed in the fire. It has now been rebuilt.
The ________
4) Some people were arrested. They have now been released.
The ________
5) A bus goes to the airport. It runs every half hour.
The ________
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1 The girl who was injured in the accident is now in hospital.
2 The waitress who/that served us was impolite and impatient.
3 The building that/which was destroyed in the fire has now been rebuilt.
4 The people who/that were arrested have now been released.
5 The bus that/which goes to the airport runs every half hour.
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences. Choose from the box and make a relative clause.
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invented the telephone |
makes furniture |
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runs away from home |
gives you the meaning of words |
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stole wallet |
can support life |
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were hanging on the wall |
cannot be explained |
1) Helen works for a company ________
2) The book is about a girl ________
3) What happened to the pictures ________ ?
4) A stery is something ________
5) The police have arrested the man ________
6) A dictionary is a book ________
7) Alexander Bell was the man ________
8) It seems that Earth is the only planet ________
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1 that makes furniture
2 who/that runs away from home
3 that /which were hanging on the wall
4 that/which cannot be explained
5 who/that stole wallet
6 that/which gives you the meaning of words
7 who/that invented the telephone
8 that/which can support life
Exercise 4
Are these sentences right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
1) I don't like stories who have unhappy endings. ________
2) What was the name of the person who phoned? ________
3) Where's the nearest shop who sells bread? ________
4) The driver which caused the accident was fined £500. ________
5) Do you know the person that took these pictures? ________
6) We live in a world what is changing all the time. ________
7) Dan said some things about me that were not true. ________
8) What was the name of the horse it won the race? ________
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1 stories that have
2 OK
3 the nearest shop that/which sells
4 the driver who/that caused
5 OK (the person who took is also correct)
6 a world that/which is changing
7 OK (some things about me which were is also correct)
8 the horse that /which won