Relative Clauses: SUMMARY

RELATIVE CLAUSES

They are most often used to define, add extra information or identify the noun that precedes them.(antecedent)

Relative Pronouns

I told you about the woman who / that lives next door.

Do you see the cat which/ that is lying on the roof?

That’s boy whose mother is a nurse.

Relative Adverbs

The day when / that we met him was my birthday.

This is the station where Emily met James.

This is the reason why / that I love English.

Subject Pronoun or Object Pronoun?

If the relative pronoun is followed by a verb, the relative pronoun is a subject pronoun. Subject pronouns must always be used.

the apple which is lying on the table is rotten

If the relative pronoun is not followed by a verb (but by a noun or pronoun), the relative pronoun is an object pronoun. Object pronouns can be dropped in defining relative clauses.

the apple (which) George put on the table is red

Defining Relative Clauses

- give detailed information defining a general term or expression.

- are not put in commas.

- object pronouns in defining relative clauses can be dropped:

The boy (who/whom) we met yesterday is very nice.

Non-Defining Relative Clauses

- give additional information on something, but do not define it. 

- are put in commas.

- Object pronouns in non-defining relative clauses must be used.

Jim, who/whom we met yesterday, is very nice.

EXERCISES
Easy exercises
Join the sentences using a relative clause 
 Test on relative clauses

PAST SIMPLE EXERCISES

1. Complete the sentences with the right past verb forms.
 1. He ………………………………………… (not /eat) meat.
 2. I didn’t go to the cinema because I …………….... (write) my homework yesterday.
 3.She …………… (listen) to music last month.
 4. Tom ……………. (play) with his new dog last week.
 5. Mr House is a doctor. He ………………………. ( work) in a new hospital in London.
 6. My English teacher …….....................................(not/ go)to the English school..

 2. Write what Jean DID or DIDN’T do yesterday:
1.go shopping ( - ) Jean didn’t go shopping yesterday.
 2.clean the house ( ? ) .............................................................................................
3.call Mary ( + ) .....................................................................................................
4.watch a film on TV ( ? ) .......................................................................................
5.visit her grandparents ( + ) ..........................................................................................
6.take them a cake ( ? ) ..................................................................................................

3. Fill in the blanks with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in brackets: 
Last Saturday my father took (take) my friends and me to the circus. We ______________ (see) lots of things. My father ______________ (buy) some popcorn and orange juice. We _________ (eat) the popcorn and ______________ (drink) the orange juice. We ______________ (love) the funny clowns. At the circus______________ (have) a lion-tamer. The lions ______________ (make) tricks; they ______________ (stop) through hoops. A girl ______________ (call) to an elephant . We all ______________ (like)that wonderful time.

4. Write these sentences in past.
1. I watch my favourite serie on TV. ...........................................................................................
2. That boy eats an ice-cream. ...........................................................................................
3. I go to the mountain. ...........................................................................................
4. They´re in the hall. ...........................................................................................
5. Peter rides a mountain bike. ...........................................................................................
6. We buy a pair of jeans. ...........................................................................................

5. Put the following sentences in past tense. 
1.- We (buy) a new car on Tuesday.__________________________________________
2.- Mandy not (do) her homework yesterday.___________________________________
3.- When you (meet) Jane?_________________________________________________
4.- Why they (go) to London?________________________________________________
5.- I not (be) ill last month.__________________________________________________

6. Correct the mistakes in these sentences. 
1. My best friend were upset this morning. ______________________________
2. I didn’t went shopping yesterday. ______________________________
3. I feeled excited before my holiday. ______________________________
4. Was you at home yesterday? ______________________________
5. Did go they to the disco last night? ______________________________

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PASSIVE VOICE

- Easy test on passive

TEST REVISION

- Write questions for the following answers.  
- Change from active into passive
- Change the sentences into passive 2