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COMBINE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE PRONOUN. THE INITIAL WORDS ARE. GIVEN FOR YOU TO START THE SENTENCE.
COMBINE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE PRONOUN. THE INITIAL WORDS ARE GIVEN FOR YOU TO START THE SENTENCE. Jessica has got a coin collection. It contains many rare coins. Jessica … The coin collection … Mary spent the money. It belonged to her sister. Mary … The money … The pen is on the desk. It is blue. The … This is the new president. We all voted for him. This … I met a Finnish tourist. He lives in Helsinki. I… The Finnish tourist … I know the man. He is going to marry my friend. I… John bought a new DVD player. It was made in Korea. John … The new … The palace stands outside the town. It was built 200 years ago. The palace … They visited the village. It is on a hill. They … The village … The man left town. We wrote an angry letter to this man. The man … The book is about a lawyer. He is accused of murder. The … Tim will never forget that day. He joined the army that day. Tim … We heard the song. It shocked many people. We … The song … This is the book. It wasn’t available in the library. This …

COMBINE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE PRONOUN. NO INITIAL WORDS ARE GIVEN.

The teacher apologised. She had punished two pupils unfairly. I met a friend last week. Her daughter is an astrologist. Tom hired a decorator. The decorator is very expensive. -

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Here is a postcard of the village. We spent three days there. Jeannette is going to marry a man. His brother is in my class. Freddie Mercury died in 1992. He was a famous singer. This is Tony. You’ll be driving with him next week. This is the house. Jean lived in that house when she was young. We saw the cottage. Wordsworth lived there. John is my friend. His car was stolen from the car park. He went to a concert. He didn’t like the concert at all. I don’t know the man. He helped me this morning. You can see many snakes in the zoo. Some of them are poisonous. Shakespeare is one of the best-known writers in the world. He is buried in Stratford-upon-Avon. This is the place. You have to pick me up at this place. We spent an amazing summer in the mountains. I’ll never forget it. You need an umbrella in England. It often rains there. Peter has got a new girlfriend. Her sister studies at my school. You were talking about a book. Is this it? Dan’s bedroom is very big. He shares it with his brother. The waitress spilt the soup. She was obviously new at the job. My friend and I usually do homework together, but she’s away today. I’ll never forget Mrs Martin. Mrs Martin taught me Maths. The book is on the table. It has a red cover. We visited the town. It lies at the source of the Danube. -

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The castle stands above the town. It was built by the Normans. I met a Japanese tourist. He lives north of Kyoto. She remembered my birthday. She was the only one to do so. The film is about a man. He loses his memory. We saw the art exhibition. It received excellent reviews from the critics. This is the music. I’ve listened to it many times. I met a friend last week. Her husband is an astronaut. We hired a removal company. The company is known to be reliable. The politician resigned. She had refused to support her party. This is the article. It wasn’t printed by the newspaper. Greta Garbo died in 1990. She was an international film star. Mr Carter is my neighbour. His house was damaged during the earthquake. I don’t know the woman. She spoke to me this morning. This is the school. I studied there as a child. George Eliot wrote “Middlemarch”. She is buried in Highgate Cemetery in London. I’d like you to meet Anna. You will be working with her in the future. We saw the palace. Louis XIV lived there. This is the date. Your assignment has to be finished by then. You can see many animals on safari in Kenya. Some of them are very dangerous. The Grand Canyon is over 200 miles long. It is one of the wonders of the world. The Titanic sank in 1912. It was supposed to be unsinkable. The river flows through Hereford. It is the Wye. -

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The Wye flows through Hereford. It is a beautiful river. The man lives next door to Melanie. He is rather strange. Jake lives next door to Melanie. He is rather strange. The picture was damaged. It is worth thousands of pounds. A Picasso was damaged during the war. It is worth thousands of pounds. The Berlin Wall was built in 1961. It stood for 28 years. That man was Anna’s brother. He just walked past. The plane was twenty-five years old. It crashed. One day Tessa was ill in bed. Martin rang that day. The King’s Theatre is in the centre of town. It dates from 1896. My phone is out of order. It’s a real nuisance. Rachel’s mother paid for the meal. That was very kind of her. My brother is disabled. It means he can’t get about very easily. The police blocked off the road. That caused a traffic jam. You left the keys in the car. That was rather careless of you. Vicky didn’t get the job. It’s made her very depressed. Aunt Joan is a bit deaf, so she didn’t hear the phone. One week Mike and Harriet went camping. It was the wettest of the year. You’ll meet Henry tomorrow. He’s also a member of the board. Zedco has 10,000 employees. It’s an international company. Sonia Goldman was a house guest. Her fingerprints were on the door handle. Graham Wilshaw is an architect. He knew Colin at school. -

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Felix Reeves is a journalist. His tape recorder was stolen. This is the letter. Mark has been looking for this letter. The film was really interesting. Rachel was talking about the film. The wallpaper is rather dark. Laura has decided on this wallpaper. The steps are not levelled. David fell down those steps. He had been waiting for the bus for two hours. The bus didn’t turn up. The article was written by me. She was really interested in the article. I was talking about a man. That man suddenly called me up. We went to a restaurant. I had once lunch with Henry there. Do you remember that day? We moved the piano upstairs that day. Oxford attracts many tourists in the summer. Oxford has a very renowned university. I used to live in that house. The house has collapsed. Laura painted a picture. It’s being shown in an exhibition. -

COMBINE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES BY MEANS OF RELATIVE PRONOUNS, MAKING ANY CHANGES NECESSARY. 1.

You sent me a present. Thank you very much for it.

Thank you very much for _________________________________________ 2.

She was dancing with a student. He had a slight limp.

The student __________________________________________________ 3.

I am looking after some children. They are terribly spoilt.

The children __________________________________________________ 4.

The bed has no mattress. I sleep on this bed.

The bed I ____________________________________________________ 5.

Romeo and Juliet were lovers. Their parents hated each other.

Romeo and Juliet ______________________________________________

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There wasn’t any directory in the telephone box. I was phoning from this box.

There was ___________________________________________________ 7.

This is Mrs Jones. Her son won the championship last year.

This is _____________________________________________________ 8.

I was sitting in a chair. It suddenly collapsed.

The chair __________________________________________________ 9.

Mr Smith said he was too busy to speak to me. I had come specially to see him.

Mr Smith __________________________________________________ 10. The man was sitting at the desk. I had come to see this man. The man ___________________________________________________ 11. I missed the train. I usually catch this train. I ________________________________________________________ 12. His girlfriend turned out to be an enemy spy. He trusted her absolutely. His girlfriend _______________________________________________ 13. The car had bad brakes. We were in this car. The car ___________________________________________________ 14. This is the story of a man. His wife suddenly loses her memory. This _____________________________________________________ 15. We’ll have to get across the frontier. This will be difficult. We ______________________________________________________ 16. A man brought in a small girl. Her hand had been cut by flying glass. A _______________________________________________________ 17. The car crashed into a queue of people. Four of them were killed. The car _________________________________________________ 18. The roads were crowded with refugees. Many of them were wounded. The roads _________________________________________________ 19. I was waiting for a man. He didn’t turn up. The man __________________________________________________ 20. Tom came to the party in patched jeans. This surprised the other guests. Tom _____________________________________________________ 21. The firm is sending me to York. I work for this firm. The firm _________________________________________________ 22. The Smiths were given rooms in the hotel. Their house had been destroyed in the explosion.

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The Smiths _______________________________________________ 23. I saw several houses. Most of them were quite unsuitable. I _______________________________________________________ 24. He wanted to come at 2 a.m. This didn’t suit me at all. He ______________________________________________________

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