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Relative Clauses DefiningSet 85

1Genes, ..... the blueprints for cell construction, exist in tightly organized packages called chromosomes.

2The computer ..... broke was very expensive.

3Be careful about the things that are mentioned here.

4Read the following sentence and decide whether the phrase typed in green is essential or nonessential.The city where we met is 100 miles away.

5My brother ..... travels a lot, is in Australia at the moment.

6Choose the correct relative pronoun: In the future, I would like to work with children, ..... I'm quite good at.

7School bus is a yellow vehicle ..... children use to go to school.

8Choose the correct option: The book (that/which) I borrowed from you was fascinating.

9The restaurant that my sister recommended was very fancy.

10Which relative clause does not have have a comma?

11Last Saturday, ..... I won the bowling tournament, was one of the best days of my life.

12Do you know the man ..... son had an accident yesterday?

13The weather, ....., has brought everyone out of doors.

14Big Ben, ..... is the most photographed place in London, is a cultural landmark.

15The book ..... the teacher assigned to read was interesting.

16The Netherlands is the country ..... the telescope was invented.

17I visited my uncle ..... lives in a different city.

18The author ..... we talk about is American.

19The dog ..... barks loudly belongs to my neighbor.

20People ..... move to a big city can find it hard to meet new people.

21Combine the sentences using a relative pronoun: "I have a friend. My friend is very loyal."

22Maria is a girl ..... went to the school with my sister

23Some people don't enjoy any game that they don't win.

24The match ..... we saw was boring.

25The boy forgot to bring the photos ..... he had taken on his holiday.

26The movie ..... I watched last night was boring.

27Choose the best version of the sentence: The teacher was nice, and she helped. / The teacher, who was nice, helped.

28Read the sentence: "The movie that we watched last night was hilarious." What type of dependent clause is "that we watched last night"?

29That pencil ..... is on your desk belongs to me.

30The town, ..... often very rainy, had a very significant flood

31Harry Potter is the boy ..... has a scar.

32Which is the embedded clause in the sentence below?The concert, which was too loud, gave me a headache.

33The function of the relative clause is to describe the characteristics of its antecedent (so, another name of the relative clause is the adjective/ attributive subordinate clause). Accordingly, in translation, they have reflected as .....

34Thrillers are fictional stories ..... are often about crime.

35Mr. Hall, who ordered another double anchovy pizza, claims to have a pet dolphin in his backyard pool.

36That's the boy ..... brother is in my year at school.

37Falcon is a bird ..... flies as fast as a motorcycle.

38The girl ..... book was borrowed is my friend

39I bought the accounting staff a small computer, which gave everyone a great deal of trouble.

40The river, ..... flows through several villages, is heavily polluted.

41The ancient castle, ..... stood on the hill, offered breathtaking views.

42Hyenas ..... live in Africa, are very fast runners

43Look at the hat that woman .....

44The car ..... he bought last week broke down.

45How does the word 'that' function in the sentence: 'The book that I am reading is very exciting'?

46The celebrations .....

47The museum ..... we visited last weekend was amazing.

48The children ..... live in my apartment block are very polite.

49The restaurant. ..... we had dinner was near my company.

50The women ..... voices were pleasant sang at the concert.

51I can't remember the restaurant that has the tasty desserts.

52Shoppers ..... stealing will be arrested.

53The sandwiches ..... my aunt make are delicious.

54She saw the boy WHO lives next door

55We watched a movie ..... was released last month.

56The book, ..... has a blue cover, is my favorite.

57This is the man ..... came to see me last night.

58The company ..... is very near my school.

59Bill has many CDs ..... were recorded by his brother's record company.

60I bought a new car ..... is very fast.

61That novel, which will be made into a movie, was hard to put down.