OPTIONAL LESSON 25
Relative clause replaced by participle and infinitive
Exercise 1. Choose the best answer.
1. The woman _______next door is a famous singer .
A. lives B. who live C. living D. that living
2. The house ______ in the storm has now been rebuilt .
A. destroyed B. destroying C. which destroyed D. that is destroyed
3. The man ______ at the blackboard is our teacher .
A. stood B. stands C. standing D. to stand
4. Tom was the last ______the classroom yesterday .
A. to leave B. leaving C. left D. leaves
5. Linda was the last student ______ at the oral exam .
A. to be asked B. asking C. asks D. to ask
6. The bridge _____ by French architects is very nice.
A. was designed B. designing C. to design D. designed
7. The man is my teacher . I am grateful to him .
A. The man whom I grateful to him is my teacher . C. The man is my teacher who I am grateful .
B. The man whom I am grateful to is my teacher D. The man to him I am grateful is my teacher .
8. Ngoc is friendly . We are talking about her .
A. Ngoc , we are talking about , is friendly . C. Ngoc , about her we are talking , is friendly .
B. Ngoc, whom we are talking about is friendly D. Ngoc , about whom we are talking, is friendly
9. A pilot is a person who flies an aircraft .
A. A person who called a pilot flies an aircraft . B. A person that flies an aircraft is called a pilot .
C. A pilot is someone who flies an aircraft . D. Both B and C are correct .
10. Sunday is the day _______which we usually go fishing .
A. during B. at C. in D. on
11. The music ______ we listened last night was boring .
A. to which B. which to C. to that D. that
12. The man ______ I introduced you to last night is thoughtful .
A. whom B. that C. Ø D. all are correct
13. She couldn’t answer any question , _______made me surprised.
A. that B. it C. this D. which
14. The books _______ written by Jack London is very interesting .
A. which were B. were C. whose D. which
15. I am going to visit the town _____ I was born and grew up .
A. where B. which C. when D. who
16. This is Mary , ____ is taking over my job when I leave .
A. that B. which C. who D. whom
17. An architect is someone _____ designs buildings .
A. who B. that C. which D. it
18. That is the house in ______I used to live .
A. that B. which C. where D. there
19. The man _______ is my teacher .
A. who she is speaking to B. whom she is speaking with
C. to whom she is speaking D. to whom she is speaking with
20. I apologized to the boy ______ book I borrowed .
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
1. I wish ................... to the teacher about that .
a. explain b. to explain c. explaining d. to explaining
2. ................. is a person who swims underwater using special equipment .
a. Diver b. Scientist c. Participant d. Cyclist
3. We are late , thanks to you.
a. because b. because of c. instead d. instead of
4. He said that he would wait ............. me .
a. for b. of c. to d. at
5. .............. is a person who rides a bicycle .
a. Scientist b. Cyclist c. Member d. Participant
6. I am well aware ............... the problem.
a. of b. for c. about d. on
1. I wish ................... to the teacher about that .
a. explain b. to explain c. explaining d. to explaining
2. ................. is a person who swims underwater using special equipment .
a. Diver b. Scientist c. Participant d. Cyclist
3. We are late , thanks to you.
a. because b. because of c. instead d. instead of
4. He said that he would wait ............. me .
a. for b. of c. to d. at
5. .............. is a person who rides a bicycle .
a. Scientist b. Cyclist c. Member d. Participant
6. I am well aware ............... the problem.
a. of b. for c. about d. on