I. Join each pair of sentences , using a relative pronoun . Use commas if necessary
1. This semester I had to buy fifteen books . Most of them are expensive
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2. Last night the orchestra played three symphonies . One of them was Beethoven 's Seventh
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3. I couldn't understand the woman . I talked to her on the phone
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4. I want to tell you about the party . I went to it last night
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5. This is Mrs. Jones . Her son won the championship last year
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6. You didn't tell us the reason . We have to cut down our daily expenses for that reason
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7. The manager has just announced his retirement . We have all depended on him so much
The manager on ........................................................................................................................
II. Reduce relative clauses into relative phrases
1. The couple who live in the house next door are both college professors
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2. The people who are waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet
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3. The students who did not come to the class yesterday explain their absence to the teacher
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4. Did you get the message which concerned the special meeting ?
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5. Lan is the second student who entered the classroom this morning
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6. The psychologists who study the nature of sleep have made important discoveries
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7. The Queen Elizabeth is the largest ship which had been built on the Clyde
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8. He was the second man who was killed in this way
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9. Neil Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon
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10. I come from a city which is located in the southern part of the country
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11. The vegetables which are sold in this supermarket are grown without chemicals
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Reduce relative clauses into relative phrases
1. The couple who live in the house next door are both college professors
The couple living in the house next door are both college professors
2. The people who are waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet
The people waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet
3. Did you get the message which concerned the special meeting ?
Did you get the message concerning the special meeting ?
4. Lan is the second student who entered the classroom this morning
Lan is the second student to enter the classroom this morning
5. The psychologists who study the nature of sleep have made important discoveries
The psychologists studying the nature of sleep have made important discoveries
6. He was the second man who was killed in this way
He was the second man to be killed in this way
7. Neil Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon
8. I come from a city which is located in the southern part of the country
I come from a city located in the southern part of the country
9. The vegetables which are sold in this supermarket are grown without chemicals
The vegetables sold in this supermarket are grown without chemicals