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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10. The vegetables which are sold in this supermarket are grown without chemicals
--->.......The vegetables sold in this supermarket are grown without chemicals.........................................................................................................
11. Do you know the woman who is coming toward us?
--->....Do you know the woman coming toward us?.....................................................................................
12. The people who were waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet
--->...........The people waiting for the bus in the rain are getting get...........................................................................................
13. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country
--->............I come from a city located in the sourthern part of the country...............................................................................................
15. He was the first man who left the burning building
--->......He was the first man to leave the burning building..............................................................................
16. 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......................................................................................................
17. 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...................................................................................................
18. The students who did not come to the class yesterday explain their absence to the teacher
--->...The students not coming to class yesterday explain their absence to the teacher.........................................................................................................................................
19. Did you get the message which concerned the special meeting?
--->.....Did you get the message concerning the special meeting................................................................................................
20. Lan is the second student who entered the classrom this morning
--->.........Lan is the second student to enter the classroom this morning..................................................................................................
10. The vegetables which are sold in this supermarket are grown without chemicals.
=> The vegetables sold in this supermarket are grown without chemicals.
11. Do you know the woman who is coming toward us ?
=> Do you know the woman coming toward us ?
12. The people who was waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet .
=> The people waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet .
13. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country .
=> I come from a city located in the southern part of the country .
14. They live in a house that was built in 1890.
=> They live in a house built in 1890.
15. He was the first man who left the burning building .
=> He was the first man to leave the burning building .
16. 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
17. 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 .
18. The students who did not come to the class yesterday explain their absence to the teacher .
=> The students not coming to the class yesterday explain their absence to the teacher .
19. Did you get the message which concerned the special meeting ?
=> Did you get the message concerning the special meeting ?
20. Lan is the second student who entered the classroom this morning .
=> Lan is the second student to enter the classroom this morning .