Defining Relative Clauses အတြက္ ေလ့က်င့္ခန္းမ်ား

Relative Clauses မ်ားအေၾကာင္းသိေကာင္းစရာ - Defining Relative Clauses ကိုေပးထားတဲ့လင့္မွာ ရွင္းျပခဲ့ၿပီးျဖစ္ပါတယ္။

ေနာက္ဆက္တဲြအေနျဖင့္ ေလ့က်င့္ခန္းမ်ားကို ေျဖၾကည့္ပါ။

Defining Relative Clauses Exercise 1

Make one sentence from the two short ones. The sentence in italics should become the relative clause. The relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause.

1. She worked for a man. The man used to be an athlete. _______________________________________________________________
   
2. They called a lawyer. The lawyer lived nearby. _______________________________________________________________
   
3. I sent an email to my brother. My brother lives in Australia. _______________________________________________________________
   
4. The customer liked the waitress. The waitress was very friendly. _______________________________________________________________
   
5. We broke the computer. The computer belonged to my father. _______________________________________________________________
   
6. I dropped a glass. The glass was new. _______________________________________________________________
   
7. She loves books. The books have happy endings. _______________________________________________________________
   
   
8. They live in a city. The city is in the north of England. _______________________________________________________________
   
9. The man is in the garden. The man is wearing a blue jumper. _______________________________________________________________
   
10. The girl works in a bank. The girl is from India. _______________________________________________________________
    
11. My sister has three children. My sister lives in Australia. _______________________________________________________________
    
12. The waiter was rude. The waiter was wearing a blue shirt. _______________________________________________________________
    
13. The money is in the kitchen. The money belongs to John.
    _______________________________________________________________
    
14. The table got broken. The table was my grandmother’s. 
    —--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    15. The television was stolen. The television was bought 20 years ago.
        

           _________________________________________________________
        

    16. The fruit is on the table. The fruit isn’t fresh.

       _____________________________________________________________
    
    

Answers:

1. She worked for a man who / that used to be an athlete.
   
2. They called a lawyer who / that lived nearby.
   
3. I sent an email to my brother who / that lives in Australia.
   
4. The customer liked the waitress who / that was very friendly.
   
5. We broke the computer which / that belonged to my father.
   
6. I dropped a glass which / that was new.
   
7. She loves books which / that have happy endings.
   
8. They live in a city which / that is in the north of England.
   
9. The man who / that is wearing a blue jumper is in the garden.
   
10. The girl who / that is from India works in a bank.
    
11. My sister who / that lives in Australia has three children.
    
12. The waiter who / that was wearing a blue shirt was rude.
    
13. The money which / that belongs to John is in the kitchen.
    
14. The table which / that was my grandmother’s got broken.
    
15. The television which / that was bought 20 years ago was stolen.
    16. The fruit which / that isn’t fresh is on the table.

Defining Relative Clauses Exercise 2

Make a new sentence by joining the two short sentences. The sentence in italics
should become the relative clause, and the relative pronoun is the object.
1. We ate the fruit. I bought the fruit.
_______________________________________________________________
2. She bought the computer. Her brother had recommended the computer.
_______________________________________________________________
3. He lost the money. I had given him the money.
_______________________________________________________________
4. We called the taxi company. Julie often uses the taxi company.
_______________________________________________________________
5. John met a girl. I used to employ the girl.
_______________________________________________________________
6. Lucy called the doctor. My mother knows the doctor.
_______________________________________________________________
7. He brought a woman. I used to often meet the woman .
_______________________________________________________________
8. We employed the lawyer. Julie recommended the lawyer.
_______________________________________________________________
9. The fruit is on the table. I bought the fruit.
_______________________________________________________________
10. The wallet belongs to John. Lucy found the wallet in the garden.
_______________________________________________________________
11. The food was delicious. David cooked the food.
_______________________________________________________________
12. The car was stolen. My father gave me the car.
_______________________________________________________________
13. The man was arrested. I reported the man to the police.
_______________________________________________________________
14. The doctor was right. Lucy asked the doctor about her problem.
_______________________________________________________________
15. The waitress was very pretty. My brother dated the waitress.
_______________________________________________________________
16. The secretary is in the office. The boss likes the secretary.
_______________________________________________________________

Answers:

1. We ate the fruit (which / that) I bought.
2. She bought the computer(which / that) her brother had recommended.
3. He lost the money (which / that) I had given him.
4. We called the taxi company (which / that) Julie often uses.
5. John met a girl (who / that) I used to employ.
6. Lucy called the doctor (who / that) my mother knows.
7. He brought a woman (who / that) I used to often meet.
8. We employed the lawyer (who / that) Julie recommended.
9. The fruit (which / that) I bought is on the table.
10. The wallet (which / that) Lucy found in the garden belongs to John.
11. The food (which / that) David cooked was delicious.
12. The car (which / that) my father gave me was stolen.
13. The man (who / that) I reported to the police was arrested.
14. The doctor (who / that) Lucy asked about her problem was right.
15. The waitress (who / that) my brother dated was very pretty.
16. The secretary (who / that) the boss likes is in the office.

Defining Relative Clauses Exercise 3

Make one sentence by changing the sentence in italics into a defining relative clause.
The relative pronoun can be the subject or the object of the relative clause.
1. They found the money. I dropped the money.
_______________________________________________________________
2. I broke the plate. The plate was a wedding present.
_______________________________________________________________
3. The police arrested the man. I saw the man steal a handbag.
_______________________________________________________________
4. The Queen fired the chef. We had met the chef.
_______________________________________________________________
5. She wrote to her friend. Her friend lives in Vietnam.
_______________________________________________________________
6. Jill ate the sandwich. The sandwich had tomato and cheese inside.
_______________________________________________________________
7. His friend lives in Scotland. His friend is a lawyer.
_______________________________________________________________
8. We called the secretary. I went to school with the secretary.
_______________________________________________________________
9. The CD is in my bag. The CD has Spanish music.
_______________________________________________________________
10. The book is very interesting. The book is about Japanese culture.
_______________________________________________________________
11. The bag was stolen. I bought the bag yesterday.
_______________________________________________________________
12. He likes films. The films come from Asia.
_______________________________________________________________
13. My nephew broke the plate. I received the plate as a present.
_______________________________________________________________
14. The chocolate was very old. We bought the chocolate last week.
_______________________________________________________________
15. The TV programme was very funny. Lucy recommended the TV programme.
_______________________________________________________________
16. The girl is on TV tonight. I met the girl yesterday.
_______________________________________________________________

Answers:

1. They found the money (which / that) I dropped.
2. I broke the plate which / that was a wedding present.
3. The police arrested the man (who / that) I saw steal a handbag.
4. The Queen fired the chef (who / that) we had met.
5. She wrote to her friend who / that lives in Vietnam.
6. Jill ate the sandwich which / that had tomato and cheese inside.
7. His friend who / that is a lawyer lives in Scotland.
8. We called the secretary (who / that) I went to school with.
9. The CD which / that has Spanish music is in my bag.
10. The book which / that is about Japanese culture is very interesting.
11. The bag (which / that) I bought yesterday was stolen.
12. He likes films which / that come from Asia.
13. My nephew broke the plate (which / that) I received as a present.
14. The chocolate (which / that) we bought last week was very old.
15. The TV programme (which / that) Lucy recommended was very funny.
16. The girl (who / that) I met the girl yesterday is on TV tonight.

Defining Relative Clauses Exercise 4

Make one sentence by changing the sentence in italics into a defining relative clause.
The relative pronoun can be the subject or the object of the relative clause.
1. The man was late. Julie invited the man.
_______________________________________________________________
2. The doctor was sick. I wanted to see the doctor.
_______________________________________________________________
3. The accountant was arrested. The accountant works for my father’s company.
_______________________________________________________________
4. I wrote to the friend. You met the friend last week.
_______________________________________________________________
5. The mobile phone can’t be fixed. The mobile phone is broken.
_______________________________________________________________
6. John made a copy of the photo. I took the photo.
_______________________________________________________________
7. I met a girl. The girl was a doctor.
_______________________________________________________________
8. We called a doctor. The doctor works at a hospital in London.
_______________________________________________________________
9. We like the actor. The actor was in a famous film.
_______________________________________________________________
10. I went to the restaurant. I read about the restaurant in the newspaper.
_______________________________________________________________
11. She bought a car. Her sister liked the car.
_______________________________________________________________
12. I often buy cheese. The cheese is imported from Paris.
_______________________________________________________________
13. The hairdresser was very good. The hairdresser has red hair.
_______________________________________________________________
14. The child is playing in the garden. We see the child often.
_______________________________________________________________
15. The nurse is in the office. The nurse treated my grandmother.
_______________________________________________________________
16. The car is in the garage. The car broke down.

Answers:

1. The man (who / that) Julie invited was late.
2. The doctor (who / that) I wanted to see was sick.
3. The accountant who / that works for my father’s company was arrested.
4. I wrote to the friend (who / that) you met last week.
5. The mobile phone which / that is broken can’t be fixed.
6. John made a copy of the photo (which / that) I took.
7. I met a girl who / that was a doctor.
8. We called a doctor who / that works at a hospital in London.
9. We like the actor who / that was in a famous film.
10. I went to the restaurant (which / that) I read about in the newspaper.
11. She bought a car (which / that) her sister liked.
12. I often buy cheese which / that is imported from Paris.
13. The hairdresser who / that has red hair was very good.
14. The child (who / that) we see often is playing in the garden.
15. The nurse who / that treated my grandmother is in the office.
16. The car which / that broke down is in the garage.