RELATIVE CLAUSES ( Grade 9th)
Ex1: Fill in the blank with the correct relative pronoun.
1. There are eighteen different kinds of penguins ______ live south of the equator.
2. Thank you very much for the present ______ you sent me.
3. This is Mrs. Jones, ______ son won the championship last year.
4. His girlfriend, ______ he trusted absolutely, turned out to be an enemy spy.
5. The bus crashed into a queue of people, four of _______ were killed.
6. A man bought in a little girl, ______ hand was cut by flying glass.
7. Mary, ______ boyfriend didn't turn up, ended by having lunch with Peter.
8. He paid me $5 for cleaning ten windows, most of ____ hadn't been cleaned for at least a year.
9. In prison they fed us on dry bread, most of ______ was moldy.
10. The chair in _____ I was sitting suddenly collapsed.
11. The bed ______ I slept on has no mattress.
12. The man _______ I was waiting for didn't turn up.
13. The student with ________ she was dancing had a slight limb.
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer.
1. Sunday is the day..........I go to Water park with my kids. A. when
B. where C. why D. which
2. That was the reason..........he didn't marry her. A. when B. where
C. why D. which
3. An architect is someone..........deigns buildings. A. who B. whom C. which
D. whose
4. The boy to..........I lent my money is poor.
A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. that
5. The land and the people..........I have met are nice. A. who B. whom
C. which D. that
6. I can answer the question ........you say is very difficult. A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
7. This is the place..........the battle took place ten years ago.
A. which
B. in where
C. where
D. from where
8. Sunday is the day..........which we usually go fishing. A. during B. at C. in D. on
10. He talked about the books and the authors..........interested him.
A. who
B. that
C. which
D. whom
11. Bondi is the beautiful beach..........I used to sunbathe.
A. when B. where
C. which D. why
12. Dec 26th, 05 was the day..........the terrible tsunami happened.
A. when B. where C. which
D. why
13. The woman..........lives next my door is doctor. A. who
B. whom C. which D. whose
14. The boy..........Mary likes is my son.
A. who
B. whom
C. which D. whose
15. The boy..........eyes are brown is my son.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
16. The table..........legs are broken should be repaired.
A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. whose
17. The town..........we are living is noisy and crowded.
A. where
B. in where C. which
D. at which
18. The year..........we came to live here was 1997.
A. when B. which C. that
D. in the time
19. The worker..........house is next to mine died this morning.
A. whose
B. whom C. which D. whose
20. The lady..........son went on a picnic with us last weekend is a teacher at our school.
A. who
B. whom
C. whose
D. that
21. The bed..........which I slept was too soft. A. in
B. on
C. at
D. for
22. Jack has three brothers, all of..........are married.
A. who B. whom
C. which
D. that
Exercise 3: Rewrite sentences using Relative Clause.
1. The first boy has just moved. He knows the truth.
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2. They called a doctor. He lived nearby.> ………………………………………………………

3. Linh liked the waiter. He was very friendly.
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4. He was Tom. I met him at the bar yesterday.
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5. Ba dropped a cup. It was new.
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6. They are looking for the man and his dog. They have lost the way in the forest.
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7. I live in a city. It is in the north of Vietnam.
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8. My wife wants you to come to dinner. You were speaking to my wife
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9. The woman works in a hospital. She is from India.
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10. The students will be awarded the present. The students' reports are very valuable.
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11. The man was rude. He was wearing a red shirt.
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12. The botanist will never forget the day. He found a strange plant on that day.
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13. The TV got broken. It was my grandfather's.
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14. The man works for my father's company. The man's daughter is fond of dancing.
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15.Tet is a festival. Tet often happens in late january or February.
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Exercise 4: Find and correct the mistakes.
1. The film who I watched yesterday was interesting.
2. The only house to be paint last week was Oanh's.
3. A dictionary is a book whom gives her the meaning of words.
4. I like that dress whom is really beautiful.
5. Do you get on with the person which lives behind?