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Kód projektu ITMS: 26110130666
Názov: Vzťažné vety (Relative clauses)
Predmet: Anglický jazyk
Dátum:
Autor: Mgr. Vladimíra Damková
RELATIVE CLAUSES
1. From the notes make one sentence. Use who or whose with the words in brackets.
a. Martina Navratilova. (She was born in Prague.) She became a US citizen in 1981.
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b. Darwin. (His ideas changed our view of the world.) He travelled to a lot of countries when
he was young.
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c. Madonna. (Her parents were born in Italy.) She is a famous American singer.
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d. Bill Clinton. (His wife is a brilliant lawyer.) He became President of the USA in 1993.
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e. Sebastian Coe. (He was a successful English runner.) He is now a politician.
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f. Catherine of Russia. (She ruled for over 30 years.) She made many important changes.
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2. Join each pair of sentences with a relative clause.
Omit the relative pronouns wherever possible.
a. Last night we met a man. He’s a millionaire.
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b. Yesterday we found a wallet. It was empty.
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c. We like cereals. Well, if they are wholemeal.
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d. Michaelangelo was a famous artist. He painted the Sistine Chapel.
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e. She’s bought a CD. It is broken.
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3. Rewrite these sentences omitting the relative pronoun.
Other changes are necessary.
a. This is the box in which I had put my English books.
This is the box I had put my English books in.
b. The man with whom she had lunch yesterday is her boss.
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c. The knife with which you are cutting the meat belonged to my great grandmother.
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d. The company for which he works has gone bankrupt.
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e. We didn’t recognize the people at whom we were looking.
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f. I can’t remember the person from whom I took the money.
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4. Complete the sentences with the information in brackets.
a. (we met some people) The people we met were very nice.
b. (I’m wearing shoes) The shoes _____________________ are not very comfortable.
c. (you’re reading a book) What’s the name of the
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d. (I wrote a letter to her) She didn’t get the __________________ I _________________.
e. (you gave me an umbrella) I’ve lost __________________________________________.
5. Correct the errors in these sentences.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Joan won the prize, that surprised me a lot.
The children, that were playing football, broke one of my windows.
The house in that I was born has just been demolished.
Fred is the man who he lives next door.
The books which they are on the table are mine.
I can’t remember the name of the person from who I borrowed this pen.
Definition game – in pairs choose the picture from the chart below and make definition
using Relative clauses.
(Variation: team competition – team A chooses the picture for team B which has to
define the picture using Relative clause to get
the point and vice-versa)
1
A
B
C
D
E
2
3
4
5
Taboo
Make definitions of the words in the pictures below. Try to use relative clauses.
The words given (or chosen by students themselves) are ̒ taboo ʼ - mustnʼt be used
when defining the word for their partners.
teach / children
paint / pictures
cook / meals
help / people
fly / plane
translate / languages
nice / good-looking
meet / people
clever / intelligent
brave / fear
hasitate / decide
imagination / ideas
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