UNIT 94 • Relative clauses (4) — ‘extra information’ clauses (1)

Dec 12, 2016

Make one sentence from two. Use the sentence in brackets to make a relative clause (Type 2). Sometimes the clause goes in the middle of the sentence, sometimes at the end. You will need to use ‘who(m)’, ‘whose’, ‘which’, ‘where’.
- Ann is very friendly. (She lives next door.)
  Ann,
- We stayed at the Grand Hotel. (Ann recommended it to us.)
  We stayed at the Grand Hotel,
- We went to Sandra’s party. (We enjoyed it very much.)
  We went to Sandra’s party,
- I went to see the doctor. (He told me to rest for a few days.)
  I went to see the doctor,
- John is one of my closest friends. (I have known him for a very long time.)
  John,
  or
  John,
- Sheila is away from home a lot. (Her job involves a lot of travelling.)
  Sheila,
- The new stadium will be opened next month. (It can hold 90,000 people.)
  The new stadium,
- We often go to visit our friends in Bristol. (It is only 30 miles away.)
  We often go to visit our friends in Bristol,
- Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland. (My brother lives there.)
  Glasgow,
Read the information and complete the sentences. Use a relative clause. Sometimes the clause tells us which thing or person (Type 1); sometimes it only gives us extra information (Type 2). Use commas where necessary.
- There’s a woman living next door. She’s a doctor.
  The woman
- I’ve got a brother called Jim. He lives in London. He’s a doctor.
  My brother Jim,
- There was a strike at the car factory. It lasted ten days. It is now over.
  The strike at the car factory,
- I was looking for a book this morning. I’ve found it now.
  I’ve found the book
  or
  I’ve found the book
- London was once the largest city in the world, but the population is now falling.
  The population of London,
- A job was advertised. A lot of people applied for it. Few of them had the necessary qualifications.
  Few of the people
  Few of the people
- Margaret has a son. She showed me a photograph of him. He’s a policeman.
  Margaret showed me
In some of these sentences you can use ‘which’ or ‘that’; in others, only ‘which’ is possible. Put commas (‘,’) where necessary.
- Jane works for a . . .
  company which
  makes shoes.
  - company which
  - company that
  - company, which
  - company, that
- Colin told me about his new . . .
  job, which
  he’s enjoying very much.
  - job which
  - job that
  - job, which
  - job, that
- My . . .
  office, which
  is on the second floor of the . . .
  building, is
  very small.
  - office that … building is
  - office which … building is
  - office, that … building, is
  - office, which … building, is
- The . . .
  office that
  I’m using at the moment is very small.
  - office which
  - office that
  - office, which
  - office, that
- She told me her . . .
  address, which
  I wrote down on a piece of paper.
  - address that
  - address which
  - address, that
  - address, which
- There are some . . .
  words which
  are very difficult to translate.
  - words which
  - words that
  - words, which
  - words, that
- The . . .
  sun, which
  is one of millions of stars in the . . .
  universe, provides
  us with heat and light.
  - sun which … universe, provides
  - sun that … universe, provides
  - sun, which … universe provides
  - sun, that … universe provides

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