EXERCISE ON REDUCE RCL
Task 1: Tick (P) the sentences in which relative pronoun can be omitted.
1. £ The girl who we are going to see is from England.
2. £ He works for a company that makes car.
3. £ What was the name of the man whom you met yesterday?
4. £ The table that was broken has now been repaired.
5. £ Do you know the girl whom he is talking to?
6. £ This is the novel which we have been expecting.
7. £ This is the letter which I received this morning.
8. £ People who do some exercise usually keep fit.
9. £ Paula won the tennis match which she played yesterday.
10. £ The girl whom you sat next to at school is now a famous actress.
Task 2.Reduce relative Clauses(V-ING)
1. The boy who is playing the piano is Ben.
2. Do you know the woman who is coming toward us?
3. The people who are waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet.
4. The scientists who are researching the causes of cancer are making progress.
5. The fence which surrounds our house is made of wood.
6. We have an apartment which overlooks the park.
7. The students who were waiting for their funding from the government were disappointed.
8. The students who come from Japan work very hard.
9. The book which is on the table is Lan’s.
10. The man who is standing at the bus stop is my teacher.
Task 3.Reduce relative Clauses(VED/3)
1. The ideas which are being presented in that book are interesting.
2. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country.
3. They live in a house that was built in 1890.
4. The photographs which has been published in the newspaper were extraordinary.
5. The experiment which was conducted at the University of Chicago was successful.
6. They work in a hospital which was being sponsored by the government.
7. My father works in a company which was established in 2005.
8. She gave me a book which was written by Mr. John.
9. They will buy a machine which can be operated by solar energy.
10. We are living in a house which had been built by my grandfather.
Task 4.Reduce relative Clauses(TO V/ TO BE VED/3)
1. Yuri Gagarin was the first man who flew into space.
2. John was the last man who reached the top of the mountain.
3. The last person who leaves the room must turn off the light.
4. The first person that we must see is Mr. Smith.
5. This is the second person who had been killed in that way.
6. The first person who catches the ball will be the winner.
7. He was the last man who left the party.
8. He was the only boy who knew the answer.
9. It is the next biggest school which was built in 1985.
10. The first person who invented the telephone is Graham Bell.
Task 1: Tick (P) the sentences in which relative pronoun can be omitted.
1. £ The girl who we are going to see is from England. P
2. £ He works for a company that makes car.
3. £ What was the name of the man whom you met yesterday? P
4. £ The table that was broken has now been repaired.
5. £ Do you know the girl whom he is talking to? P
6. £ This is the novel which we have been expecting. P
7. £ This is the letter which I received this morning. P
8. £ People who do some exercise usually keep fit.
9. £ Paula won the tennis match which she played yesterday. P
10. £ The girl whom you sat next to at school is now a famous actress. P
Task 2.Reduce relative Clauses(V-ING)
1. The boy who is playing the piano is Ben.
The boy playing the piano is Ben
2. Do you know the woman who is coming toward us?
Do you know the woman coming toward us?
3. 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
4. The scientists who are researching the causes of cancer are making progress.
The scientists researching the causes of cancer are making progress
5. The fence which surrounds our house is made of wood.
The fence surrounding our house is made of wood
6. We have an apartment which overlooks the park.
We have an apartment overlooking the park
7. The students who were waiting for their funding from the government were disappointed.
The students waiting for their funding from the government were disappointed
8. The students who come from Japan work very hard.
The students coming from Japan work very hard
9. The book which is on the table is Lan’s.
The book on the table is Lan’s
10. The man who is standing at the bus stop is my teacher.
The man standing at the bus stop is my teacher
Task 3.Reduce relative Clauses(VED/3)
1. The ideas which are being presented in that book are interesting.
The ideas presented in that book are interesting
2. 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
3. They live in a house that was built in 1890.
They live in a house built in 1890
4. The photographs which has been published in the newspaper were extraordinary.
The photographs published in the newspaper were extraordinary
5. The experiment which was conducted at the University of Chicago was successful.
The experiment conducted at the University of Chicago was successful
6. They work in a hospital which was being sponsored by the government.
They work in a hospital sponsored by the government
7. My father works in a company which was established in 2005.
My father works in a company established in 2005
8. She gave me a book which was written by Mr. John.
She gave me a book written by Mr. John
9. They will buy a machine which can be operated by solar energy.
They will buy a machine operated by solar energy
10. We are living in a house which had been built by my grandfather.
We are living in a house built by my grandfather
Task 4.Reduce relative Clauses(TO V/ TO BE VED/3)
1. Yuri Gagarin was the first man who flew into space.
Yuri Gagarin was the first man to fly into space
2. John was the last man who reached the top of the mountain.
John was the last man to reach the top of the mountain
3. The last person who leaves the room must turn off the light.
The last person to leave the room must turn off the light
4. The first person that we must see is Mr. Smith.
The first person to be seen is Mr. Smith
5. This is the second person who had been killed in that way.
This is the second person to be killed in that way
6. The first person who catches the ball will be the winner.
The first person to catch the ball will be the winner
7. He was the last man who left the party.
He was the last man to leave the party
8. He was the only boy who knew the answer.
He was the only boy to know the answer
9. It is the next biggest school which was built in 1985.
It is the next biggest school to be built in 1985
10. The first person who invented the telephone is Graham Bell.
The first person to invent the telephone is Graham Bell