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.
Pick out the part of the sentences which is correct in standard written English
1. Physics are taught -> is taught (A) by professor Smith (B) , who (C) is from Mexico (D)
2. If the goal keeper (A) had playing -> had played (B) better (C), they would not have lost (D) the game
3. Let's (A) go out, and (B) have a drink (C) , shan't we -> shall we (D)
4. When she heard (A) the news (B) she got so -> such (C) a shock that (D) she dropped her glass