I. Underline the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. It is the most interesting book (which / that/what) I've ever read.
2. Our fixtures, (that /where /which) my parents bought last week, very expensive
3. Ho Chi Minh City (when /which / where) we visited last year, is the largest city in Vietnam.
4. The man over there is an artist (whose /who / whom) father can speak four languages.
5. She is the girl (who/whom/why) I bought these roses for.
6. He often tells me about his school (when/which/where) he studied.
7. This is the village, (which / where /who) we visited last month. Our Uncle Ho was born there.
8. The girls and flowers (who/which /that) he painted were vivid.
9.The house in (which /that/whose) I am living is my parents'.
10.Trong Tan, (whom / who / that) sang a song on TV last night, is a famous singer.

1. we spent five hours getting to london.
-> It took....us five hours to get to london.....................................
2.listening to music gives him pleasure.
-> he enjoys ..listening to music...............................
3. she is more beautiful than her younger sister.
-> Her.younger sister.is more beautiful than her.....................................................
4. you ought to go to school now.
-> It's time.....for you to go to school now......................................
5. my father works as a teacher at a high school.
-> My ......father  is a teacher at a high school. ........................................
6. we can't afford to buy the car.
-> The car is....so expensice for us to buy.................................
7. People say that he beats his wife.
-> He is said to ......beat his wife ................................
8. She bought that house in 1990.
-> She has....bought that house since 1990.............................

3. Her younger sister is uglier than her sister.

8. She has bought that house since 1990.

1.It took us five hours to get to London

2.He enjoys listening to music.

3.Her younger sister isn't as beautiful as her.

4.It's time for you to go to school now.

5.My father is a teacher at a high school.

6.The car is too expensive for us to buy.

7.He is said to beat his wife.

8.She has bought that house since 1990.

Exercise 1. Choose the best answer.

1. The woman _______next door is a famous singer .

A. lives B. who live C. living D. that living

2. The house ______ in the storm has now been rebuilt .

A. destroyed B. destroying C. which destroyed D. that is destroyed

3. The man ______ at the blackboard is our teacher .

A. stood B. stands C. standing D. to stand

4. Tom was the last ______the classroom yesterday .

A. to leave B. leaving C. left D. leaves

5. Linda was the last student ______ at the oral exam .

A. to be asked B. asking C. asks D. to ask

6. The bridge _____ by French architects is very nice.

A. was designed B. designing C. to design D. designed

7. The man is my teacher . I am grateful to him .

A. The man whom I grateful to him is my teacher . C. The man is my teacher who I am grateful .

B. The man whom I am grateful to is my teacher D. The man to him I am grateful is my teacher .

8. Ngoc is friendly . We are talking about her .

A. Ngoc , we are talking about , is friendly . C. Ngoc , about her we are talking , is friendly .

B. Ngoc, whom we are talking about is friendly D. Ngoc , about whom we are talking, is friendly

9. A pilot is a person who flies an aircraft .

A. A person who called a pilot flies an aircraft . B. A person that flies an aircraft is called a pilot .

C. A pilot is someone who flies an aircraft . D. Both B and C are correct .

10. Sunday is the day _______which we usually go fishing .

A. during B. at C. in D. on

11. The music ______ we listened last night was boring .

A. to which B. which to C. to that D. that

12. The man ______ I introduced you to last night is thoughtful .

A. whom B. that C. Ø D. all are correct

13. She couldn’t answer any question , _______made me surprised.

A. that B. it C. this D. which

14. The books _______ written by Jack London is very interesting .

A. which were B. were C. whose D. which

15. I am going to visit the town _____ I was born and grew up .

A. where B. which C. when D. who

16. This is Mary , ____ is taking over my job when I leave .

A. that B. which C. who D. whom

17. An architect is someone _____ designs buildings .

A. who B. that C. which D. it

18. That is the house in ______I used to live .

A. that B. which C. where D. there

19. The man _______ is my teacher .

A. who she is speaking to B. whom she is speaking with

C. to whom she is speaking D. to whom she is speaking with

20. I apologized to the boy ______ book I borrowed .

A. which B. who C. whom D. whose

2 Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence:

1. She studies well she is busy.

A. because B. since C. although D. and

2. Is he an actor ............ a singer? - An actor.

A. and B. or C. but D. so

3. Let's ............to the cinema

A. going B. to go C. go D. goes

4. She.................try to learn English for her job.

A. is B. has C. must D. was

5. The people ..............ive in Vietnam speak

A. which B. who C. whom D. when

6. Do you know the man................. you me yesterday?

A. when B. whom C. which D. whose

7. people...........take physical exercise can live longer

A. who B. whom C. which , D. when

8. Nga............... Math in Quy Nhon University for 4 years but now she teaches in her home village.

A. to learn B. learning C. learnt D. has learnt

9. She goes to the library three times a week. She................reads books there.

A. never B. often C. rarely D. once

10. Can you turn.............the light? It is too dark

A. on B. off C. down D. up

11. If you like that book, I will give it.............. You as my present.

A. for B. from C. at D. to

12. I suggest............to the movies.

A. go B. to go C. going D. went

13. We will go...............a picnic next week

A. in B. at C. on D. to

14. There is too much trafic.............. the air is polluted

A. Therefore B. Since C. However D. But

15. Hue will have temperatures ................. 23°C and 27°C tomorrow.

A. at B. betweern C. in D. with

16. Where will you go if you...............a car?

A. have B. had C. has D. having

17..............they thought the exam had been easy, they all failed

A. Although C. Though B. Even though D. All are correct

18. I'll clean the house.................you're cooking dinner A. since B. though C. while D. although

19. The English picture book.................... yesterday was very interesting.

A. I bought that B, that I bought C. what I bought D. I bought

20. My grandmother,..................... an intelligent woman, has greatly influenced mylife.

A. who is B. that is C. who she is D. she is

2 Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: 1. She studies well she is busy. . A. because B. since C. although D. and 2. Is he an actor ............ a singer? - An actor. A. and B. or C. but D. so 3. Let's ............to the cinema A. going B. to go C. go D. goes 4. She.................try to learn English for her job. A. is B. has C. must D. was 5. The people ..............ive in Vietnam speak A. which B. who C. whom D. when 6. Do you know the man................. you me yesterday? A. when B. whom C. which D. whose 7. people...........take physical exercise can live longer A. who B. whom C. which , D. when 8. Nga............... Math in Quy Nhon University for 4 years but now she teaches in her home village. A. to learn B. learning C. learnt D. has learnt 9. She goes to the library three times a week. She................reads books there. A. never B. often C. rarely D. once 10. Can you turn.............the light? It is too dark A. on B. off C. down D. up

2 Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence:

1. She studies well she is busy.

A. because B. since C. although D. and

2. Is he an actor ............ a singer? - An actor.

A. and B. or C. but D. so

3. Let's ............to the cinema

A. going B. to go C. go D. goes

4. She.................try to learn English for her job.

A. is B. has C. must D. was

5. The people ..............ive in Vietnam speak

A. which B. who C. whom D. when

6. Do you know the man................. you me yesterday?

A. when B. whom C. which D. whose

7. people...........take physical exercise can live longer

A. who B. whom C. which , D. when

8. Nga............... Math in Quy Nhon University for 4 years but now she teaches in her home village.

A. to learn B. learning C. learnt D. has learnt

9. She goes to the library three times a week. She................reads books there.

A. never B. often C. rarely D. once

10. Can you turn.............the light? It is too dark

A. on B. off C. down D. up

11. If you like that book, I will give it.............. You as my present.

A. for B. from C. at D. to

12. I suggest............to the movies.

A. go B. to go C. going D. went

13. We will go...............a picnic next week

A. in B. at C. on D. to

14. There is too much trafic.............. the air is polluted

A. Therefore B. Since C. However D. But

15. Hue will have temperatures ................. 23°C and 27°C tomorrow.

A. at B. betweern C. in D. with

16. Where will you go if you...............a car?

A. have B. had C. has D. having

17..............they thought the exam had been easy, they all failed

A. Although C. Though B. Even though D. All are correct

18. I'll clean the house.................you're cooking dinner

A. since B. though C. while D. although

19. The English picture book.................... yesterday was very interesting.

A. I bought that B, that I bought C. what I bought D. I bought

20. My grandmother,..................... an intelligent woman, has greatly influenced mylife. A. who is B. that is C. who she is D. she is

put a tick √ if the relative pronoun in the following sentence can be deleted, and put a cross + if is not

1. We lit a fire, which son dried out our clothes. X

2. The report which son should have taken an hour and a half, took three hours. X

3. The children who I was looking after were terrbly spoilt. √

4. She thanked him for the kind help that she recevied. √

5. There wasn't any directory in the telephone box from which I was phoning. √

6. The man who was driving us didn't know the way. X

7. The Smiths, whose house was destroyed in the explosion, were given rooms in the hotel. X

8. The car which we hired from the airport broke down on the road. √

9. My boss, who I really wanted to see, was too busy to meet anyone. X

10. Mr. and Mrs.Jones, who were out playing cards, knew nothing of the burglary. X

I/ Join the two sentences together making the second sentence into the relative clause.

The relative pronoun should be the object of the relative clause.

e.g. The boy (that/who/whom) the man spoke to was crying. 1. They helped a neighbour. The neighbour was quite old.

The neighbour who/whom/that they helped was quite old

2. He sells flowers. The flowers are grown in Holland.

The flowers which/that he sells are grown in Holland

3. We bought a tent. The tent was expensive.

The tent which/that we bought was expensive

4. The client liked the sales rep. The sales rep was very friendly.

The sales rep who/whom/that the client liked was very friendly

5. She broke the plate. The plate belonged to my sister.

the plate which/that she broke belonged to my sister

6. I lost a book. The book was new.

The book which/that I lost was new

7. We spoke to the police. The police were very helpful.

The police who/whom/that we spoke to were very helpful

8. They live in a village. The village is near the sea.

The village which they live in is near the sea

9. He is driving a car. The car is stolen.

The car which/that he is driving is stolen

10. The boy is singing to a girl. The girl is very pretty.

The girl who/whom/that the boy is singing to is very pretty

11. She works for a bank. The bank is Chinese.

The bank which she works for is Chinese

12. She lives in a flat. The flat is on the fifteenth floor.

The flat which she lives in is on the fifteenth floor

13. She has a bike. The bike was mine.

The bike which/that she has was mine

14. We watched a film. It was in black and white.

The film which/that we watched was in black and white

XI. Rewrite the second sentences which have the same meaning with the original ones.

1. My sister is old. She can drive a car.

=> My sister is old enough……to drive a car……………………………………...

2. Quang and Nam bought new fishing rods yesterday.

=>They are going to …go fishing………………………………………………..…..

3. What about playing volleyball?

=>Let’s…play volleyball………………………………………………………………

4. “ Please give me your book?”

=>He told me…to give him my book…………………………………………………………….

5. “ Can you help Tam with his English pronunciation?”

=>Mr Hung asked me ……if i could help Tam with his English pronunciation…………………………………………………..

6. My hobbies are playing sports and reading books

=>I love……………playing sports and reading books…………………………………………………………

7 She was born on May 10th, 1996

=>Her birthday…is  May 10th, 1996………………………………………………

8. Nga must wash the dishes everyday

=>Nga has……to wash the dishes everyday……………………………………………….............

9. We began to study English 4 years ago

=>We have…studied E for 4 years……………………………………………………

10. No one in class is as tall as Tam

=>Tam is the ……tallest in the class……………………………………………

11. Women often did the house work without the help of modern equipment in the past

=>In the past women used……to do  the house work without the help of modern equipment in the past……………………………………..

12. The doctor said: “You should take a few days off.”

=>The doctor advised……me to take a few days off ……………………………………………………………..

13. She started learning to swim five years ago.

=> She has………learned to swim for five years …………………………………………………………..

14. Lan said “Please give Tim this dictionary.”

=>Lan told…me to give Tim that dictionary………………………………………………………………..

15. My house is nice but yours is nicer.( as……. as)

=> My house isn’t ………as nice as yours………………………………………………

1. He worked for a woman who used to be an artist.

2. They called a doctor who lived nearby.

3. I wrote an email to my sister who lives in Italy.

4. Linh liked the waiter who was very friendly.

5. We broke a car that belonged to my uncle.

6. Ba dropped a cup which was new.

7. Nam loves books that have happy endings.

8. I live in a city that is in the north of Vietnam.

9. The man who is wearing a blue hat is in the class.

10. The woman who is from India works in a hospital.

11. My sister who lives in Japan has four sons.

12. The man who was wearing a red shirt was rude.

13. The phone that belongs to An is on the table.