1.Only a few of the movies that are shown at the Gray Theater are suitable for children. (reduced relative clause)

-> Only a few of the movies __________________________________

2.The couples who live in the house next door are both college professors. (reduced relative clause)

-> The couples ________________________________________________

3.The child is lonely; he would be happier if he had someone that he could play with. (reduced relative clause)

-> _______________________________________________

4.Here are some accounts that you must check. (reduced relative clause)

-> ___________________________________________

5.Who was the first person who left the office yesterday?

-> _________________________________

6.Edward’s wife was the only person who realized the danger.

->_____________________________________________

7.Mr Carlos, aged 81, was the oldest person who climbed the mountain.

-> _______________________________________________

8.The rules that allow public access to wilderness areas need to be considered. (reduced relative clause)

-> __________________________________________________

9.The experiment which was conducted at the University of Chicago was successful.

-> _____________________________________________________

10.A bridge has been declared unsafe. It was built only two years ago.

-> _________________________________________________________--

C. Reduce the following relative pronouns by using : VING, V3/VED, or TO-V

 1. The couples who live in the house next door are both college professors.

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2. Our solar system is in a galaxy that is called the Milky Way.

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3. She is the only person who receives this scholarship.

E______________________________________________________________________

4. They refused to carry out the plan which was worked out by the city council.

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5. The people who were waiting for their children in the examination room looked nervous.

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6. My brother was the only man who realized the danger.

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Rewrite the sentences
28. He was the first man who left the burning building
29. The couple who live in the house next door are both college progessors
30. The students who did not come to the class yesterday explain their absence to the teacher
31. She is the only woman who was appointed to the board
32. Lan is the second student who entered the classroom this morning
33. The psychologists who study the nature of sleep have made important discoveries
34. He was the only man who reached the top
35. He is always the first who comes and the last who goes

I. Join each pair of sentences , using a relative pronoun . Use commas if necessary

1. This semester I had to buy fifteen books . Most of them are expensive

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2. Last night the orchestra played three symphonies . One of them was Beethoven 's Seventh

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3. I couldn't understand the woman . I talked to her on the phone

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4. I want to tell you about the party . I went to it last night

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5. This is Mrs. Jones . Her son won the championship last year

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6. You didn't tell us the reason . We have to cut down our daily expenses for that reason

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7. The manager has just announced his retirement . We have all depended on him so much

The manager on ........................................................................................................................

II. Reduce relative clauses into relative phrases

1. The couple who live in the house next door are both college professors

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2. The people who are waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet

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3. The students who did not come to the class yesterday explain their absence to the teacher

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4. Did you get the message which concerned the special meeting ?

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5. Lan is the second student who entered the classroom this morning

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6. The psychologists who study the nature of sleep have made important discoveries

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7. The Queen Elizabeth is the largest ship which had been built on the Clyde

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8. He was the second man who was killed in this way

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9. Neil Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon

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10. I come from a city which is located in the southern part of the country

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11. The vegetables which are sold in this supermarket are grown without chemicals

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Reduce relative clauses into relative phrases

1. The students who did not come to the class yesterday explain their absence to the teacher

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2. The Queen Elizabeth is the largest ship which had been built on the Clyde

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Change all of the adjective clauses to adjective phrases. Use the participles. (Rút gọn bằng Ving – Ved/V3)

1.       Only a few of the movie that are shown at the Gray Theater are suitable for children.

2.       The couples who live in the house next door are both college professors.

3.       A knuckle is a point that connects a finger to the rest of the hand.

4.       Antarctica is covered by a huge ice cap that contains 70 percent of the earth's fresh water.

5.       Only a small fraction of the eggs that are' laid by a fish actually hatch and survive to adulthood.

6.       Our solar system is in a galaxy that is called the Milky Way.

7.       None of the pedestrians who were walking up and down the busy street stopped to help the elderly man who was slumped in the door way.

8.       Food that passes from the mouth to the stomach goes through a tube which is called the esophagus.

9.       Animals that are born in a zoo generally adjust to captivity better than those that are captured in the wild.

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10.   The children attended a special movie program that consisted of cartoons that featured Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse.

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11.   The Indians who lived in Peru before the discovery of the New World by Europeans belonged to the Incan culture.

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12.   I was awakened by the sound of laughter which came from the room which was next to mine at the motel.

Reduce the following relative clauses, using Participle Phrases:

1. The man who teaches my son is my friend. ->…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. The street which leads to the school is very wide.->…………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………

3. My grandfather, who is old and sick, never goes out of the house.->…………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………

4. We are driving on the road which was built in 1980.->……………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………

5. I saw many houses that were destroyed by the storm.->………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………

6. The computers which are used here are very old.->…………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………

7. Trains which leave from this station take an hour to get to London.->…………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………

8. That is the news which surprised us most.->……………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………

9. They’ve just delivered the goods that were ordered last week.->………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………

10. There are some children who are playing in the backyard of the house.->…………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………

11. Do you know the woman who made a very interesting speech last night?->…………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………

12. The foreign language which is being taught in most schools is English.->………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………
13. Astronauts who are orbiting the earth in space capsules are weightless.->…………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………

14. Customers who complain about the service should see the manager.->…………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………

15. The book that is on the top of the shelf is the one that is very useful.->……………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………

16. The vegetables which are sold in this shop are grown without chemicals.->………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………

17. The number of students who have been counted is quite high.->………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………

18. The student who sits next to me is from China.->………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………

19. Do you know the music which is being played on the radio?->……………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………

20. He lives in a big house which stands on the top of the hill.->………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………

I. replace the relative clause in each of the following sentences by a suitable phrase using the -ing, -ed, or to infinitive form.

1.Neil Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon

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2. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country

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3. The children who attend that school receive a good education

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4. The scientists who are researching the causes of cancer are making progress

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5. They live in a house that was built in 1980

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6. we have an apartment which overlooks the park

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7. Yuri Gagarin became the first man who flew into space

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8. we stood on the bridge which connects thre two halves of the building

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9. I come from acity which is loccated in the southern part of the country

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10. The vegetables which are sold in this supermarket are grown without chemicals

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11. Do you know the woman who is coming toward us?

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12. The people who were waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet

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13. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country

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15. He was the first man who left the burning building

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16. The couple who live in the house next door are both college professors

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17. The people who are waiting for the bus in the rain are getting wet

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18. The students who did not come to the class yesterday explain their absence to the teacher

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19. Did you get the message which concerned the special meeting?

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20. Lan is the second student who entered the classrom this morning

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