1. A road leads to the village. The road isn't suitable for motor vehicles. (Using relative clause) 2. Our teacher stayed at home during the bus strike. Our teacher lives very far from the school.(Using relative clause) 3. The road which joins the two villages is very narrow. (Reducing relative clause) 4. He was the last man who left the burning building. (Reducing relative clause) 5. She worked as an English teacher in Portugal. (Cleft sentence)
Reduce Relative Clause:
1.The nurse who looks after my aunt is very kind to her.
2. Daisy was the second woman who reached the top of the mountain.
3. He was the tallest man who reached the top.
4. Neil Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon.
5. He is the only person who knows my phone number.
6. He was the second man who was killed in this way.
7. The boy who threw that stone will be punished.
8. Are you the last person who left the office yesterday?
9. These girls, who write this poem, are very talented.
10. Ryan Giggs was the most famous footballer who played on this ground.
Reduce Relative Clause:
1.The nurse who looks after my aunt is very kind to her.
2. Daisy was the second woman who reached the top of the mountain.
3. He was the tallest man who reached the top.
4. Neil Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon.
5. He is the only person who knows my phone number.
Reduce Relative Clause:
6. He was the second man who was killed in this way.
7. The boy who threw that stone will be punished.
8. Are you the last person who left the office yesterday?
9. These girls, who write this poem, are very talented.
10. Ryan Giggs was the most famous footballer who played on this ground.
Reduce relative clauses to participial phrases or to infinitive phrases.
1/ The road which connects the two towns is very narrow.
2/ the police never found the money which was stolen in the robbery.
Rewrite the following sentence by replacing the relative clause with participle or to-infinitive clause:
Naples was founded by Greek settles during 470 BCE, which makes it one of the oldest cities in Europe
Relative clause:
1. The detective knew all the answers. He solved the mystery.
2. That man is in the garden. The man is wearing a blue jumper.
3. The woman is over there. Peter wants to meet her immediately.
4. My computer has just been stolen. Flora gave it to me last week.
5. They called a lawyer. This lawyer lived nearby.
6. We visited Hanoi. It is the capital of Vietnam.
7. We saw the girl. You introduced her to us last night.
8. We have to find Tom. The boss wants to see him.
9. Lisa's television was stolen. The television was bought 20 years ago
Relative clause:
1. The detective knew all the answers. He solved the mystery.
2. That man is in the garden. The man is wearing a blue jumper.
3. The woman is over there. Peter wants to meet her immediately.
4. My computer has just been stolen. Flora gave it to me last week.
5. They called a lawyer. This lawyer lived nearby.
Relative clause:
10. Charlie Chaplin died in 1977. I admired his films so much.
II. I've watched those films. People like those films so much.
12. The book is very expensive. My father is interested in it.
13. The novel is about a boy. He runs away from home.
14) We are moving to Manchester. It is in the north-west.
15. The man pays her a fair salary. She works for him.
16. I want to meet the girl. She lives near your house.
17. We all praised these cakes. My mother baked them.
18. He comes from Venezuela. It is a Spanish-speaking country. →
19. The man was badly injured. He was driving the car.
20. I want to see a writer. I need him
VI. Combine these pairs of sentences, using relative clauses.
1. The young man was arrested. He threw the stone.
2. Some people were arrested. They have now been released.
3. The man was very kind. I talked to him yesterday.
4. The woman teaches me English. I am telling you about her.
5. The picture was beautiful. She was looking at it.
