Helative clauses (units 28-29)

Test 13.1 Complete the sentences with who, whose, which or that. Sometimes two answers are possible'

1 The stationery thatlwhich you ordered has arrived.

2 The speaker * presentation I heard before lunch was very good.

3 The speaker, .-was an academic from an American business school, gave an overview

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Everyone I met in the Warsaw office asked how you were.

This product, features are described in the leaflet, sells very well.

The information,

The person book this is wants it back

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handbag.

had been seen earlier by the security guard, tried to run off with my

11 The person lent me this book wants it back

1 2 The person I borrowed this book from wants it back.

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rs our best seller, is available in four colours.

Thefirstthing--yourcustomerSwillnoticeistheprice.is strictly confidential, comes from a very good source

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13.2 Look back at the previous exercise and decide if you can miss out the relative pronoun (who,whose, which, thatl.lf you can, put a bracket around the word/s. lf you can't, write a tick (/) atthe end. See the examples:

1 The stationery {thatfwhlchJ you ordered has arrived.

2 The speaker whose presentation I heard before lunch was very good. /

13.3 ln Test 13.1, two answers were possible in 1, 4,7, 11 and 12. Answer these questions:

1 For people, which relative pronoun is more common in speech: who or that?

2 For things, which relative pronoun is more common in speech: which or that?

13.4 Rewrite each pair of sentences as one sentence using the word in brackets.

1 Rani showed me a magazine article. lt was really interesting. (which)

Rani :f CIqvqd rne a rnng{{r$s ar ich Vvq$ really interesting.

2 We went to a presentation yesterday. lt was very interesting. (that)

The presentation very interesting.

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presentation yesterday. It was very interesting. (that)

ABN.

this gift

getting married tomorrow

very interesting.

4 I borrowed a friend's laptop. He wants it back. (whose)

The friend back.

5 Some Japanese visitors came yesterday. They gave me this gift. (who)

The Japanese visitors

6 This is a gift. The Japanese visitors who came yesterday gave it to me. (that)

This is the gift gave me.

7 An administrator runs our office. Shes getting married tomorrow. (who)

The administrator8 I met a woman. Her sister works for ABN. (whose)

I met

A man is waiting in reception. He wants to see you. (who)

The man "-* -.,- see you.

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Test 11Test 11.11 doing 2 having 3 make 4 do 5 make/have/do6 do/make 7 made/doing B makeVdo t having/making10 Have/make '1 1 made/do/do 12 doing/make/having13 have/have/make 14 doing/have 15 doing/making/do16 make 17 doing/made 18 have/do/making

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Test 12Test 12.1

1 if (whether) I was going out2 what I did (or had done)3 if (whether) we often went to Germany4 how many interviews l'd done5 if (whether) she was going to change jobs

6 who I talked to (or had talked to)7 if (whether) I would be8 where our new offices were9 if (whethed I had seen Anton

10 if (whether) l'd be seeing Masumi

Test 12.2t he'd see me there the next day (orthe day after orthe following

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2 they received (or they'd received) our email update about the issue

the previous week (or the week before)

Test 12.31 promised to meet Ekaterina2 invited Jean to come to3 advised Todd not to sign4 suggested getting5 apologized for arriving6 offered to give

7 congratulated/on winning8 refused to accept

Test 13Test 13.11 thaUwhich 2 whose 3 who 4 who/that 5 whose6 which 7 thaVwhich B which 9 whose '10 who1 1 who/that 12 who/that

Test 13.21 (thaVwhich) 2 ,/ 3 ,/ 4 (who/that) 5 ,/ 6 ,/7 (thavwhich) B ,/ 9 / 10 ,/ 11 ,/ 12 (who/that)

Test 13.31 who 2 that

Test 13.4'l showed me a magazine article which was2 that we went to yesterday was3 presentation yesterday that was4 whose laptop I borrowed wants it5 who came yesterday gave me6 that the Japanese visitors who came yesterday

7 who runs our office is

8 a woman whose sister works for9 who is waiting in reception wants to

Test 14Test 14.11 some time 2 a doctor 3 yours 4 they say that wine5 every time 6 some advice 7 neither one8 some information 9 none of us (or not one of us)

10 go by taxi 1 1 was very busy 12 so many 13 None at all

14 Jane's colleague 15 either 16 too little 17 each one18 Ministry's 19 enough chairs 20 no spare parts 21 is

22 at the end of the report 23 both 24 one each 25 hers26 some information 27 anything 28 both29 there wasn't a single question 30 isn't anyone 31 its32 the boss's son

Test 14.2Countable nouns: an appartment, a desk, a bag, a job, a trip, a

problem, a chance, a litre, a machine, a dollar, an email, a fact, asuggestion, an hour, a course, a law, a step forward, an idea, a policyUncountable nouns: some accommodation, some furniture, someluggage, some work, some travel, some trouble, some luck, somewine, some equipment, some money, some correspondence, someinformation, some advice, some time, some training, some legislation,some progress, some brainstorming, some insurance

Test 14.31 Theres something in 2 some advice 3 by train4 Something is worrying 5 on foot 6 one of my bossS friends7 a tax advisor 8 Nobody knows this business 9 got nothing to10 Everybody here drinks 1'l someone/somebody driving12 The unemployed need 13 redesigning '14 is nothing we can

15 How much did 16 isn't much 17 an accountant18 Everybody was late 19 couldn't do anything20 Not a single person 21 There is no 22 was not in23 the customer's copy 24 There isn't anything

Test 15Test 15.11 interested 2 by the end 3 very hard 4 lovely blue5 so friendly 6 extremely good 7 very well 8 tired9 Wenevergive 10 interested 11 somuch'1 2 such a risky project 1 3 not experienced enough14 enough time 1 5 larger than 1 6 as large as'1 7 the best price 18 for three months 19 so tense

20 When I get back 21 before 22 than they do 23 too high24 less useful 24 as swimming 25 until six

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