Practice

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5 Join the sentences using defining or non-defining relative
clauses.
1 A friend of mine helped organise the strike. She is a trade
union member.
2 They are protesting against the spending cuts. They feel the
spending cuts are unfair.
3 She met an interesting old man. He had gone to Germany
to start up his own company in the 70s.
4 The animal rights group have planned a demonstration. The
group’s members are all vegetarian.
5 The riots spread to residential areas. They had started in the
city centre.
Unit 5Grammar practice – reinforcement
Relative clauses
1 Complete the sentences with an appropriate relative
pronoun.
1 Isn’t that the woman son was on the local
news the other day?
2 July is the month I usually go on holiday.
3 I left my mobile at home, really annoyed me.
4 Emma has a really good blog she writes
about the environmental issues in her town.
2 Tick the sentences where you can omit the relative
pronoun.
1 I don’t know the person that you were talking to at the
party.
2 People who do nothing shouldn’t really complain.
3 Mike mainly buys DVDs which are documentaries.
4 I didn’t enjoy the film that we saw yesterday.
3 Join the two sentences using a defining relative clause.
1 We saw a man. The man was injured.
2 It was a news story. It made headlines around the world.
3 What’s the name of that entrepreneur? His wife has been
sent to prison.
4 I know three families. The families run their own businesses.
4 Use a non-defining relative clause to make one sentence.
1 Unemployment is very high. This is causing social problems.
2 Patricia said the government is to blame. Patricia’s mother
has lost her job.
3 The demonstration is starting in the town square at 9pm.
The demonstration is expected to be huge.
4 You can vote until Thursday. On Thursday the results will
also be announced.