RELATIVE CLAUSES REDUCTION

The man ________ at Costco lives in Seattle.

• works

• working

• worked

• to work

The boy, _________ by his grades, went out with his friends to celebrate.

• pleases

• pleasing

• pleased

• to please

Tom is the most handsome boy ___ to this school.

• come

• coming

• to come

• to coming

The professor _______ mathematics will leave the university.

• teaching

• teaches

• to teach

• taught

The car ________ in Seattle was a vintage Mustang.

• to purchase

• purchasing

• purchases

• purchased

Jack is the first person ___ in the exam.

• handing

• to hand

• handed

• to handing

The dog _____ on the floor won't get up.

• to lie

• lying

• laid

• lies

The only room ____ yesterday was Mary’s.

• to paint

• painting

• painted

• to be painted

The man ______ near my home walks to work every day.

• lives

• to live

• lived

• living

John is the only person ____ me.

• understood

• understanding

• understand

• to understand