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RELATIVE CLAUSES REDUCTION

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The man ________ at Costco lives in Seattle.

a)

works

b)

working

c)

worked

d)

to work

2.

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

a)

pleases

b)

pleasing

c)

pleased

d)

to please

3.

Tom is the most handsome boy ___ to this school.

a)

come

b)

coming

c)

to come

d)

to coming

4.

The professor _______ mathematics will leave the university.

a)

teaching

b)

teaches

c)

to teach

d)

taught

5.

The car ________ in Seattle was a vintage Mustang.

a)

to purchase

b)

purchasing

c)

purchases

d)

purchased

6.

Jack is the first person ___ in the exam.

a)

handing

b)

to hand

c)

handed

d)

to handing

7.

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

a)

to lie

b)

lying

c)

laid

d)

lies

8.

The only room ____ yesterday was Mary’s.

a)

to paint

b)

painting

c)

painted

d)

to be painted

9.

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

a)

lives

b)

to live

c)

lived

d)

living

10.

John is the only person ____ me.

a)

understood

b)

understanding

c)

understand

d)

to understand

11.

The girl ______ my school lives at the end of the street.

a)

attends

b)

attending

c)

to attend

d)

attended

12.

The elephant ______ in captivity was set free.

a)

born

b)

to be born

c)

borning

d)

borned

13.

Combine using RRC:

Jessica is the only survivor. She survived a plane crash.

a)

Jessica was the only survivor in the plane crash.

b)

Jessica was the only person to survive the plane crash.

c)

Jessica was the person who survived the plane crash.

14.

The telephone which is on the desk is broken.

a)

The telephone is broken on the desk

b)

The telephone on the desk is broken.

c)

The telephone desk is broken.

15.

The bicycle which was featured was made by Bianchi.

a)

The featured bicycle was made by Bianchi.

b)

The bicycle featured was made by Bianchi.

16.

Reduce the relative clause:

The towels that are on the chair can be used in the club showers.

a)

The towels which are on the chair can be used in the club showers.

b)

The towels on the chair can be used in the club showers.

17.

Reduce the relative clause:

The cake that was selected came from an Italian bakery.

a)

The that selected cake came from an Italian bakery.

b)

The cake selecting came from an Italian bakery.

c)

The cake selected came from an Italian bakery.

18.

Reduce the relative Clause:

The students who study at our school come from all over the world.

a)

The students studying at our school come from all over the world.

b)

The studying students at our school from all over the world.

c)

The studying at our school students come from all over the world.

19.

Reduce the relative clause:

My friends who are studying in Italy will be at the party.

a)

My friends who studying in Italy will be at the party.

b)

My friends studying in Italy will be at the party.

c)

My friends studied in Italy will be at the party.

20.
 A man __________ by everyone was killed last week in an accident.
a)
respect
b)
respects
c)
respeting
d)
respected
21.

The leaves ..........on to the earth becomes a deep message for us.

a)

Which fallen

b)

Falling

c)

Who are fallen

d)

Fell

22.
In which sentence can you delete who?
a)
The man who cleans my windows has gone into hospital.
b)
The man who lives next to me is nearly eighty. 
c)
The man who I saw on the bus is my neighbour. 
23.

Reduce it: The man who works at Costco lives on Pine Street.

a)

The man works at Costco lives in Pine Street.

b)

The man who working at Costco lives in Pine Street.

c)

The man working at Costco lives in Pine Street.

d)

The man who work at Costco lives in Pine Street.

24.

Reduce it: Mrs. Davis was the teacher who taught at Yale University.

a)

Mrs. Davis was the teacher teaching at Yale University.

b)

Mrs. Davis was the teacher who teaching at Yale University.

c)

Mrs. Davis was the teacher taught at Yale University.

d)

Mrs. Davis was the teacher that taught at Yale University.

25.

Reduce it: The Coronavirus pandemic, which started in Wuhan, has spread throughout the whole world.

a)

The Coronavirus pandemic, started in Wuhan, has spread throughout the whole world.

b)

The Coronavirus pandemic, which in Wuhan, has spread throughout the whole world.

c)

The Coronavirus pandemic, starting in Wuhan, has spread throughout the whole world.

d)

The Coronavirus pandemic, was started in Wuhan, has spread throughout the whole world.

26.

Reduce it: The people who were sent to Europe will return soon.

a)

The people sent to Europe will return soon.

b)

The people were sent to Europe will return soon.

c)

The people who were sending to Europe will return soon.

d)

The people who were sent to Europe will return soon.

27.

Reduce it: There are a lot of schools which are using online media nowadays.

a)

There are a lot of schools which using online media nowadays.

b)

There are a lot of schools using online media nowadays.

c)

There are a lot of schools are using online media nowadays.

d)

There are a lot of schools which use online media nowadays.

28.

The man who was handsome worked in Hollywood.

a)

The man handsome worked in Hollywood.

b)

The man who handsome worked in Hollywood.

c)

The handsome man worked in Hollywood.

29.

The students who study at our school come from all over the world.

a)

The studying students at our school from all over the world.

b)

The students studying at our school come from all over the world.

c)

The studying at our school students come from all over the world.

30.

The studying at our school students come from all over the world.

a)

The that selected cake came from an Italian bakery.

b)

The cake selected came from an Italian bakery.

c)

The cake was selected came from an Italian bakery.

31.

Seattle, which is famous for its seafood, is a beautiful city.

a)

Seattle famous for it's seafood is a beautiful city.

b)

Seattle, famous for its seafood, is a beautiful city.

c)

Seattle is famous for its seafood is a beautiful city.

32.

The towels that are on the chair can be used in the club showers.

a)

The on the chair towels can be used in the club showers.

b)

The towels on the chair can be used in the club showers.

c)

The chaired towels can be used in the club showers.

33.

The men that are working on the project come from India.

a)

The men working on the project come from India.

b)

The working men on the project come from India.

c)

The working on the project men come from India.

34.

Tom, who was responsible for sales, made the presentation.

a)

Tom sales responsible made the presentation.

b)

Tom responsible for sales made the presentation.

c)

Tom, responsible for sales, made the presentation.

35.

The telephone which is on the desk is broken.

a)

The on the desk telephone is broken.

b)

The telephone on the desk is broken.

c)

The telephone desk is broken.