WorksheetsRELATIVE CLAUSES REDUCTION
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
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
The girl ______ my school lives at the end of the street.
attends
attending
to attend
attended
The elephant ______ in captivity was set free.
born
to be born
borning
borned
Combine using RRC:
Jessica is the only survivor. She survived a plane crash.
Jessica was the only survivor in the plane crash.
Jessica was the only person to survive the plane crash.
Jessica was the person who survived the plane crash.
The telephone which is on the desk is broken.
The telephone is broken on the desk
The telephone on the desk is broken.
The telephone desk is broken.
The bicycle which was featured was made by Bianchi.
The featured bicycle was made by Bianchi.
The bicycle featured was made by Bianchi.
Reduce the relative clause:
The towels that are on the chair can be used in the club showers.
The towels which are on the chair can be used in the club showers.
The towels on the chair can be used in the club showers.
Reduce the relative clause:
The cake that was selected came from an Italian bakery.
The that selected cake came from an Italian bakery.
The cake selecting came from an Italian bakery.
The cake selected came from an Italian bakery.
Reduce the relative Clause:
The students who study at our school come from all over the world.
The students studying at our school come from all over the world.
The studying students at our school from all over the world.
The studying at our school students come from all over the world.
Reduce the relative clause:
My friends who are studying in Italy will be at the party.
My friends who studying in Italy will be at the party.
My friends studying in Italy will be at the party.
My friends studied in Italy will be at the party.
The leaves ..........on to the earth becomes a deep message for us.
Which fallen
Falling
Who are fallen
Fell
Reduce it: The man who works at Costco lives on Pine Street.
The man works at Costco lives in Pine Street.
The man who working at Costco lives in Pine Street.
The man working at Costco lives in Pine Street.
The man who work at Costco lives in Pine Street.
Reduce it: Mrs. Davis was the teacher who taught at Yale University.
Mrs. Davis was the teacher teaching at Yale University.
Mrs. Davis was the teacher who teaching at Yale University.
Mrs. Davis was the teacher taught at Yale University.
Mrs. Davis was the teacher that taught at Yale University.
Reduce it: The Coronavirus pandemic, which started in Wuhan, has spread throughout the whole world.
The Coronavirus pandemic, started in Wuhan, has spread throughout the whole world.
The Coronavirus pandemic, which in Wuhan, has spread throughout the whole world.
The Coronavirus pandemic, starting in Wuhan, has spread throughout the whole world.
The Coronavirus pandemic, was started in Wuhan, has spread throughout the whole world.
Reduce it: The people who were sent to Europe will return soon.
The people sent to Europe will return soon.
The people were sent to Europe will return soon.
The people who were sending to Europe will return soon.
The people who were sent to Europe will return soon.
Reduce it: There are a lot of schools which are using online media nowadays.
There are a lot of schools which using online media nowadays.
There are a lot of schools using online media nowadays.
There are a lot of schools are using online media nowadays.
There are a lot of schools which use online media nowadays.
The man who was handsome worked in Hollywood.
The man handsome worked in Hollywood.
The man who handsome worked in Hollywood.
The handsome man worked in Hollywood.
The students who study at our school come from all over the world.
The studying students at our school from all over the world.
The students studying at our school come from all over the world.
The studying at our school students come from all over the world.
The studying at our school students come from all over the world.
The that selected cake came from an Italian bakery.
The cake selected came from an Italian bakery.
The cake was selected came from an Italian bakery.
Seattle, which is famous for its seafood, is a beautiful city.
Seattle famous for it's seafood is a beautiful city.
Seattle, famous for its seafood, is a beautiful city.
Seattle is famous for its seafood is a beautiful city.
The towels that are on the chair can be used in the club showers.
The on the chair towels can be used in the club showers.
The towels on the chair can be used in the club showers.
The chaired towels can be used in the club showers.
The men that are working on the project come from India.
The men working on the project come from India.
The working men on the project come from India.
The working on the project men come from India.
Tom, who was responsible for sales, made the presentation.
Tom sales responsible made the presentation.
Tom responsible for sales made the presentation.
Tom, responsible for sales, made the presentation.
The telephone which is on the desk is broken.
The on the desk telephone is broken.
The telephone on the desk is broken.
The telephone desk is broken.
