RELATIVE PRONOUNS A) Link the two sentences by means of who or which. 1. The man was wearing sunglasses. He works as a private investigator. 2. My mother made a delicious ice-cream. I ate it all by myself. 3. The man was drunk. He had an accident. Pay attention to the following sentences: ............ 4. Paul is reading a book. It is very interesting. B) Link the two sentences by using whose. 1. The singer was very furious. His fans didn't show up. 2. The little girl was accompanied by her teacher. Her mother was waiting for her. 3. This song is very popular. Its author has died. 4. The man was injured. His aggressor is unknown. 5. An old lady is driving her car. Her driving license has expired. 6. The boys are happy. Their parents won the lottery. www.. The girl who is raising her hand is an excellent pupil. Next to her there is a boy whose favourite task in class is talking to his partner. There is a boy sleeping in class, which is a forbidden thing to do in class! The boy that is standing in the middle is Paul. The words in bold are relative pronouns. Relative pronouns replace nouns and also link sentences. They have the same form for singular and plural: The girl who is raising her hand is an excellent pupil. The girls who are raising their hands are excellent pupils. who, whom and whose are only used with persons . which is only used with things or animals that is used for things and persons sometimes we can omit the relative pronoun, when it is not the subject of the verb: e.g. The museum that I visited visited / The museum. I C) Fill in the gaps using who, which or that. 1. The school bus, with pupils, needs more fresh air. 2. The old man lost his umbrella was was unable to walk home because of the heavy rain. 3. Who was that man walking up the stairs into the bookshop? 4. I think he wants the book 5. The boy is not well-behaved. 6. The girl jacket has got a Ferrari. 7. The cat extremely aggressive. 8. Peter's schoolbag, school, was ght at the same shop as mine. 9. The football player. scored is the most popular in my country. 10. The car was only bought a few weeks ago. 11. Mr. Harrison, has just bought a new car, had a terrible accident in the free-way. 12. This is the person I told you about. 13. The book I borrowed from the library is fantastic! You should read it too! is crowded. is at sale. broke the window is wearing a blue on the window is is at broke down ISL Collective.com

A)

1. The man who was wearing sunglasses works as a private investigator.

2. My mother made a delicious ice-cream which I ate all by myself.

3. The man who was drunk had an accident.

4. Paul is reading a book that is very interesting.

B)

1. The singer was very furious whose fans didn't show up.

2. The little girl was accompanied by her teacher whose mother was waiting for her.

3. This song is very popular, whose author has died.

4. The man was injured, whose aggressor is unknown.

5. An old lady is driving her car whose driving license has expired.

6. The boys are happy, whose parents won the lottery.

C)

1. The school bus, which is crowded, needs more fresh air.

2. The old man who lost his umbrella was unable to walk home because of the heavy rain.

3. Who was that man who was walking up the stairs into the bookshop?

4. I think he wants the book that is at sale.

5. The boy who broke the window is not well-behaved.

6. The girl whose jacket has got a Ferrari.

7. The cat that is at the window is extremely aggressive.

8. Peter's schoolbag, which is at school, was bought at the same shop as mine.

9. The football player who scored is the most popular in my country.

10. The car that was only bought a few weeks ago broke down.

11. Mr. Harrison, who has just bought a new car, had a terrible accident in the free-way.

12. This is the person who I told you about.

13. The book that I borrowed from the library is fantastic! You should read it too!