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1. ACTIVE [ PASSIVE
1.
Susan is going to send me a
letter.
2.
When did John buy the pen
for me.
3.
I don’t drive a motorbike.
4.
She’s brought the books to
my house.
5.
My father can translate this article.
6.
Somebody has stolen my bike.
7.
I can’t hear anything.
8.
She sells roses in the
streets and parks.
9.
I have finished my composition.
10.
The child took the sweets.
11.
They often listen to music
12.
She is reading the newspaper
now.
13.
You should open your
workbooks.
14.
Where did you leave your
books?
15.
They don’t sell apples in
this shop.
2. PASSIVE [ACTIVE
16.
The competition will be
finished by the end of the next month
17.
Lots of fascinating
documentaries are shown on that channel.
18.
The article was written by a
well-known journalist.
19.
Dinner was being made by
Gerry when I arrived.
20.
The new office block is
going to be opened by the end of the month.
21.
The instructions have been
changed.
22.
She will have to be taught.
23.
Where was this car manufactured
in Japan by Toyota?
24.
Why aren't the exercises
being finished on time?
25.
Last year 2,000 new units
had been produced by the time we introduced the new design.
26.
Casual clothes must not be
worn.
27.
$400,000 in profit has been
reported this year.
28.
The test will be given at
five o'clock this afternoon.
29.
This rumor must have been
started by our competitors.
30.
All work will have been
completed by five o'clock this evening.
31.
We were told to wait here.
32.
What time was lunch being
served?
33.
Lectures are recorded and
posted on the Internet.
34.
Portuguese has always been
spoken in this village.
3. Circle the relative pronouns you could omit in these
sentences.
1. The girlthat we were talking to loves
snakes.
2. Is that the woman who threw acid at the horses?
3. The book which I bought yesterday is about training dogs.
4. My friend Simon is the boy whose mother is a professor of zoology.
5. Do you know the people who made so much noise at the party last night?
6. Have you seen the bag where I keep my football kit?
1. The girl
2. Is that the woman who threw acid at the horses?
3. The book which I bought yesterday is about training dogs.
4. My friend Simon is the boy whose mother is a professor of zoology.
5. Do you know the people who made so much noise at the party last night?
6. Have you seen the bag where I keep my football kit?
4. Join each pair of
sentences with a defining relative clause. Omit the pronoun where
possible.
1. Last week I bought a book. It’s a best-seller.
Last week I bought a book which/ that is a best–seller.
2. This is the book. I found the information in it.
4. I didn’t recognise Susan. I talked to her.
5. She hasn’t given me back my book. She borrowed it from me last week.
6. Have you seen the biscuits? They were on the top shelf.
7. A woman gave me the application form. She told me how to fill it out.
8. The novel is about a child. Her parents die in the jungle.
9. Charles Chaplin was a famous comedian. He directed well-known films.
10 You are going to meet a girl tomorrow. She is intelligent and pretty, too.
11 I bought a new CD. Its songs are by different country music singers.
5. Join each pair of sentences with a non-defining relative clause.
1. Fur coats are very popular among wealthy women. They produce indignation among animal lovers.
Fur coats, which are very popular among wealthy women, produce indignation among animal lovers.
2. My English friends live in Leeds. They work for the RSPCA.
3. Harry is very fond of pets. He’s got a dog, a cat, two hamsters and three budgies.
4. My brother studied zoology. He works in a natural history museum.
5. The Tower of London is on the River Thames. It is one of the most famous buildings in Britain.
6. Fiesta was written by Ernest Hemingway. It is also called The Sun Also Rises.
7. The new tunnel will be opened next month. It is the safest in Europe.
8. Michael is still asleep. He stayed up until 4 a.m. watching athletics.
9. Tina gave a big party in her house. Her parents were away on business.
10. Doris Lessing was born in Persia. She wrote The Golden Notebook.
11. Sara speaks good English. She has never visited England or America.
1. Last week I bought a book. It’s a best-seller.
Last week I bought a book which/ that is a best–seller.
2. This is the book. I found the information in it.
4. I didn’t recognise Susan. I talked to her.
5. She hasn’t given me back my book. She borrowed it from me last week.
6. Have you seen the biscuits? They were on the top shelf.
7. A woman gave me the application form. She told me how to fill it out.
8. The novel is about a child. Her parents die in the jungle.
9. Charles Chaplin was a famous comedian. He directed well-known films.
10 You are going to meet a girl tomorrow. She is intelligent and pretty, too.
11 I bought a new CD. Its songs are by different country music singers.
5. Join each pair of sentences with a non-defining relative clause.
1. Fur coats are very popular among wealthy women. They produce indignation among animal lovers.
Fur coats, which are very popular among wealthy women, produce indignation among animal lovers.
2. My English friends live in Leeds. They work for the RSPCA.
3. Harry is very fond of pets. He’s got a dog, a cat, two hamsters and three budgies.
4. My brother studied zoology. He works in a natural history museum.
5. The Tower of London is on the River Thames. It is one of the most famous buildings in Britain.
6. Fiesta was written by Ernest Hemingway. It is also called The Sun Also Rises.
7. The new tunnel will be opened next month. It is the safest in Europe.
8. Michael is still asleep. He stayed up until 4 a.m. watching athletics.
9. Tina gave a big party in her house. Her parents were away on business.
10. Doris Lessing was born in Persia. She wrote The Golden Notebook.
11. Sara speaks good English. She has never visited England or America.
6. Join each pair of
sentences with a defining or non-defining relative clause. Omit the pronoun where possible.
1. Last week I bought a book. It was written 300 years ago.
Last week I bought a book which/that was written 300 years ago.
2. This is the magazine. I found an article about how young gorillas learn in it.
3. I like people. Well, only if they are friendly and honest.
4. I didn’t know the girl. I talked to her at the bus stop.
5. She hasn’t given me back my book. She borrowed it from me last month.
6. Have you seen John’s mobile phone? He left it here on Saturday.
7. Join these sentences using a non-defining relative clause.
1. The bus was full of noisy school children. It broke down at the top of the hill.
The bus, which was full of noisy school children, broke down at the top of the hill.
2. His grandparents bought him a present. He wanted a silver mountain bike.
3. Her book was published last year. It became an instant best-seller.
4. A strange old lady lives next door. She is watching you again.
5. The shoes were the first ones I tried on. I finally bought them.
6. The dog barks all the time. Its owner is never home.
1. Last week I bought a book. It was written 300 years ago.
Last week I bought a book which/that was written 300 years ago.
2. This is the magazine. I found an article about how young gorillas learn in it.
3. I like people. Well, only if they are friendly and honest.
4. I didn’t know the girl. I talked to her at the bus stop.
5. She hasn’t given me back my book. She borrowed it from me last month.
6. Have you seen John’s mobile phone? He left it here on Saturday.
7. Join these sentences using a non-defining relative clause.
1. The bus was full of noisy school children. It broke down at the top of the hill.
The bus, which was full of noisy school children, broke down at the top of the hill.
2. His grandparents bought him a present. He wanted a silver mountain bike.
3. Her book was published last year. It became an instant best-seller.
4. A strange old lady lives next door. She is watching you again.
5. The shoes were the first ones I tried on. I finally bought them.
6. The dog barks all the time. Its owner is never home.
8. Join the
sentences given with a relative pronoun:
1. The girl studies Chemistry. You met her last week.
2. Sam is our cousin. He came home last night.
3. The hotel is wonderful. We stayed there last summer.
4. That´s the month. We met then.
5. The boy works for my father. Paula is dancing with him.
6. Sara is very happy. Her parents won a medal yesterday.
9. Join each pair of sentences by
using a relative pronoun.
1. This is the building. It was built by my grandfather.
2. The parcel reached me this morning. It was sent by my brother.
3. James is very lazy. He was punished by his teacher.
4. The boy is my cousin. You see him there.
5. The guests have arrived. I was speaking of them.
6. The boy tells lies. He needs to be punished.
7. Bring me the file. The file is on the table.
8. The bicycle is a new one. Jane rode it.
9. We got into a bus. It was over-crowded.
10. Little Red Riding Hood went to visit her grandmother. Her
grandmother lived in a small hut in the woods.
10. Fill in negative prefixes to form the OPPOSITE
of each of the adjectives below: add un-, -in, im-, il-, ir-, dis,
acceptable, accurate, adequate, agreeable, approachable, appropriate,
bearable, compatible, complete, conscious, contented, convenient, credible,
decisive, desirable, discreet, excusable, experienced, faithful, flexible,
frequent, grateful, healthy, helpful, hospitable, legal, legible, legitimate,
literate, logical, mature, moral, mortal, obedient, organised, passive,
patient, perfect, personal, polite, probable, readable, regular, resolute,
responsible, respectful, sane, satisfactory, satisfied, sociable, sufficient,
variable, visible, willing
11. Write the correct form of the adjectives in
brackets. Add un-,
-in, im-, il-, ir-, dis, a-
1. It was ……………. (possible) to sleep because
of the noise.
2. Mary is ……………. (certain) whether to go to Sweden or not.
3. It's totally ……………….. (rational) but I'm afraid of spiders.
4. I like my teacher but she is a bit ………………….. (patient) with slow learners.
5. Bob has been ………………. (honest) in his dealings with us.
6. It's ………………. (legal) to drive through a red light.
7. Administration should be an ……………………(political) tool of the government.
8. This new house is not ……………….. (similar) to our old one except that it's a bit bigger.
9. Stop Stewart ! It is …………………. (polite) to point at people.
10. Why did you write this sentence ? It's completely …………….. (logical).
2. Mary is ……………. (certain) whether to go to Sweden or not.
3. It's totally ……………….. (rational) but I'm afraid of spiders.
4. I like my teacher but she is a bit ………………….. (patient) with slow learners.
5. Bob has been ………………. (honest) in his dealings with us.
6. It's ………………. (legal) to drive through a red light.
7. Administration should be an ……………………(political) tool of the government.
8. This new house is not ……………….. (similar) to our old one except that it's a bit bigger.
9. Stop Stewart ! It is …………………. (polite) to point at people.
10. Why did you write this sentence ? It's completely …………….. (logical).
