Fill in the blanks with a relative pronoun or adverb. Put a hyphen if it can be omitted. Match the sentences to the pictures.1.- The man ……… is riding a bike must be over 70.2.- I love the orange T-shirt ……… Bill is wearing today.3.- The sandwich ……… Tina is eating is enormous. She must be really hungry.4.- There is something ……… smells bad in my lunch box.5.- This is the office ……… he has been working for over a year.6.- The woman ……… you are playing tennis with won a gold medal in a championship when she was young.7.- The book ……… Tom is reading must be very interesting.8.- Do you know the girl ……… Alan is talking to?9.- This is the bus stop ……… Tom takes the bus to school every day.10.- I really hate people ……… can’t stop talking.11.- He’ll never forget the day ……… he used a computer for the first time.12.- He didn’t know the reason ……… he didn’t get the job.13.- There is a boy in my class ……… aim is to become a professional basketball player.14.- The present ……… Jim is holding is for his mother.15.- Can you tell me where you bought the hat ……you are wearing?16.- The necklace……… Dave bought for his girlfriend was very expensive.17.- She hanged the picture ……… she got at the auction in the living room.18.- I would like to know the reason ……… they are crying.19.- The beer ……… the man is drinking is from Germany.20.- The man ……… is on the phone is my husband’s brother.

I met a boy. He works in a bank.These two sentences can be joined by means of a relative clause:I met a boy who works in a bank.A relative clause gives information

about somebody or something that is called the antecedent. Relative clauses are introduced by relative pronouns or relative adverbs (who, that. which, whose, where, when, why)

is used for people, never for things.

It can also refer to animals that are considered as “pets”:

The girl who is playing tennis is Peter’s cousin.When “who” functions as the subject of the sentence it can’t be omitted, but it’s often omitted when it’s the object:The girl you saw at the cinema is

French.

is used for both people and things to express possession:I know a man whose dog is bigger than him.

The restaurant whose Chef is a friend of Paul’s is the best in town.

can be used for people and things:The man that is in the corner of the

room is my friend Dave.

is only used for things,never for people.The book which is on the table is mine.

that relative pronouns can’t be omitted when they function as the subject of the sentence. When they function as the object, they are usually omitted.The girl (who/that) he loves is my boss.Sometimes we have to use a preposition at the end. This preposition refers to the relative pronoun:Marta’s talking to a man.The man is an astronaut.The man Marta is talking to is an astronaut.

is used to refer to places.The town where she was born is in the North of Spain.

is used to refer to time.They’ll never forget the day when they got married.

is used after “the reason”:Do you know the reason why

sheleft without saying goodbye?

Fill in the blanks with a relative pronoun or adverb. Put a hyphen if it can be omitted. Match the sentences to the pictures.1.- The man ……… is riding a bike must be over 70.2.- I love the orange T-shirt ……… Bill is wearing today.3.- The sandwich ……… Tina is eating is enormous. She must be really hungry.4.- There is something ……… smells bad in my lunch box.5.- This is the office ……… he has been working for over a year.6.- The woman ……… you are playing tennis with won a gold medal in a championship when she was young.7.- The book ……… Tom is reading must be very interesting.8.- Do you know the girl ……… Alan is talking to?9.- This is the bus stop ……… Tom takes the bus to school every day.10.- I really hate people ……… can’t stop talking.11.- He’ll never forget the day ……… he used a computer for the first time.12.- He didn’t know the reason ……… he didn’t get the job.13.- There is a boy in my class ……… aim is to become a professional basketball player.14.- The present ……… Jim is holding is for his mother.15.- Can you tell me where you bought the hat ……you are wearing?16.- The necklace……… Dave bought for his girlfriend was very expensive.17.- She hanged the picture ……… she got at the auction in the living room.18.- I would like to know the reason ……… they are crying.19.- The beer ……… the man is drinking is from Germany.20.- The man ……… is on the phone is my husband’s brother.

I met a boy. He works in a bank.These two sentences can be joined by means of a relative clause:I met a boy who works in a bank.A relative clause gives information

about somebody or something that is called the antecedent. Relative clauses are introduced by relative pronouns or relative adverbs (who, that. which, whose, where, when, why)

is used for people, never for things.

It can also refer to animals that are considered as “pets”:

The girl who is playing tennis is Peter’s cousin.When “who” functions as the subject of the sentence it can’t be omitted, but it’s often omitted when it’s the object:The girl you saw at the cinema is

French.

is used for both people and things to express possession:I know a man whose dog is bigger than him.

The restaurant whose Chef is a friend of Paul’s is the best in town.

can be used for people and things:The man that is in the corner of the

room is my friend Dave.

is only used for things,never for people.The book which is on the table is mine.

that relative pronouns can’t be omitted when they function as the subject of the sentence. When they function as the object, they are usually omitted.The girl (who/that) he loves is my boss.Sometimes we have to use a preposition at the end. This preposition refers to the relative pronoun:Marta’s talking to a man.The man is an astronaut.The man Marta is talking to is an astronaut.

is used to refer to places.The town where she was born is in the North of Spain.

is used to refer to time.They’ll never forget the day when they got married.

is used after “the reason”:Do you know the reason why

sheleft without saying goodbye?

Fill in the blanks with a relative pronoun or adverb. Put brackets if it can be omitted. Match the sentences to the pictures.1.- The man who is riding a bike must be over 70.2.- I love the orange T-shirt (which) Bill is wearing today.3.- The sandwich (which) Tina is eating is enormous. She must be really hungry.4.- There is something which smells bad in my lunch box.5.- This is the office where he has been working for over a year.6.- The woman (who) you are playing tennis with won a gold medal in a championship when she was young.7.- The book (which) Tom is reading must be very interesting.8.- Do you know the girl (who) Alan is talking to?9.-This is the bus stop where Tom takes the bus to school every day.10.- I really hate people who can’t stop talking.11.- He’ll never forget the day (when-that) he used a computer for the first time.12.- He didn’t know the reason (why) he didn’t get the job.13.- There is a boy in my class whose aim is to become a professional basketball player.14.- The present (which) Jim is holding is for his mother.15.- Can you tell me where you bought the hat (which) you’re wearing?16.- The necklace(which) Dave bought for his girlfriend was very expensive.17.- She hanged the picture (which) she got at the auction in the living room.18.- I would like to know the reason (why) they are crying.19.- The beer (which) the man is drinking is from Germany.20.- The man who is on the phone is my husband’s brother.

I met a boy. He works in a bank.These two sentences can be joined by means of a relative clause:I met a boy who works in a bank.A relative clause gives information

about somebody or something that is called the antecedent. Relative clauses are introduced by relative pronouns or relative adverbs (who, that. which, whose, where, when, why)

is used for people, never for things.

It can also refer to animals that are considered as “pets”:

The girl who is playing tennis is Peter’s cousin.When “who” functions as the subject of the sentence it can’t be omitted, but it’s often omitted when it’s the object:The girl you saw at the cinema is

French.

is used for both people and things to express possession:I know a man whose dog is bigger than him.

The restaurant whose Chef is a friend of Paul’s is the best in town.

can be used for people and things:The man that is in the corner of the

room is my friend Dave.

is only used for things,never for people.The book which is on the table is mine.

that relative pronouns can’t be omitted when they function as the subject of the sentence. When they function as the object, they are usually omitted.The girl (who/that) he loves is my boss.Sometimes we have to use a preposition at the end. This preposition refers to the relative pronoun:Marta’s talking to a man.The man is an astronaut.The man Marta is talking to is an astronaut.

is used to refer to places.The town where she was born is in the North of Spain.

is used to refer to time.They’ll never forget the day when they got married.

is used after “the reason”:Do you know the reason why

sheleft without saying goodbye?