ADJECTIVE / RELATIVE CLAUSES
Study the table.
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Revision test on noun clauses
Exercise 1. Complete the sentences , using the words in the questions.
1 ) Will he pass all his exams ?
I hope that he will pass all his exams.
2 ) What is the new master like ?
I have no idea ……………………….
3 ) Has anybody got a red pencil ?
I dont know …………..
4 ) How long will he stay with us ?
I dont know ……………………..
5 ) Who will win Galatasaray or Manchester United ?
I hope ……………………………
6 ) Can she ever be a proffessional singer ?
I am not sure …………………………
7 ) Were all my answers right ?
I cant say …………………………….
8 ) What are you going to do when you leave school ?
I havent decided …………………………..
9 ) When is Zehra coming to visit ?
She didnt say ………………………..
10 ) Where are you going for your summer holiday this year ?
We havent made up your minds ………………….
Test on noun clauses
Exercise 2. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1 ) The good thing is ……………………… we have got lots of time.
a ) whether
b ) want
c ) that
d ) if
2 ) ……………………… she apologised was not enough.
a ) if
b ) that
c ) although
d ) what
3 ) Tell ……………………… you want the news.
a ) when
b ) someone
c ) who
d ) whoever
4 ) It is important …………………… at once.
a ) that you go
b ) you going
c ) you will go
d ) go
5 ) Could you tell me where …………………….. now please ?
a ) go
b ) I am going
c ) to be going
d ) should I go
6 ) ……………………… you are always late is a mystery to me.
a ) It is
b ) whenever
c ) how
d ) however
7 ) I dont know whether …………………. or …………………..
a ) go / stay
b ) to go / tos tay
c ) going / staying
d ) to go / staying
8 ) The reason Turkey is popular holiday destination is …… it is hot in the summer.
a ) that
b ) for
c ) why
d ) so
9 ) It is essential that bills ………………….. on time.
a ) pay
b ) paid
c ) be paid
d ) will pay
10 ) My friend showed me ………………………. t opass the exam.
a ) that
b ) how
c ) what
d ) if
ADJECTIVE / RELATIVE CLAUSES
Study the table.
ADJECTİVE CLAUSE
A person
who knows English well
can get a job easily.
A person
whose English is good
can get a job easilt.
A man
whom everybody likes
is a good one.
A car
which / that has two doors
is not practical.
The car
which / that I use
belongs to my father.
The village
where I was born
is near Milas.
The use of relative pronouns in adjective clauses :
In the example in the table above , you see that the clauses written in bold define the words
a person , a man , a car
, and
the village
as an adjective. These kinds of clauses are called
adjective clauses.
An adjective clause begins with a relative pronoun
who , whom , or which / that.
When describing a place , the adjective clause begins with
where.
Written , formal English
This is the driver
whom
I wanted to see.
This is the driver
to whom
I gave the purse.
This is the school
to which
I go.
Spoken , everyday informal English
This is the driver
that
I wanted to see.
This is the driver
that
I gave the purse to.
This is the school
that
I go
to
( 1 )
Further examples :
This is the driver
who ( m ) / that
I want to speak to. ( object ) ( 2 )
This is the driver
who / that
ran over my cat. ( subject ) ( 3 )
This is the driver
to whom
I gave the large tip. ( indirect object ) ( formal )
This is the driver
who
I gave the large tip to. ( indircet object – informal version of the sentence above. ) ( less formal )
I know the driver
whose
son goes to school with your son. ( possessive )
This is the dog
which
barks all night. ( subject )
This is the dog
which
I wish would sleep at night. ( object )
This is the airport we will fly
from
. ( less formal version of above sentence ) ( informal )
This is the hotel in
which
we will stay. ( formal )
This is the hotel we are stayin
in.
( informal )
This is the restaurant
to which
we will go this evening. ( informal )
This is the restaurant we will go
to
this evening. ( informal )
A chair is a thing
on which
we sit. ( formal )
The preposition at the end of the sentences is informal. When the preposition is at the end , we can use that instead of whom or which. That is always used informally instead of who in the subject position. ( 3 )