Giản lược mệnh đề quan hệ
I. Choose the best option (a, b, c, or d) to complete each sentence.
1. The engineers ………………… designed the building received an award.
2. It is very difficult to integrate yourself into a community …………. is quite different from yours.
3. He often finds fault of …………………………. he describes as having no talent.
4. I liked the friends …………….. I went on holiday.
5. The university scientist ……………….. did research in the Amazon River basin found many previously unknown species of plants.
6. Have you ever met the author …………….. the teacher mentioned in class this morning?
7. The fans ……………………… crowded the ballpark roared their approval.
8. Have you been to the Clayton Art Gallery? It has a new exhibit ………………… includes the work of several local artists.
9. The man ………………… along the corridor is our boss.
10. Tim has passed the exam, …………………………. is great news.
11. Little Women, …………………………….. in 1868, is my sister’s favorite book.
12. Florida, ……………………….. the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.
13. My mother loves …………………………… .
- A. sushi, who is a Japanese food
14. His carelessness in doing test …………………………… I am worried may lead to a complete failure.
15. My grandfather, ………………………………… a wise man, has greatly influenced my life.
II. Replace the underlined clauses by an infinitive or infinitive phrase.
Ví dụ làm mẫu:
2.
He simply loves parties. He is always the first who comes and the last who leaves.
=> He simply loves parties. He …………………………………………………………………… .
=> He simply loves parties. He …………………………………………………………………… .
- is always the first to come and the last to leave
3. The last person who leaves the room must turn off the lights.
=> The last person ……………………………………………………….. .
=> The last person ……………………………………………………….. .
- to leave the room must turn off the lights
4. The first man who was interviewed was entirely unsuitable.
=> The first man ……………………………………………………….
=> The first man ……………………………………………………….
- to be interviewed was entirely unsuitable
5.
I’ve got a bottle of wine but I haven’t got anything that I could open with it.
=> I’ve got a bottle of wine …………………………………………………………. .
=> I’ve got a bottle of wine …………………………………………………………. .
- but I haven’t got anything to open it
- but I have not got anything to open it
III. Reduce relative clauses in these sentences.
Ví dụ làm mẫu:
2. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country.
- I come from a city located in the southern part of the country.
3. The children who attend that school receive a good education.
- The children attending that school receive a good education.
4. The fence which surrounds our house is made of wood.
- The fence surrounding our house is make of wood.
5. Be sure to follow the instructions that are given at the top of the page.
- Be sure to follow the instructions given at the top of the page.
6. They live in the house that was built in 1890.
- They live in the house built in 1890.