Svolgi tutti gli esercizi seguenti dedicati alle relative clauses. Lavora con ordine, scrivi le risposte complete sul quaderno o nello spazio dedicato, e rileggi sempre le frasi a voce alta per verificare che suonino naturali. Presta particolare attenzione alla punteggiatura, alla scelta del pronome relativo e alla distinzione tra defining e non-defining clauses.
- Choose the correct relative pronoun: "The journalist ___ interviewed the Prime Minister won an important award."
- A) which
- B) who
- C) whose
- D) where
- Choose the correct relative pronoun: "I'd like to visit the village ___ my great-grandparents were born."
- A) which
- B) that
- C) where
- D) whose
- In which sentence can 'that' replace the relative pronoun?
- A) My uncle, who is a vet, lives in Cornwall.
- B) The painting which hangs above the fireplace is very old.
- C) Edinburgh, where I studied for three years, is a beautiful city.
- D) My best friend, whose father is Spanish, speaks three languages.
- In non-defining relative clauses you can use 'that' instead of 'who' or 'which'.
- Vero / Falso
- You can omit the relative pronoun when it is the object of the relative clause in a defining clause.
- Vero / Falso
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Complete with the correct relative pronoun (one word): "The woman ___ car was stolen called the police immediately."
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Complete with the correct relative pronoun: "2008 was the year ___ the global financial crisis began."
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Complete with the correct relative pronoun: "I'll never forget the holiday ___ we spent in Greece last August."
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Match each relative pronoun with the element it refers to. | Colonna A | Colonna B | |---|---| | who | things, animals, ideas | | which | possession (people or things) | | whose | places | | where | time expressions | | when | people (subject or object) |
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Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- A) The boy which won the race is my cousin.
- B) The boy who won the race is my cousin.
- C) The boy whose won the race is my cousin.
- D) The boy where won the race is my cousin.
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Join the two sentences using a defining relative clause: "I saw a film last night. It made me cry."
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Join the two sentences using a non-defining relative clause: "My aunt Margaret lives in Toronto. She is a famous pianist."
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Rewrite this formal sentence in a more colloquial way: "This is the colleague with whom I usually work."
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Write a short paragraph (about 60-80 words) describing your favourite place using at least three relative clauses (defining and/or non-defining). Underline the relative pronouns and label each clause as D or ND.
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In the sentence "The book I am reading is fascinating", a relative pronoun has been correctly omitted.
- Vero / Falso