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Helative clauses (units 28-29)

Test

13.1

Complete the sentences with who, whose, which or that. Sometimes two answers are possible'

2 The speaker 3 The speaker,


4
5

The stationery

thatlwhich you ordered has arrived.


presentation I heard before lunch was very good. .-was an academic from an American business school, gave an overview I met in the Warsaw office asked how you were. features are described in the leaflet, sells very well. rs our best seller, is available in four colours.
is strictly

of green business opportunities.

Everyone
This product,

6 This

product, -' l Thefirstthing--yourcustomerSwillnoticeistheprice.


8 The information,
9 The

confidential, comes from a very good source

person
"-"-,

10

The person, handbag. The

book this is wants it back had been seen earlier by the security guard, tried to run off with my lent me this book wants it back I borrowed this book from wants it back.

11
1

person

2 The person

Test

13.2

Look back at the previous exercise and decide if you can miss out the relative pronoun (who, whose, which, thatl.lf you can, put a bracket around the word/s. lf you can't, write a tick (/) at the end. See the examples:

2
Test

The stationery {thatfwhlchJ you ordered has arrived. The speaker whose presentation I heard before lunch was very good.

13.3

ln Test 13.1, two answers were possible in 1, 4,7, 11 and 12. Answer these questions:

1
Test

For people, which relative pronoun is more common in speech: who or that?

2 For things, which relative pronoun is more common in speech: which or that?

13.4

Rewrite each pair of sentences as one sentence using the word in brackets.

1 2 3

Rani showed me a magazine article. lt was really interesting. (which)


Vvq$ really interesting. We went to a presentation yesterday. lt was very interesting. (that) The presentation We went to a presentation yesterday. It was very interesting. (that)

Rani

:f

CIqvqd

rne a rnng{{r$s

ar

ich

very interesting. very interesting.

We went to

4
5
6 7

I borrowed a friend's laptop. He wants it back. (whose)

The friend

back. (who) gift. gave yesterday. They me this Some Japanese visitors came

this gift This is a gift. The Japanese visitors who came yesterday gave it to me. (that) gave me. This is the gift An administrator runs our office. Shes getting married tomorrow. (who) The Japanese visitors
The administrator

getting married tomorrow


ABN.

8 I met a woman.
I met

Her sister works for ABN. (whose)

A man

is waiting in reception. He wants to see you. (who)

The man "-* -.,-

see you.

TESTS 237

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Test 10.5

1c 2g 3f 11 h 12e

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5d 6b 7a 8k 9l

10j

Test 14
Test 14.1

Test 11
Test 11.1

1 some time 2 a doctor 3 yours 4 they say that wine 5 every time 6 some advice 7 neither one 8 some information 9 none of us (or not one of us) 10 go by 18 Ministry's 19 enough

doing 2 having 3 make 4 do 5 make/have/do 6 do/make 7 made/doing B makeVdo t having/making


1 10 Have/make '1 1 made/do/do 12 doing/make/having 13 have/have/make 14 doing/have 15 doing/making/do 16 make 17 doing/made 18 have/do/making

taxi 1 1 was very busy 12 so many 13 None at all 14 Jane's colleague 15 either 16 too little 17 each one
chairs 20 no spare parts 21 is report 23 both 24 one each 25 hers

22 at the end of the

Test

1d 2h 3a 41 59 6c 7b 8e 9f 10c 11a 12b 13e 14d

1.2

26 some information 27 anything 28 both 29 there wasn't a single question 30 isn't anyone 31 its 32 the boss's son
Test 14.2 Countable nouns: an appartment, a desk, a bag, a job, a trip, a problem, a chance, a litre, a machine, a dollar, an email, a fact, a suggestion, an hour, a course, a law, a step forward, an idea, a policy Uncountable nouns: some accommodation, some furniture, some luggage, some work, some travel, some trouble, some luck, some wine, some equipment, some money, some correspondence, some information, some advice, some time, some training, some legislation, some progress, some brainstorming, some insurance Test 14.3 1 Theres something 2 some advice 3 by train 4 Something is worrying 5 on 6 one of my bossS friends 7 a tax advisor 8 Nobody knows this business 9 got nothing to 10 Everybody here drinks 1'l someone/somebody driving 12 The unemployed need 13 redesigning '14 is nothing we can 15 How much 16 isn't much 17 an accountant 18 Everybody was 19 couldn't do anything 22 was not in 20 Not a single person 21 There is 23 the customer's copy 24 There isn't anything

Test 12
Test 12.1 1 if (whether) I was going out 2 what I did (or had done) 3 if (whether) we often went to Germany how many interviews l'd done 5 if (whether) she was going to change jobs 6 who I talked to (or had talked to) 7 if (whether) I would be 8 where our new offices were 9 if (whethed I had seen Anton 10 if (whether) l'd be seeing Masumi

in

foot

Test 12.2 he'd see me there the next day (orthe day after orthe following

did late

duY)

no

2 they

received (or they'd received) our email update about the issue the previous week (or the week before)

Test 12.3 1 promised to meet Ekaterina 2 invited Jean to come to 3 advised Todd not to sign 4 suggested getting 5 apologized for arriving 6 offered to give 7 congratulated/on winning 8 refused to accept

Test 15
Test 15.1
I

1 interested 2 by the end 3 very hard 4 lovely blue 5 so friendly 6 extremely good 7 very well 8 tired 9 Wenevergive 10 interested 11 somuch 2 such a risky project 1 3 not experienced enough
'1

time 5 larger than 6 as large as 7 the best price 18 for three months 19 so tense 20 When I get back 21 before 22 than they do 23 too high
14 enough
'1

24
1

less

useful 24 as swimming 25 until six


3
'1

Test 13
Test 13.1

Test 15.2

whose 3 who 4 who/that 5 whose 6 which 7 thaVwhich B which 9 whose '10 who 1 1 who/that 12 who/that
1 thaUwhich 2 1 (thaVwhich) 2

8 afterwards 9

for 4 since 5 on/aVin 6 in 7 on then 10 After 1 for 12 al 13 at 14 for 15 since 16 During 17 While 18 lnlDuring on 2 ago

Test 13.2

7 (thavwhich) B
Test 13.3

,/ ,/

3 9

,/ /

4 (who/that) 5
10

,/

11

,/

,/

6 ,/

12 (who/that)

who

2 that

Test 13.4 'l showed me a magazine article which was

2 that we went to yesterday

was

3 presentation yesterday that was 4 whose laptop I borrowed wants


5 who came yesterday gave me 6 that the Japanese visitors who 7 who runs our office is

it

came yesterday

8 a woman whose
9 who
is

sister works for waiting in reception wants to

ANSWER

KEY

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