REDUCED RELATIVE CLAUSES

Exercise 1: Rewrite the sentences, where possible replacing the underlined relative
clauses with their shortest possible forms. 
1. The woman who is talking to your mother is my aunt.
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2. The man who is standing by the window is my uncle.
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3. All those who do not need to buy tickets please go straight in.
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4. The first person who crossed the line was from Germany.
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5. Wikipedia, which was launched in 2001, is one of the great internet successes.
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6. Animals which share the savannah include wildebeest and gazelles.
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7. All the candidates who were selected were given a second interview.
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8. All those who passed the test were given a second interview.
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9. LOL, which stands for Laughing Out Loud, is now in the OED.
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10. The bouquet was made from flowers which were grown locally.
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11. This the man who I was talking to you about.

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12. The man who won yesterday's lottery lives next door.
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Exercise 2:
1. Do you know the woman who is coming towards us?
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2. I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country.
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3. The children who attend that school receive a good education.
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4. The fence which surrounds our house is made of wood.
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5. Be sure to follow the instructions that are given at the top of the page.
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6. They live in the house that was built in 1890.
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7. The papers that are on the table belong to Patrica.
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8. The man who is talking to the policeman is my uncle.
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9. The number of students who have been counted is quite high.
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10. George is the man who was chosen to represent the committee at the convention.

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Exercise 3:
1. The man who’s talking to the policeman has just returned home from Paris.
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2. The novel which was bought by my sister is very interesting.
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3. The students who make noise in class will be punished.
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4. Passengers who travelled on this bus bought their tickets in books.
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5. Do you see the notice which warns people not to enter the military zone?
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6. The stairs which lead to the cellar are rather slippery.
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7. You are the last person who saw her alive.
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8. The pilot was the only one who survived the air crash.
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9. He was the second man who was killed in this way.
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10. Neil Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon.
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Exercise 4: Underline the relative clauses in the sentences below, then use reduced
relative clauses.
1. The man who is standing there is a clown.
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2. The envelop which lies on the table has no stamp on it.
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3. Benzene, which was discovered by Faraday, became the starting point in the manufacture
of many
dyes, perfumes and explosives.
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4. My grandmother, who is old and sick, never goes out of the house.
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5. The student don't know how to do exercise which were given by the teacher yesterday.
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6. The diagrams which were made by young Faraday were sent to Sir Humphry Davy at the
end of 1812.
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7. The gentleman who lives next door to me is a well-known orator.
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8. All the astronauts who are orbiting the earth in space capsules are weightless.
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9. All students don't hand in their papers will fail in the exam.
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10. I saw many houses that were destroyed by the storm.
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11. The street which leads to the school is very wide.
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12. The system which is used here is very successful.
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13. John, who teaches my son, is my neighbor.
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14. Trains which leave from this station take an hour to get to London.
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15. The candidates who are sitting for the exam are all from Vietnam.
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16. We are driving on the road which was built in 1980.
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17. Customers who complain about the service should see the manager.
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18. The city which was destroyed during the war has now been rebuilt.
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19. My brother, who met you yesterday, works for a big firm.
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20. The vegetable which are sold in this shop are grown without chemicals.
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