Atividade de Inglês
2° MÉDIO
Assunto: Relative Clauses
ALUNO: DATA:09/10/2024 PROF.: Diana Barbosa
01. Complete the sentences using the correct Relative
pronoun (who, which or whose)
a) I talked to the girl ____________ car had broken
down in front of the shop.
b) Mr Richards, ________________ is a taxi driver, lives
on the corner.
c) I live in a house in Norwich, __________ is in East
Anglia.
d) This is the girl ______________ comes from Spain.
e) That's Peter, the boy __________ has just arrived at
the airport.
f)Thank you very much for your e-
mail, ________________ was very interesting.
g)The man,____________ father is a professor, forgot
his umbrella.
h) The children ____________ shouted in the street are
not from our school.
i) The car, ______________ driver is a young man, is
from Ireland.
j) What did you do with the
money __________________ your mother lent you?
02. Are the sentences true or false?
( ___________ ) Relative clauses describe or give extra
information about something.
( __________ ) We use relative pronouns like 'which',
'that', 'who' and 'where' at the beginning of relative
clauses.
( __________ ) The information in relative clauses is
always essential for understanding the sentence.
( __________ ) Some relative clauses give additional
information which is not essential for understanding.
( __________ ) Relative clauses that give additional
information are called 'defining'.
( __________ ) Relative clauses are always in the middle
of a sentence.
( __________ ) We can use exactly the same relative Attention!!
pronouns in defining and non-defining relative clauses. O Relative pronoun pode ser omitido:
( _________ ) The punctuation is different for defining 1. only in defining relative clauses (without commas).
and non-defining clauses. 2. If the relative pronoun is followed by a noun or pronoun!
03. Which sentence is correct? The book (which) I read last week was fantastic.
( ) At midnight, when the fireworks start, the band is The woman (who) the police arrested was found guilty of
going to start playing. first-degree murder.
( ) At midnight when the fireworks start, the band is O Relative pronoun não pode ser omitido:
going to start playing. 1. in non-defining relative clauses (with commas).
( ) At midnight when the fireworks start the band is Gina, whom I met in the shop, invited me for a cup of tea.
going to start playing. Gina, I met in the shop, invited me for a cup of tea. X
2. in defining relative clauses if the relative pronoun is
followed by a verb!
I'm reading the Hunger Games which was written by
Suzanne Collins.
3. after preposition + whom/which (at which, with
whom, among whom etc.)
This is the house in which she was murdered. (FORMAL)
03. Check the sentences that we can ommit the pronoun.
( ) This was the hotel that we stayed in for two weeks.
( ) She showed me the emeralds which she had brought
back from South Africa.
( ) The smartphone that costs £200 is very good.
( ) Mrs. Smith, who is very smart, lives on the fourth
floor.
( ) This is the car that John bought at an auction.
( ) My colleague with whom I'm doing the project should
be here as soon as possible.
( ) That's the woman whose house has been broken into.
( ) A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.
( ) My new motorbike, which I paid a few thousand euros
for, is not run well.
( ) Where is the letter that arrived this morning?
