English Grammar and Writing Practice Exercises

Relative Clauses and Pronouns

• Clothes which will...
• People who carry...
• Pocket where a smartphone...
• Material that is usually...
• Smartphones which are kept...
• Person whose smartphone...

Relative Clause Examples

• This is the hotel where I stayed when I was on holiday.
• Julia Roberts, who is now a famous actress, was in my class at school.
• We went to a restaurant while our car was being repaired by the mechanic.
• This is the man whose car I borrowed.

Phrasal Verbs and Vocabulary

• Ever take up this...
• To work out swimming...
• Helen cut down on every day...
• Must deal with the amount...
• Can’t get over the stress...
• Medicine put on, you will...
• Rudy has come down with weight...
• You are kicking the flu...

Grammar and Passive Voice

• Have it cleaned
• Had it checked
• I had it cut
• Are working, must be finished
• Is discovered, will live
• Arrived, we were met
• Is being painted, we are going to go
• Assistant, who was very...
• Last week, when I wasn’t...
• Remember where I put...
• Actress whose films...
• Book that you...
• Shop where I bought...
• Lecture that I heard...
• My neighbour, whose name...

Conditionals and Linking Words

Conditional Sentences

• I enjoyed the picnic because the weather was beautiful. If the weather hadn’t been beautiful, I wouldn’t have enjoyed it.
• I didn’t get a good mark because I didn’t study. If I had studied, I would have got a good mark.
• I can’t meet you tomorrow because I have to work. If I didn’t have to work, I would meet you.
• You can’t enter the building unless you know the password. If you know the password, you can enter.
• I can’t help you because I’m very busy today. If I wasn’t busy, I would be able to help.

Linking Words and Formal Writing

• Facebook as well
• Even though...
• In addition, they make...
• However, they can’t...
• Despite this, many people...
• E-mail to update
• Letter in order to complain
• E-mails so as not to get
• Material so that you...
• Night in order not to waste

Formal Letter Structure

Sender Address
Location (Lleida)
Date: 18 June 2018
Company Name
Recipient Address
City