Mastering Relative Clauses: English Grammar Exercises

Relative Clauses Practice Exercises

Part 1: Combining Sentences

• The hotel was built by a billionaire. It was opened in 1998. (The hotel, which was built by a billionaire, was opened in 1998.)
• The bus is delayed. I don't know why. (I don't know why the bus is delayed.)
• Mrs. Byron is the sports teacher. She is very tall. (Mrs. Byron, who is the sports teacher, is very tall.)
• These are the jeans. I would like to borrow them! (These are the jeans which/that I would like to borrow.)
• This school bag has a broken handle. It's the one I've been using all term. (This school bag, which has a broken handle, is the one I've been using all term.)
• Do you want to go to that Mexican restaurant? We can dance there. (Do you want to go to that Mexican restaurant where/in which we can dance?)
• Saturday is my favourite day. It's because I stay in bed all morning. (Saturday, which is my favourite day, is when I stay in bed all morning.)
• He doesn't want to come. I'm not sure why. (I'm not sure why he doesn't want to come.)
• I know a girl. Her father is a millionaire. (I know a girl whose father is a millionaire.)
• She's the old woman. I told you about her. (She's the old woman whom I told you about.)

Part 2: Advanced Relative Clauses

• That was the concert where I met my boyfriend for the first time. (That was the concert at which I met my boyfriend for the first time.)
• 2003 was the year when I went to LA for the first time. (2003 was the year in which I went to LA for the first time.)
• She's the girl I went to France with. (She's the girl that/who/with whom I went to France.)
• I gave him the books, which there were only a few of. (I gave him the books, a few of which there were only.)
• It's a charity event that we have to collect a lot of money for. (It's a charity event for which we have to collect a lot of money.)
• There were a lot of people at the party. I had met only a few of these people before. (There were a lot of people at the party, only a few of whom I had met before.)
• We were given a lot of information. Most of the information was useless. (We were given a lot of information, most of which was useless.)
• London was once the largest city in the world, but the population is now falling. (The population of London, which was once the largest city in the world, is now falling.)
• I was looking for a book this morning. I have found it now. (I have found the book that/which I was looking for this morning.)
• I have a brother, Jim. He lives in London. He is a doctor. (My brother Jim, who lives in London, is a doctor.)
• A man answered the phone. He told me you were away. (The man who answered the phone told me you were away.)
• A bus goes to the airport. It runs every half an hour. (The bus which/that goes to the airport runs every half an hour.)