Grammar 1. Complete the passage with suitable relative pronouns. Students in South Korea, 1. ……………………… are under great pressure to succeed, have found an original way to face their problems at school. They contact an online employment agency 2. ……………………… , for a fee, will provide them with a “parent” to solve their problems. These parents will contact teachers, or even go to the school 3. ……………………… they can meet them. The real parents, 4. ……………………… often don’t even know their children are in trouble, may not be involved at all. In recent years, these websites, 5. ……………………… popularity has grown from year to year, have started offering substitute sons, daughters, boyfriends and even fiancées. The people playing these parts are ordinary people 6. ……………………… want to make some extra money, 7. ……………………… many Koreans are prepared to pay, since they don’t want to disappoint or trouble their families. 2. Combine the sentences using defining or non-defining relative clauses. Add commas where necessary. 1. This film is about a small boy. He wants to change the world. ..................................................................................................................... 2. I met my sister’s new boyfriend. He‘s an actor. ..................................................................................................................... 3. Owen deserves a medal for bravery. He rescued us from the fire. ..................................................................................................................... 4. Reitmans is my favourite shop. I buy all my clothes there. ..................................................................................................................... 5. We’re going camping in August. Everyone will be on holiday then. ..................................................................................................................... 6. Have you met my new neighbour? She has got three dogs. ..................................................................................................................... 3. Combine the sentences using the formal structure. Use correct punctuation. 1. This new project sounds exciting. We are going to take part in it. ..................................................................................................................... 2. My neighbour is very reliable. I gave my key to her. ..................................................................................................................... 3. Mary has just met Kate. Mary is going to share a room with her at university. ..................................................................................................................... 4. The chair collapsed. I was sitting on it. .....................................................................................................................

4. Form new sentences by matching I to II and adding a suitable relative pronoun. There may be more than one correct relative pronoun for some sentences. I II 1. The exam will be difficult. .... a. We stayed there for two weeks. 2. Here is a photograph of the hotel b. We have never met them. 3. We’ve got relatives in London. ... c. He is studying for it. 4. The film is about a woman. .... d. Her husband is missing. A. ..................................................................................................................... B. ..................................................................................................................... C. ..................................................................................................................... D. ..................................................................................................................... 5. Complete the sentences with a suitable relative clause. Do not change the original meaning of the sentences. 1. I remember buying our first puppy. I remember the time ................................................................................. . 2. Stan is excited because his father’s got a job in Rome. Stan, ........................................................................................ , is excited. 3. London is my favourite city because I went to school there. I went to school ........................................................................................ . 4. My sister lives in a town, but it was once a small village. The town

ANSWERS Grammar 4. who 6. who / that 1. 1. who 2. which / that 5. whose 7. which 3. where 2. 1. This film is about a small boy who / that wants to change the world. 2. I met my sister’s new boyfriend, who is an actor. 3. Owen, who rescued us from the fire, deserves a medal for bravery. 4. Reitmans, where I buy all my clothes, is my favourite shop. / My favourite shop is Reitmans, where I buy all my clothes. 5. We’re going camping in August, when everyone will be on holiday. 6. Have you met my new neighbour who has got three dogs? 3. 1. This new project, in which we are going to take part, sounds exciting. 2. My neighbour, to whom I gave my key, is very reliable. 3. Mary has just met Kate, with whom she is going to share a room at university. 4. The chair on which I was sitting collapsed. 4. 1. c 2. a 3. b 4. d A. The exam which / that he is studying for will be difficult. B. Here is a photograph of the hotel where we stayed for two weeks. C. We’ve got relatives in London who / that we’ve never met. D. The film is about a woman whose husband is missing. 5. 1. when we bought our first puppy 2. whose father’s got a job in Rome 3. in London, which is my favourite city 4. where my sister lives was once a small village