Relative clauses

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hello teachers,

Please correct the exercise. Thank you.

In this exercise you have to explain what some words mean. Choose the right meaning from the list and then write a sentence with who. Use the dictionary if necessary.

he/she steals from a shop he/she breaks into a house and steals things
he/she doesn’t eat meat he/she doesn’t drink alcohol
he/she designs buildings he/she buys something from a shop

  1. (an architect) An architect is someone who designs buildings.
  2. (a vegetarian) A vegetarian is someone who doesn’t eat meat.
  3. (a customer) A customer is someone who buys things from a shop.
  4. (a burglar) A burglar is someone who breaks into a house and steals things.
  5. (a shoplifter) A shoplifter is someone who steals from a shop.
  6. (a teetotaler) A teetotaler is someone who doesn’t drink alcohol.

The sentences in this exercise are not complete. Choose the most suitable ending from the list and make it into a relative clause.

he invented the telephone
she runs away from home
they are never on time
they stole my car
they used to hang on that wall
it gives you the meanings of words
it won the race
it can support life
it was found last week
it makes typewriter

  1. Gerry works for a company that (or which) makes typewriter.
  2. The book is about a girl who (or that) runs away from home.
  3. What was the name of the house that (or which) won the race.
  4. The police have caught the man who (or that) stole my car.
  5. Alexandria Bell was the man who (or that) invented the telephone.
  6. Where are the picture that (or which) used to hang on that wall.
  7. The police are still trying to identify the body that (or which) was found last week.
  8. A dictionary is a book that (or which) gives you the meanings of the words.
  9. I don’t like the people who are never on time.
  10. It seems that Earth is the only planet that (or which) can support life.
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Everything’s fine except for the minor errors indicated below, Hoado.

Gerry works for a company that makes typewriters.

What was the name of the horse that won the race?

Alexandriaer Bell was the man who invented the telephone.

Where is the picture that used to hang on that wall?

A dictionary is a book which gives you the meanings of the words.

I don’t like the people who are never on time.

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Dear Beeesnees,

Thank you.