Extra Practice
Self-Assessment activity
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Fill in the blanks with a suitable relative pronoun or adverb.
1. Paco, is travelling around the world, is in Melbourne now.
2. He hasn't phoned Sonia, is his sister, for a long time.
3. He will visit the Rod Laver Arena, is a tennis court.
4. He plays tennis with Andrés, rackets are very expensive.
5. Melbourne, Paco is at the moment, is a relatively new city.
1. Paco has unpacked his suitcase, which is a big red one.
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Self-Assessment activity
Which sentences are correct?
1. There is something important about Australia. Paco should know it.
a. There's something that Paco should know about Australia.
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b. There is something Paco should know about Australia.
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c. There is something who Paco should know about Australia.
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d. There is something which Paco should know about Australia.
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a. That is the man which found the wallet on the floor.
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b. That is the man who found the wallet on the floor.
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c. That is the man that found the wallet on the floor.
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d. That is the man found the wallet on the floor.
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a. There was a nice video about Australia whom Paco saw in the hotel.
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b. There was a nice video about Australia which Paco saw in the hotel.
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c. There was a nice video about Australia Paco saw in the hotel.
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d. There was a nice video about Australia that Paco saw in the hotel.
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Further knowledge
To complete your knowledge of defining relative clauses, it is a good idea to surf the web and read information on the subject. In order to do so, we offer you several links to different websites. Click on them and learn!
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Remember that the best way to improve your English is by practising. Click on the pictures below to do lots of online exercises.
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Further knowledge
Complete the exercises below to practice with relative clauses, in general, and non-defining relative clauses, in particular. There are also some exercises about defining relative clauses.
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Self-Assessment activity
1. Paco is in Melbourne at the moment. He won the lottery several months ago.
Paco, Melbourne at the moment.
2. Andrés is one of Paco's closest friends. He is 22.
Andrés, friends.
3. Paco and his friends usually meet at the burger's. There, they have dinner.
Paco and his friends usually meet at the burger's , .
4. Paco loves tennis. It is one of his favourite sports.
Paco loves tennis, .
5. He loves reading his guide book. Its cover is completely broken.
He loves reading his guide book, completely broken.
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a. Andrés didn't arrive on time to the game, which upset Paco.
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b. Andrés didn't arrive on time to the game which was going to play with Paco.
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a. Paco is buying a lot of presents, which he will give his relatives.
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b. Paco is buying a lot of presents, which makes him feel well.
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a. One of Paco's friends smokes a lot of cigarettes, which he always buys in the same tobacconist's.
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b. One of Paco's friends smokes a lot of cigarettes, which is really unhealthy.
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Solved exercise
1. It (the first colony) was established in 1788 at Sydney Cove by Arthur Phillip, who was a commodore of the so well known First Fleet.
2. The metropolitan area is surrounded by national parks, where the tourists spend many hours enjoying nature.
3. By 1954, Goossens succeeded in gaining the support of NSW Premier Joseph Cahill, who called for designs for a dedicated opera house.
4. It was also Goossens who insisted that Bennelong Point be the site for the Opera House.
5. The winner, who was announced in 1957, was Jørn Utzon, a Danish architect.