1. The woman who is talking to your mother is my aunt.

2. The man who is standing by the window is my uncle.

3. All those who do not need to buy tickets please go straight in.




4. The first vineyard which I ever saw was in Germany.




5. Wikipedia, which was launched in 2001, is one of the great internet successes.




6. Animals which share the savannah include wildebeest and gazelles.




7. All the candidates who were selected were given a second interview.




8. All those who passed the test were given a second interview.




9. LOL, which stands for Laughing Out Loud, is now in the OED.




10. The bouquet was made from flowers which were grown locally.




11. This the man who I was talking to you about.




12. The man who won yesterday's lottery lives next door.





Relative Clauses

Combine the sentences with relative clauses. (Decide whether to use commas or not.)
1. A monk is a man. The man has devoted his life to God.
A monk
2. I have one black cat. His name is Blacky.
I have
3. A herbivore is an animal. The animal feeds upon vegetation.
A herbivore
4. Carol plays the piano brilliantly. She is only 9 years old.
Carol
5. Sydney is the largest Australian city. It is not the capital of Australia.
Sydney



1. A castle is a place a king or queen lives.
2. An actress is a woman plays in films or theatre plays.
3. This is the girl mother is from Canada.
4. This is the time of the year many people suffer from hayfever.
5. The flowers grow in the garden are beautiful.



Complete the sentences using a relative clause.
1. Catherine and Sue are two girls (like dancing)
2. My mobile phone is something (be very important to me)
3. Antony is a friend of mine (live in Boston)

4. West Side Story is a musical (be very famous)
5. An airport is a place (planes land)


Adverb Clauses
2. You should keep the milk in the refrigerator, __________________ it doesn't go bad.
since
so that

3. __________________ he thinks he's smart, he isn't.
Although
After

4. You should say goodbye to your brother ________________ you leave for Europe.
before
since

5. ________________ my father has high blood pressure, he has to watch what he eats.
Before
Since

6. ________________ I came to this country, I didn't speak a word of English!
Before
Since

7. I'll let you know ________________ I come back.
because
after

8. He doesn't understand ________________ he doesn't speak French very well.
so that
because

9. He spoke slowly ________________ she would understand.
because
so that

10. ________________ you stop crying, I'll buy you an ice cream.
If
Since

Adverbial Clauses - Exercise 3
Directions: Locate the adverbial clause in each sentence. Type your answer into
the box below the sentence. When you are finished, click the "Check My Work"
button at the bottom of the page to view the correct answers.
1. People may buy a lottery ticket when the new machines are installed.

2. The lettuce is wilted because Joe left the groceries in the car.

3. While the comedian told jokes in the den, a singer performed in the
living room.

4. Her brother got married before he finished college.