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Read the article about diferent types of friends. First circle the relative
pronouns and underline the adjective clauses. Then draw an arrow from the
relative pronoun to the noun or pronoun that it describes.
Not Friends
BY BUD E. FREUND
Most of us have very few "best friends" throughout our lives. These are frie
stand by us through thick and thin. They are people who accept us completely (warts
and all) and who know our most secret thoughts. But our lives crisscross with many
others whose relationships with us may be less deep but are still important. What
would our lives be without these acquaintances, buddies, and dear old friends?
ACOUAHTANCS. These are people whose paths ofen cross ours. We attend the
same school committee meetings or share a car pool with them. Acquaintances
may exchange favors easily. The neighbor who borrows your chairs for a big party
or the colleague who waters your plts while you're on vacation fits this
category. But we usually don't get too intimate with them. One woman commented,
"Our nextdoor neighbor, who car pools with us, is very nice. But we don't have
anything in common. We never get together for anything but car pool."
BUDDIES. A lot of people have a friend who shares a particular activity or interest.
These usually aren't close relationships, but they're important ones that keep us
connected to our interests and hobbies. Because they're based on activities
rather than feelings, it's relatively easy to make a new buddy. One foreign
exchange student reported, "For the first two months, I didn't have.ny real
friends. My tabletennis partner, who's from Beijing, was my only social contact.
We couldn't communicate in English very well, but we had a good time anyway.
Without him, I would have been completely isolated."
OLD FRINDS. "Delores knew me when [worked in the mailroom," recalls an
advertising executive. ''I'll never forget this day. The vice president who
promoted me called me for an interview. I didn't have the right clothes, and
Delores was the one who came with me to buy my first business suit." We all
have old friends who knew us "back when." They keep us in touch with parts of
ourselves which are easy to lose as we move through life. "Whenever I go hore,
l always visit Delores," recalls the executive. "We look through old albums and
talk about experiences that have helped form us. She always reminds me how
shy I used to be. I agree with George Herbert, who said that the best mirror is
an old friend."
Adjective C laznes with Subject Relative Pronoun.
Now read these sentences frm the article. Each one is followed by a statement.
Decide if the statement is Te (T) or False (F).
t The colleague who waters your plants while you're on vacation is your
acquaintance.
T
The writer believes that you have more than one colleague.
2. Our next-door neighbor, who car pools with us, is very nice.
The speaker may have only one next-door neighbor.
3. 1iy table-tennis partner, who was fom Beijing, was my only social contact.
The speaker probably had only one table-tennis partner.
4. The vice president who promoted me called me for an interview.
The company has only one vice president.
First, match the words on the left with the descriptions on the right.
e.
t acquaintance
2. album
3. soul mate
colleague
5. confdant
6. empathy
1. fiendship
8. kin
9. reunion
10. spouse
itscription
a. This person is maried to you.
b. This event brings people together after a long
separation.
c. This relationship exists between fiends.
d. This person is a relative.
e. This person knows you but is not a close friend.
f. This feeling lets you experience another
person's feelings.
g. This person is very similar to you in thought
and feeling.
h. This book has pages for saving pnotos;
i. This person listens to your private feelings
and thoughts.
j. This person has the same job or profession as you.
Now, write definitions for the words on the left. Use the correct description on the
right and apprpriate relative pronouns.
t
An acquaintance is a person who knows you but is not a close friend.
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