Fill in the blanks with a, an, the or X

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RELATIVE CLAUSES



Fill in the blanks with a, an, the or x (if no article is needed).

1. “Can you recommend me ………… good hotel in …………… city centre?” “I think ………… Plaza is ………… best hotel in ………… New York.”

2. Pam’s really into ………… British literature of ………… 19th century.
3. My grandma has been in ……… hospital for three years now. We’re going to ………… hospital to visit her this evening.
4. There’s ………… exhibition at ………… Tate Gallery. ………… exhibition is on ………… cubist painting.
5. ………… Prime Minister will appoint ……… new Foreign Secretary ……… next week.
6. Dan’s studying ………… medicine at ………… Oxford University.
7. Let’s go to ……… pub on ……… corner; it’s really nice.
8. Pat’s playing ………… piano; switch ……… TV off, please!
9. Some celebrities are always on ……… media.
10. Sally presents ………… talk show on …………… Channel 4.
11. Do you like ………… Mozart’s music?
12. Tony always gets up late, so he’s usually in ……… hurry in ……… morning.
13. We had ……… fantastic lunch at ……… Mario’s.
14. ……… Martins live in ……… big house at ……… end of ………… Neal Street.
15. I’m meeting John at ……… Heathrow Airport at ………… midday.
16. They’ve been to ……… lot of countries such as ………… Philippines, ………… India or ………… Netherlands.
17. Patrick went on ………… tour of France ………
last summer.
18. Which is ………… longest river in ………… world ………Nile or ………… Amazon?
19. ………… older I grow, ………… less I understand the world.
20. Can you get ……… dozen eggs when you go to ………… supermarket?
21. ………… junk food isn’t good for ……… health.
22. I love ………… food my mum makes on ………… Sundays.





Join the sentences to make defining or non-defining relative clauses. Omit the relative if possible.

1. I found a bike yesterday. The owner of the bike hasn’t appeared yet.

I found ………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………
2. Peter passed me a magazine. It was really boring.
The magazine ………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………
3. We bought some apples. Some of the apples were too ripe.
Some of ………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………
4. They like the pub. They go there at weekends.
They like ……………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………
5. I used to live in that house. The house is going to be demolished.
The house ……………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………
6. Patrick thanked us. It was very kind of him.
Patrick ………………………………………………………
7. You should visit the garden in spring. Lots of flowers grow there in spring.
You ……………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………
8. She died her hair red. It didn’t suit her.
She died………………………………………………………
9. We phoned lots of classmates. Most of the classmates came to our party.
Most of …………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………
10. These are the letters. I told you to post them.
These ……………………………………………………………
11. Who is the girl? Peter is dancing with her.
Who ………………………………………………………………
12. I’ll always remember the day. I met my favourite actor then.
I’ll always ………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………
13. Sally came round with a boy. The boy’s name was Jim.
Sally ………………………………………………………………
14. Are you the candidate? You’ve applied for the job.
Are ………………………………………………………………

1. “Can you recommend me A good hotel in THE city centre?” “I think THE Plaza is THE best hotel in X New York.”

2. Pam’s really into THE British literature of THE 19th century.
3. My grandma has been in X hospital for three years now. We’re going to THE hospital to visit her this evening.
4. There’s AN exhibition at THE Tate Gallery. THE exhibition is on X cubist painting.
5. THE Prime Minister will appoint A new Foreign Secretary X next week.
6. Dan’s studying X medicine at X Oxford University.
7. Let’s go to THE pub on THE corner; it’s really nice.
8. Pat’s playing THE piano; switch THE TV off, please!
9. Some celebrities are always on THE media.
10. Sally presents A talk show on X Channel 4.
11. Do you like X Mozart’s music?
12. Tony always gets up late, so he’s usually in A hurry in THE morning.
13. We had A fantastic lunch at X Mario’s.
14. THE Martins live in A big house at THE end of X Neal Street.
15. I’m meeting John at X Heathrow Airport at X midday.
16. They’ve been to A lot of countries such as THE Philippines, X India or THE Netherlands.
17. Patrick went on A tour of France X last summer.
18. Which is THE longest river in THE world THE Nile or THE Amazon?
19. THE older I grow, THE less I understand the world.
20. Can you get A dozen eggs when you go to THE supermarket?
21. X junk food isn’t good for X health.
22. I love THE food my mum makes on X Sundays.

SUGGESTED ANSWERS

1. I found a bike yesterday whose owner hasn’t appeared yet.

2. The magazine which/that Peter passed me was really boring.

3. Some of the apples (which/that) we bought were too ripe.

4. They like the pub where they go at weekends.

5. The house where I used to live is going to be demolished.

6. Patrick thanked us, which was very kind of him.

7. You should visit the garden in spring when lots of flowers grow there.

8. She died her hair red, which didn’t suit her.

9. Most of the classmates (who/whom) we phoned came to our party.

10. These are the letters (which/that) I told you to post.

11. Who is the girl (who/whom) Peter is dancing with?

12. I’ll always remember the day (when) I met my favourite actor.

13. Sally came round with a boy whose name was Jim.

14. Are you the candidate who/that has applied for the job?