EXERCISES. 95.1 Make two sentences from one using a relative clause

95.1 Make two sentences from one using a relative clause. Use the sentence in brackets to make the relative clause.

1. Mr Carter is very interested in our plan. (I spoke to him on the phone last night.)

_Mr Carter, to whom I spoke on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan._

2. This is a photograph of our friends. (We went on holiday with these friends.)

This is a photograph ---.

3. The wedding took place last Friday. (Only members of the family were invited to it.)

The wedding ---.

4. Sheila finally arrived. (We had been waiting for her.)

5. We climbed to the top of the tower. (We had a beautiful view from there.)

95.2 Write sentences with all of/most of etc. + whom/which.

1. Mary has three brothers. (All of her brothers are married.)

_Mary has three brothers, all of whom are married._

2. We were given a lot of information. (Most of the information was useless.)

We were given ---.

3. There were a lot of people at the party. (I had met only a few of these people before.)

4. I have sent her two letters. (She has received neither of these letters.)

5. Ten people applied for the job. (None of these people were suitable.)

6. Kate has got two cars. (She hardly ever uses one of them.)

7. Norman won 50,000 pounds. (He gave half of this to his parents.)

8. Julia has two sisters. (Both of her sisters are teachers.)

95.3 join a sentence from Box A with a sentence from Box B to make a new sentence. Use which.

A:

1. Sheila couldn't come to party.

2. Jill isn't on the phone.

3. Nell has passed his examinations.

4. Our flight was delayed.

5. Ann offered to let me stay in her house.

6. The street I live in is very noisy at night.

7. Our car has broken down.

B:

1. This was very nice of her.

2. This means we can't go away tomorrow.

3. This makes it difficult to contact her.

4. This makes it difficult to steep.

5. This was a pity.

6. This is good news.

7. This meant we had to wait four hours at the airport.

1. Sheila couldn't come to the party, _which was a pity._

2. Jill isn't ---.

3. ---.

4. ---.

5. ---.

6. ---.

7. ---.

UNIT 96 ~ing and ~ed clauses (the woman talking to Tom, the boy injured in the accident)

A. A clause is a part of a sentence. Some clauses begin with ~ing or ~ed. For example:

Do you know the woman _talking to Tom?_(~ing clause)

The boy _injured in the accident_(~ed clause) was taken to hospital

B. We use ~ing clauses to say what somebody (or something) is doing (or was doing) at a particular time:

* Do you know the woman talking to Tom? (the woman is talking to Tom)

* Police investigating the crime are looking for three men. (police are investigating the crime)

* Who were those people waiting outside? (they were waiting)

* I was woken up by a bell ringing. (a bell was ringing)

When you are talking about things (and sometimes people), you can use an ~ing clause to say what something does all the time, not just at a particular time. For example:

* The road joining the two villages is very narrow. (the road joins the two villages)

* 1 live in a pleasant room overlooking the garden. (the room overlooks the garden)

* Can you think of the name of a flower beginning with 'T'? (the name begins with 'T')

C. ~ed clauses have a passive meaning:

* The boy injured in the accident was taken to hospital. (the boy was injured in the accident)

* Some of the people invited to the party can't come. (the people have been invited to the party)

Injured and invited are past participles. Many verbs have past participles that do not end in ~ed (made, bought, stolen etc.):

* Most of the goods made in this factory are exported. (the goods are made.

* The police never found the money stolen in the robbery. (the money was stolen)

You can use left in this way, with the meaning 'not used, still there':

* We've spent nearly all our money. We've only got a little left. For irregular past participles, see Appendix 1.

D. We often use ~ing and ~ed clauses after there is/there was etc.:

* There were some children swimming in the river.

* Is there anybody waiting?

* There was a big red car parked outside the house.

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