Unit 11: Relative Clauses


1 Combine each pair of sentences using a relative pronoun.

1 Last year we introduced a new line. It’s aimed at the youth market.

The new line that/which we introduced last year is aimed at the youth market.

2 I’d like you to meet a colleague. He could be a useful contact for you.

I’d like you to meet a colleague ________________________________________.

3 A candidate’s CV is on your desk. She deserves an interview.

The candidate ________________________________________ deserves an interview.

4 A visitor is coming next week. She’s from our Paris office.

The visitor ________________________________________ is from our Paris office.

5 Tom took me to a restaurant. It was called ‘Noodle Heaven’.

The restaurant _______________________________________ was called ‘Noodle Heaven’.

6 I heard a man’s presentation. He was an investment banker.

The man ________________________________________ was an investment banker.

7 Here is a mobile phone. I was telling you about it.

Here is the mobile phone________________________________________.

8 Over there is a site. They’re going to build a new factory there.

The site ________________________________________ is over there.



2 Put a bracket around the relative pronoun if you can leave it out. Put a tick at the end if you
must keep the relative pronoun.

 1 The book that you lent me about e-commerce is really interesting.

 2 The company which is our main competitor is Apollo.

 3 The name which they chose for the new model is Prima.

 4 The meeting room, which wasn’t very large, became hot and stuffy.

 5 In the end, the sales campaign was the best that we’d ever had.

 6 These are the people whose names appear on the database.

 7 The people who attended the presentation found it very useful.

 8 The supplier who we visited last week had better quality than this one.

 9 Richard Branson, who started with almost nothing, is a typical entrepreneur.

10 Newsweek is the English-language magazine that I read most often.