RELATIVE CLAUSES 1 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. 2 Rewrite the formal sentence as everyday informal sentences, beginning as shown. 1 These are the colleagues with whom I went to the conference. These are the colleagues I went to the conference with. 2 This is the breakthrough for which we have been waiting. This is the breakthrough we ......................... 3 That's the hotel at which I stayed. That's the hotel I ................................ 4 When I call the accountants, Richard is the person with whom I usually deal. When I call the accountants, Richard is the person I ............................. 5 This is the catalogue from which we choose the samples. This is the catalogue we............................. 6 This is the area for which I am responsible. This is the area I ................................. 3 Combine each pair of sentences by including the word given in brackets. 1 Last year we introduced a new line. It's aimed at the youth market. (that) The new line that 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. (who) I'd like you to meet a colleague ............................ 3 A candidate's CV is on your desk. She deserves an interview. (whose) The candidate ...................................... deserves an interview. 4 A visitor is coming next week. She's from our Paris office. (who) The visitor ......................................... is from our Paris office. 5 Tom took me to a restaurant. I was called 'Noodle Heaven'. (that) The restaurant ................................... was called 'Noodle Heaven'. 6 I heard a man's presentation. He was an investment banker. (whose) The man ........................................... was an investment banker. 7 Here is a mobile phone. I was telling you about it. (that) Here is the mobile phone................................. 8 Over there is a site. They're going to build a new factory. (where) The site .......................................... is over there.