TEST 13 RELATIVE CLAUSES 231
Test 13 Relative clauses (units 28-29)
Exercise 1
Underline the correct words. In number 10 choose the most common usage.
1 The stationery who Iwhich you ordered has arrived.
2 The speaker which/whose presentation i heard before lunch was very good.
3 Everyone which/that 1 met in the Milan office asked how you were
4 The person of which/whose newspaper I borrowed has disappeared.
5 The person who/whom is responsible for this is Antonio Platini.
6 This product, which/whose features are described in the leaflet, sells very well.
7 This product, which/whose is our best seller, is available in four colours,
8 The person whose/that book this is wants it back.
9 The person whose/that lent me this book wants it back.
10 John is someone with whom I use to work/who I used to work with.
Exercise 2
Decide if you can miss out the relative pronoun (who, which, that). If you can, put a bracket round it. If you can't, underline it.
1 There is an attachment (that) you can use to link to a PC.
2 The attachment, that comes free with the product, is used to link to a PC.
3 The person who I told you about is standing over there.
4 The meal, which was nothing special, cost us more than £50 a head.
5 The meal that we had last night wasn't very good.
6 The first thing that your customers will notice is the price.
7 The information, which is strictly confidential, comes from a very good source.
8 I cannot provide the information that you want.
Exercise 3
Rewrite each pair of sentences as one sentence using the word in brackets.
1 Rani showed me a magazine article. It was really interesting, (which)
Rgnl    showed we. A. m^AXire article, which wa5    rea|jy interesting.
2 Some Japanese visitors came yesterday. They gave me this gift, (who)
The Japanese visitors.............................................................................................^is gift.
3 This is a gift. The Japanese visitors who came yesterday gave it to me. (that)
This is the gift.............................................................................................9^e me.
4 I borrowed a friend's laptop. He wants it back, (whose)
The friend.............................................................................................back-
5 A marketing manager works in my department. She's leaving the company tomorrow, (who)
The marketing manager.............................................................................................'5 leavin9 the
company tomorrow.
6 We went to a presentation yesterday. It was very interesting, (that)
The presentation.............................................................................................verY interesting.
7 I met a woman. Her sister works for ABN. (whose)
I met.............................................................................................ABN-
8 A man is waiting in reception. He wants to see you. (who)
The man.............................................................................................see you.