Handout 9a – Relative clauses

Fill in the gaps with relative pronouns, giving as many alternatives for each sentence as you can:

The boy …………………………..is playing the piano.

The table ……………………………stands in the corner.

The boy ……………………………..we met.

The table …………………………………we admire.

The boy …………………………the dog barked at. OR The boy at…………..the dog barked.

The table..........................the boy crawled under. OR The table under…………...the boy crawled.

 

Then he met Lucy, ……………………….invited him to a party.

He got lost on Snowdon, …………………….was enveloped in fog.

Here is Arthur Smith, ……………………….I mentioned the other day.

He got lost on Snowdon, ……………………..he was exploring.

This is my friend Lucy, ……………….the dog barked at. OR … at …………… the dog barked.

 

 

What is the difference between the two following sentences?

They have two children who are still at school.

 

They have two children, who are still at school.