Exercise 5

In which three sentences do you feel, the relative pronoun can be left out?

1. The job that he got wasn't very interesting.

2. A woman who (m) my sister knows has just bought the house next door.

3. The doctor who treated me didn't know what he was doing.

4. I'm sorry for people who haven't got a sense of humour.

5. Have you got anything that will clean this carpet?

6. Have you got a typewriter that I can use?

Exercise 6

Make each pair of sentences into one sentence without using who (m) which/ that.

1. You asked me to get you a paper. Here's the paper. (Here's...).

2. You recommended a film. We went to see the film, but we didn't think much of it. (We went...).

3. My sister bought a new car last mouth. The car has broken down four times already. (The car...).

4. You didn't recognize an actor on television last night.

5. Jane had some friends at school . Only a very few of the friends went on to university. (Only…)

6. My father had an operation for his heart problem. The operation was only a partial success. (The operation …)

7. Mark wrote an essay while we were on holiday. The essay has won a prize in the school competition. (The essay…)

8. My daughter brings friends home. Some of the friends look as though never wash. (Some of …)

Exercise 7.

Fill in prepositions or adverbs if necessary.

1. First – year students work hard to master … the language. 2. What marks did you get … literature and biology … the entrance exams ? 3. “Try to get rid … this gross mistake”, said the teacher. 4. When did you make a report … this book? 5. Our nephew is very good … maths. 6. Why don’t you take part … our discussion? 7. We decided to join … the English choir.8. Where have you been? We haven’t seen you … ages. 9. When the teacher entered… the classroom the students kept silent. 10. The girl has invited her friends … her birthday party.

Exercise 8.

Read and translate the sentences. Use the substitutions where necessary (one, ones, that, those, do, does).

1. This English book is too easy for me. Please give me a more difficult book. 2. My sister knows German much better than I know it.3. I don’t like these pictures. They’re too dark. I saw better pictures in a shop in our street. Let’s go and have a good look at them. 4. I think this show will be more interesting than the last show. 5. His work is more important than your work. 6. The examiner spoke faster than our teacher usually speaks. 7. We reached the wood earlier than our friends reached it. 8. I don’t like this suit. Please show me another suit. 9. This book is less interesting than the book you gave me yesterday.

Exercise 9.

Read and translate the text. Make grammar analysis of the verbs used here.

What is the worst thing which ever happened to you? The worst thing which ever happened to me was this. When I was a little girl, we had an old icebox which we kept in back of the house. It belonged to the people who had lived there before us. It was small and it had a door which was closed tight. There was a shelf which had held large pieces of ice. The shelf was always empty, for nobody used the icebox any more. The shelf made a little seat which was very comfortable. I liked to sit there. It was a habit which almost cost me my life. One day I was sitting in the icebox, and my brother closed the door. There was nobody who could let me out. Soon the air which was in the icebox was almost gone. I screamed and made noise until my mother opened the door. It was an experience which I will never forget. Now I have a great fear of closed places, and I always will .