Relative clauses

1.       The girl had a car. It broke down in front of the shop.

2.     This is the girl. She comes from Spain.

3.     Peter is the boy. He has just arrived at the airport.

4.     The man forgot his umbrella. It was a present.

5.     The children are not from our school. They shouted in the street.

6.     I like the car. You bought it yesterday.

7.     What did you do with the money? Your mother lent it to you.

8.     My flat is in an old part of the city. It was built in the 1920s.

9.     There are lots of bars and restaurants in the neighbourhood. I live there.

10.  My neighbour comes from Ecuador. He works on the fruit farms around the city.

11.   The traffic is also very noisy. It passes my flat.

12.  Thank you for the present. You sent it to me.

13.  I sleep on the bed. It has no mattress.

14.  I had come to see the man. He was sitting at this desk.

15.  I missed the train. I usually catch it.

16.  The firm is sending me to New York. I work for it.

17.   This is the village. I live here.

18.  That is the mountain. I go skiing there every summer.

19.  This is the iPod. My mother bought it for me.

20.Is that the man? You arrived with him.

21.  Where are the plums? I put them on the fridge.

22.The people have all been arrested. He works with them.

23.He works for a spy network. I know nothing about it.

24.The person is his mother. He looks after her.

25. The chair belonged to my grandmother. You are sitting on it.

Join the sentences using relative pronouns or adverbs. Omit them where possible.
1. The journalist will interview the old man. His house was broken into last night. 
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2. I remembered the man. I had seen him at the concert. 
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3. We visited the town. We were born there. 
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4. Bill and Jane haven't been talking to each other for days. There must be a reason. 
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5. People believe that the old building should be pulled down. The old building is on Park Street. 
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6. She got up late and missed the boat. That was quite foolish of her
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7. I invited Mrs. Kansas to my party. She lives next door. 
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8. We must arrange a time. Then we can discuss the problem. 
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9. Do you know the name of the hotel? John is staying at the hotel. 
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10. We enjoy this city. It has been renewed a lot after the war

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 Combine the following pairs of sentences, using prepositions with pronouns:
1. The movie was very interesting. We went to it.
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2. The man is over there. I told you about him.
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3. The woman pays me a fair salary. I work for her.
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4. Alice likes the family. She is living with them.
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5. The picture is beautiful. Tom is looking at it.
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6. I enjoyed the music. We listened to it after dinner.
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7. The person was very friendly. I spoke to him. 
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8. The motel was very clean. We stayed at that motel.
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9. The person never came. Sally was waiting for that person.
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10. I never found the book. I was looking for it.
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11. One of my subjects is Literature. I have been interested in Literature for a long time.
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12. The interviewer wanted to know the name of the college. I had graduated from this college.
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13. Organic chemistry is a subject. I am not familiar with it.
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14. The chair is very hard. I am sitting in this chair.
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 15. My sister has 2 daughters. I often have to look after them

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