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Exercise 3
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Read the information and write 1 sentence. Use a relative clause. Use commas where necessary...
- I told him to stop. He did. = I told him to stop [, which he did] .
- In high school, we had an English teacher. She could hardly speak a word of English. = In high school, we had an English teacher [that could hardly speak, who could hardly speak] a word of English.
- Linda has a son. She showed me a photograph of him. He's a policeman. = Linda showed me a photograph of her son [, who is a policeman] .
- I've got a brother called George. He lives in Los Angles. He's a firefighter. = My brother George [, who lives in Los Angeles,] is a firefighter.
- There's a woman living next door. She's a doctor. = The woman [that lives next door, who lives next door] is a doctor.
- Marina was the president of the club. She was the first to speak. = Marina [, who was the president of the club,] was the first to speak.
- A job was advertised. A lot of people applied for it. Few of them had the necessary qualifications. = Few of the people [that applied for the job, who applied for the job] had the necessary qualifications.
- London was once the largest city in the world, but the population is now falling. = The population of London [, which was once the largest city in the world,] is now falling.
- I was looking for a book this morning. I've found it now. = I've found the book [I was looking for, that I was looking for, which I was looking for] this morning.
- There was a strike at the car factory. It lasted ten days. It is now over. = The strike at the car factory [, which lasted ten days,] is now over.