FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE

1 Underline ány relative prono.uns that can be left out in these sentences.
1 I think that my boss is the person who I admire most.
2 Harry, who was tired, went to bed very early.
3 We're taking the train that leaves at 6.00.
4 Have you seen the book that I left here on the desk?
5 The film which we liked most was the French one.
6 My radio, which isn't very old, has suddenly stopped working.
7 The clothes which you left behind·are at the reception desk.
8 The couple who met me at the station took ine out to dinner.
9 Last week I ran into an old friend who I hadn't seen for ages.
10 Don't cook the meat that I put in the freezer - it' s for the dog.

2 Replace the relative pronouns in italics with that, where possible.

1 This is the magazine which I told you about.
:TY.l.�$. �s..the.Y."1.-v.!.g 0z�Y.1te.t.v.iv1t;.l.to1v.l..t:J.O.'<l-.v.1.ho.!<l-t•............................................
RC 5
2 John's flat, which is in the same block as mine, is much larger.
Not Possible RC 4
3 The girl whose bag I offered to carry turned out to be an old friend.
Not Possible RC 3
4 The policeman who arrested her had recognized her car.
The policeman that arrested her had recognized her car RC1
5 I work with someone who knows you.
I work with someone that knows you. RC 1
6 We don't sell goods which have been damaged.
We don't sell goods that have been damaged. RC 1
7 Brighton, which is on the south coast, is a popular holiday resort.
Not Possible RC 4
8 I don't know anyone whose clothes would fit you.
Not Possible RC 3
9 There's a café near here which serves very good meals.
There's a café near here what serves very good meals. RC 1
10 People who park outside get given parking tickets.
People that park outside get given parking tickets. RC 1

3 Underline the most suitable word in each sentence.

1 My friend Jack, that I who I whose parents live in Glasgow, invited me to spend
Christmas in Scotland.
2 Here's the computer program that I whom / whose I told you about.
3 I don't believe the story that I who I whom she told us.
4 Peter comes from Witney, that / who I which is near Oxford.
5 This is the gun with that / whom / which the murder was committed.
6 Have you received the parcel whom I whose / which we sent you?
7 Is this the person who / which I whose you asked me about?
8 That's the girl that I who I whose brother sits next to me at school.
9 The meal, that / which / whose wasn't very tasty, was quite expensive.
10 We didn't enjoy the play that I who I whose we went to see.

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4 Put one suitable word in each space, or leave the space blank where possible.

The story so far:

Jane Platt, (1) ..... WY.1.0......... is travelling to Lond.on because of a mysterious letter,
Who
is the only person (2) ..................... witnesses a murder at Victoria Station. The
Whom
detective to (3) ..................... she gives her statement then disappears. Jane goes to
an office in Soho to answer the letter (4) ..................... she had received. There she
Who
discovers that her uncle Gordon, (5) ..................... lives in South America, has sent
wich
her a small box (6) ..................... she is only to open if in trouble. Jane,
whose parents have never mentioned an Uncle Gordon, is suspicious of
(7) .....................
wich
the box, (8) ..................... she gives to her friend Tony. They go to Scotland Yard
who
and see Inspector Groves, (9) ..................... has not heard of the Victoria Station
wich
murder, (1 O) ..................... was not reported to the police. Jane gives Inspector
wich
Groves the murdered man's ticket, (11) ..................... she found beside his body.
wich
Then Jane and Tony decide to go to Redhill, (12) ..................... was the town
(13) ..................... the murdered man had come from. On the train they meet a
whose
man, (14) ..................... who
face is somehow familiar to Jane, (15) ..................... says he
knows her Uncle Gordon ...

5 Put a suitable relative pronoun in each space, or leave the space blank where
possible.
1 My bike, ..w.hi:c:l.'1 ........ I had left at the gate, had disappeared.
2 The shoes ..................... I bought were the ones ..................... I tried on first.
wich
3 The bag in ..................... the robbers put the money was found later.
wich
4 The medicine ..................... the doctor gave me had no effect at all.
who
5 Peter, ..................... couldn't see the screen, decided to change his seat.
wich
6 I really liked that tea ..................... you made me this morning.
whose
7 What was the name of your friend ..................... tent we borrowed?
wich
8 The flight ..................... Joe was leaving on was cancelled.

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6 Make one sentence from each group of sentences, beginning as shown.

1 The hotel was full of guests. The hotel was miles from anywhere. The guests had
gane there to admire the scenery.
The hotel, which ..w.c.i.s..l'l1.�l.:e�. fr:o.l'l1-..� Y.',t}w.her.e,. w.c.i.s. .f!t!-U.nf.@1,1..ests..w.ho...
.ha.ct.@o.l:'\,.e.ther.e.to..�d.v.11-ir.e.tl1e.�e,e.1txe4J.,........................................................
2 I lent you a book. It was written by a friend of mine. She lives in France.
The book I lent you was written by a friend of mine who lives in France .
..........................................................................................................

3 A woman's handbag was stolen. A police officer was staying in the same hotel. The
woman was interviewed by him.
whose handbag was stolen was interviewed by a .
The woman whose ............................................................................................
police officer who was staying in the same hotel.
................................................................................. -¡:········..··· ..............................
4 A goal was scored by a teenager. He had come on as substitute. This goal won the
match.
won the match was scored by a teenager who had come .
The goal which ..................................................................................................
on as a substitute.
5 I was sitting next to a boy in the exam. He told me the answers.
was sitting next to in the exam told me the answers.
The boyl .............................................................................................................

6 My wallet contained over f,100. It was found in the street by a schoolboy. He

returned it.
My wallet, wich contained over f,100, was found in the street by a schoolboy
............................................................................................................
who réturned it / was returned by a schoolboy who found it in the street.
7 My friend Albert has decided to buy a motorbike. His car was stolen last week.
whose car was stolen last week, has decided to
My friend Albert, ...............................................................................................
buy a motorbike.
8 Carol is a vegetarian. I cooked a meal far her last week. She enjoyed it.
who is a vegetarían, enjoyed the meal I cooked for her last week..
Carol, ..................................................................................................................

7 Make one new sentence from each pair of sentences. Begin as shown, and use
the word given in capitals.
1 Brenda is a friend. I went on holiday with her. WHO
Brenda is .the.frie.ir...:i;:l.¼'Y.1.0..t.w.e.k'\,J:;.o.�.l1n.L.�d�t:J-.W.�J:;h,.....................................
2 This is Mr Smith. His son Bill plays in our team. WHOSE
whose son Bill plays in our team.
This is Mr Smith .................................................................................................
3 Her book was published last year. It became a best seller. WHICH
wich was published last year, became a best seller.
Her book ..............................................................................................................
4 This is the bank. We borrowed the money from it. vVHICH
which we borrowed the money.
This is the bank from .........................................................................................
5 I told you about a person. She is at the <loor. WHO
who I told you about is at the door.
The person .......................................................................................................... .
J
6 ack's car had broken clown. He had to take a bus. WHOSE
whose car had broken clown, had to take
Jack, ..................................................................... a bus.
.................................................

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8 Make one sentence from each group of sentences, beginning as shown.

1 I got on a train.I wanted to go to a station. The train didn't stop there.
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2 I read a book. You recommended a book to me. This was the book.
read was the book / one you recommended to me.
The bookI .......................................................................................................... .

3 The ship hit an iceberg and sank. Warning messages had been sent to it. The
ship ignored these.
wich had ignored the warning messages sent to it, hit an iceberg
The ship, ............................................................................................................. .
and sank.
4 The postman realizedI was on holiday. You had sent me a parcel. The postman
left it next door.
who realized I was on holiday, left the parcel you had
The postman, ..................................................................................................... .
sent me next door.
5 I used to own a dog. People carne to the door. The dog never barked at them.
uded to own never barked at people who came to the door. .
The dog I ............................................................................................................

6 I bought my bike from a woman. She lives in a house. You can see the house
over there.
bought my bike from lives in the house you can see
The womanI .......................................................................................................
over there.
7 We went to a beach on the first day of our holiday. It was covered in seaweed.
This smelled a lot.
went to on the first day of our holiday was covered in
The beach we ..................................................................................................... .
seaweed which smelled a lot.
8 My neighbours have three small children. The children make a lot of noise.
My neighbours never apologize.
whose three small children make a lot of noise,
My neighbours, ................................................................................................. .
never apologize.
9 I bought a new computer.It cost me a lot of money.
computer I bought cost me a lot of money.
The new .............................................................................................................. .

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