Write the information in brackets as a relative clause (defining or non-defining) in an appropriate place in the sentence.
1. Julia's father has just come back from a skiing holiday. (he is over 80) → e.g. Julia's father, who is over 80, has just come back from a skiing holiday.
2. The problems faced by the company are being resolved. (I'll look at these in detail in a moment.)
3. She was greatly influenced by her father. (she adored him)
4. Parents are being asked to take part in the survey. (their children are between four or six)
5. He isn't looking forward to the time. (he will have to leave at that time)
6. The Roman coins are now on display in the National Museum. (a local farmer came across them in a field)
7. He pointed to the stairs. (they led down to the cellar)
8. These drugs have been withdrawn from sale. (they are used to treat stomach ulcers)
9. The singer had to cancel her concert. (she was recovering from flu)
10. We went to the Riverside Restaurant. (I once had lunch with Henry there)
11. My aunt is now a manager of a department store. (her first job was filling shelves in a supermarket).
12. John Graham's latest film is his first for more than five years. (the film is set in the north of Australia)
13. The newspaper is owned by the Mears group. (its chairperson is Sir James Bex)
14. The Master's course is no longer taught. (I took this course in 1990)
15. The minister talked about the plans for tax reform. (he will reveal them next month)
Hướng dẫn giải:
2. The problems faced by the company, which I'll look at in detail in a moment, are being resolved.
3. She was greatly influenced by her father, who/ whom she adored.
4. Parents whose children are between four and six are being asked to take part in the survey.
5. He isn't looking forward to the time when he will have to leave.
6. The Roman coins, which a local farmer came across in a field, are now on display in the National Museum.
7. He pointed to the stairs which/that led down to the cellar.
8. These drugs, which are used to treat stomach ulcers, have been withdrawn from sale.
9. The singer, who was recovering from flu, had to cancel her concert.
10. We went to the Riverside Restaurant where I once had lunch with Henry.
11. My aunt, whose first job was filling shelves in a supermarket, is now a manager of a department store.
12. John Graham‟s latest film, which is set in the north of Australia, is his first for more than five years.
13. The newspaper is owned by the Mears group, whose chairperson is Sir James Hex.
14. The Master's course, which I took in 1990, is no longer taught.
15. The minister talked about the plans for tax reform (that/which) he will reveal next month.
