Exercise: use of that in relative clauses.

Choosing how to use that in relatives.

Exercise 1: Join the two sentences to make a defining relative clause. Use that for each answer.

Example:
This is the car. We rented it.

Answer:
This is the car that we rented

Exercise 2: Do the same as in exercise 1 but this time omit the relative pronoun that if possible.

Example:
This is the car. We rented it.

Answer:
This is the car we rented .

 

1) This is the newspaper. I read it.
This is the newspaper .

2) That was the film. I saw it.
That was the film .

3) A lovely beach. It had white sand.
A beach .

4) This is the man. I told you about him.
This is the man .

5) Some shops. They sold expensive jewellery.
Some shops .

6) A woman. She looked like my mother.
A woman .

7) The person. She can help us.
The person .

8) Some beautiful flowers. We decided not to pick them.
Some beautiful flowers .

9) The paint. We needed it.
The paint .

10) A map. It has places of interest on it.
A map .

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*Incorrect answers are shown in red. You have TWO chances to find the correct answers.

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