Ex.104 Relatives: non-defining and connective
Combine the following pairs or groups of sentences, using relative pronouns.
1 Tom had been driving all day. He was tired and wanted to stop.
2 Ann had been sleeping in the back of the car. She felt quite fresh and wanted to go on.
3 Paul wanted to take the mountain road. His tyres were nearly new.
4 Jack's tyres were very old. He wanted to stick to the tarred road.
5 Mary didn't know anything about mountains. She thought it would be quite safe to climb alone.
6 He gave orders to the manager. The manager passed them on to the foreman.
7 She said that the men were thieves. This turned out to be true.
8 The matter was reported to the Chief of Police. He ordered us all to be arrested.
9 In prison they fed us on dry bread. Most of it was mouldy.
10 We slept in the same room as a handcuffed prisoner. His handcuffs rattled every time he moved.
11 We lit a fire. It soon dried out our clothes.
12 They rowed across the Atlantic. This had never been done before.
13 The lorry crashed into a bus-load of school children. Six of them were slightly injured.
14 She refuses to use machines. This makes her work more arduous.
15 I met Mary. She asked me to give you this.
16 The women prayed aloud all night. This kept us awake.
17 The river bed is uneven and you may be in shallow water one moment and in deep water the next. This makes it unsafe for non-swimmers.
18 Mary said that there should be a notice up warning people. Mary's children couldn't swim.
19 Ann said that there were far too many notices. Ann's children could swim very well.
20 He paid me £5 for cleaning ten windows. Most of them hadn't been cleaned for at least a year.
21 Jack, the goalkeeper, and Tom, one of the backs, were injured in last Saturday's match. Jack's injuries were very slight. He is being allowed to play in today's match. This is a good thing because the team hasn't got another goalkeeper. (Combine the last three sentences only.)
22 But Tom's leg is still in bandages. He will have to watch the match from the stand.
23 Mr White didn't get a seat on his train this morning. This put him in a bad temper, and caused him to be very rude to his junior partner. The junior partner in turn was rude to the chief clerk; and so on all the way down to the office boy.
24 On Monday Tom's boss suddenly asked for a report on the previous week's figures. Tom had a hangover. He felt too sick to work fast. (Combine the last two sentences only.)
25 His boss didn't drink. He saw what was the matter and wasn't sympathetic.
26 In the afternoon he rang Tom and asked why the report still hadn't arrived. The report should have been on his desk by 2 o'clock.
27 Tom's headache was now much worse. He just put the receiver down without answering. This was just as well, as if he'd said anything he would have been very rude.
28 Fortunately Ann, the typist, came to Tom's assistance. Ann rather liked Tom.
29 Even so the report took three hours. It should have taken an hour and a half.
30 I went to Munich. I had always wanted to visit Munich.
31 'Hello, Paul,' said Mr Jones to the headwaiter. The headwaiter's name was Tom. He said 'Good evening, sir,' without any sign of recognition. This disappointed Mr Jones. Mr Jones liked to be recognized by headwaiters. (Omit the first sentence.)
32 And this time he was with Lucy. He was particularly anxious to impress Lucy.
Ex.105 what and which
Fill the gaps in the following sentences by using either what or which. (When which is used it should be preceded by a comma which the student must insert for himself.)
1 He didn't believe ... I said . . . annoyed me very much.
2 In detective stories the murderer is always caught. . . doesn't happen in real life.
3 He wasn't surprised at... he saw because I told him ... to expect.
4 In hospitals they wake patients at 6 a.m. ... is much too early.
5 There was no directory in the first telephone box . . . meant that I had to go to another one.
6 I did ... I could . . . wasn't much.
7 The clock struck thirteen . . . made everyone laugh.
8 I am sure that. . . you say is true.
9 We travelled second class ... is cheaper than first class but more crowded.
10 He didn't know the language . . . made it difficult for him to get a job.
11 People whose names begin with A always get taken first... is most unfair.
12 He played the violin all night. . . annoyed the neighbours.
13 When the mechanic opened the bonnet he saw at once . . . was wrong with the car.
14 I didn't buy anything because I didn't see ... I wanted.
15 They sang as they marched . . . helped them to forget how tired they were.
16 I saw a coat marked down to £10 . . . was just... I was prepared to pay.
17 He was very rude to the customs officer ... of course made things worse.
18 Show me ... you've got in your hand.
19 Tell me ... you want me to do.
20 The frogs croaked all night. . . kept us awake.
21 All the roads were blocked by snow . . . meant that help could not reach us till the following spring.
22 You needn't think you were unobserved! I saw . . . you did!
23 She was once bitten by a monkey . . . made her dislike monkeys for the rest of her life.
24 Some dairies have given up electric milk floats and gone back to horsedrawn vehicles . . . shows that the horse still has a place in modern transport.
25 She expects me to clean the house in half an hour ... is impossible.
26 He poured water on the burning oil stove . . . was a crazy thing to do.
27 Would you know ... to do if you were bitten by a snake?
28 They turned on the street lights . . . made it suddenly seem much darker than it really was.
29 I don't know . . . delayed the train, but it went much slower than usual. . . made me late for my appointment.
30 He asked a question ... I answered, and then he asked exactly the same question again . . . showed me that he hadn't been listening.
31 The crime was not discovered till 48 hours later . . . gave the criminals plenty of time to get away.
32 My neighbours on either side of me have painted their houses ... of course only makes my house look shabbier than it really is.
33 The headmaster believed that children should do ... they liked . . . meant, of course, that they didn't learn much.
34 I couldn't remember the number of my own car . . . made the police
suspicious.
35 He said that. . . frightened him was the appalling silence of the
place.
36 You will be punished for ... you have done.