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DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
Relative clauses to zdania podrzędne zaczynające się od słów takich jak who, which,
where, które określają rzeczownik lub zaimek i umożliwiające identyfikację osób (who) ,
zwierząt lub przedmiotów (which) oraz miejsc (where). Np.:
Have you seen the man who lives next door.
I like the building which is being built in the city centre.
I hate the dog which is always barking at 5 a.m.
Zaimki względne who i which występują przed podmiotem lub go zastępują same wtedy
spełniają funkcję podmiotu. Jeśli who lub which występują przed podmiotem (czyli nie
spełniają funkcji podmiotu w zdaniu podrzędnym) wówczas można who lub which
opuścić. Np.:
Have you seen the man who lives next door.
Have you seen the man who I told you about yesterday.
Have you seen the man I told you about yesterday.
I like the building which is being built in the city centre.
I like the building which my neighbours painted blue.
I like the building my neighbours painted blue.
I hate the dog which is always barking at 5 a.m.
I hate the dog which my sister bought last month.
I hate the dog my sister bought last month.
EXERCISES
1. Choose the right word who, which or where.
(Wybierz właściwe słowo who, which lub were.)
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I don’t like the girl …………… has a big black dog.
Mark’s cousin has got a horse …………… is very fast.
I want to see the town …………… my family lived for ages.
Samantha ………… is 25 studies history in Poznań.
Kerry found a plastic mouse …………… his cat lost last summer.
The girl …………… is wearing a green jacket is my sister.
The book ………… you gave me is very interesting.
Autor: Agnieszka Szefer
Konsultant: Wojciech Lisowski
8. Sara met a man …………… is her uncle.
9. Terry and Monica went to the cinema …………… is the biggest cinema in the city.
10. I know the place …………… Mary left her wallet.
2. Write who, which, where or, where possible, nothing.
(Wpisz who, which, where lub, tam gdzie to możliwe, nic.)
I’m going to buy the bag …………… I saw last month in the shop.
I like my cat …………… I found this summer.
I want to see the film …………… Joe told me about.
We bought the house …………… we saw two years ago.
Willy decided to buy the house …………… I lived in my childhood.
Why don’t you take the puppy ………….. sleeps in the corner.
The three man ………… are waiting for a bus are my uncles.
This beautiful flower ………… my mother bought me for my 18 th birthday blooms every
year.
9. Tom and Jerry ………… speak English as their native language teach in our school.
10. Use the dictionary ………… you got from your mum.
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Combine the sentences using defining relative pronouns. Omit the relative pronoun
where possible.
(Połącz zdania używając zaimków względnych. Omiń te zaimki tam gdzie to możliwe.)
1. That's the girl. She spoke to me yesterday.
_______________________________________________________ .
2. What's the name of the book? You want me to read it.
_______________________________________________________ .
3. We stayed in a hotel. The hotel was very expensive.
_______________________________________________________ .
4. I rent a house. It is very small.
_______________________________________________________ .
5. The car was stolen. It was a BMW.
_______________________________________________________ .
6. The man smoked forty cigarettes a day. He died of a heart attack.
_______________________________________________________ .
Autor: Agnieszka Szefer
Konsultant: Wojciech Lisowski
7. That's the building. I work there.
_______________________________________________________ .
8. That's the boy. He goes to the photography classes with me.
_______________________________________________________ .
9. The businessman was very rich. I saw him last night.
_______________________________________________________ .
10. That's the dog. It is the biggest dog in our street.
_______________________________________________________ .
Autor: Agnieszka Szefer
Konsultant: Wojciech Lisowski