EXERCISES ABOUT RELATIVE PRONOUNS
1. Completing sentences with a relative pronoun:
Example: Yone has a parrot …which………….. sings Ivete’s songs.
The house …………….. I lived in my childhood was in Osasco.
My friends …………. went to the park with me yesterday are from Minas.
The examples ……………..we quote help you to understand the grammar topics.
Martha was the secretary with ………… I talked last month.
People …………… books are in the classroom should take them before 5 P.M.
Does anybody know …………. bag is this? I have found it at the snack bar.
2. Connect the sentences using a relative pronoun:
EXAMPLE:
Mark has a sister. His sister is in New Zeland.
Mark has a sister who is in New Zeland.
My dentist has a clinic. His clinic is near Sumaré.
Susan has a dog. Susan’s dog is black.
The office is on Paulista avenue.
Michael’s sister has a black car. She doesn’t like to drive.
Iris is the bakery store manager. I need to talk to Iris.
3. Version (from Portuguese to English)
Example:
A mulher cujo carro está perto da árvore não é daqui.
The woman whose car is near the tree is not from here.
Os colégios onde estudei eram bons.
A música que cantamos ontem à noite é dos Beatles.
Nossas famílias vão à igreja em que o Padre Marcelo está.
O animal que Alice mais ama é o leão.
Discuti com Neide, o que a fez ficar muito brava na quarta-feira
Soluções para a tarefa
Resposta:
1. Completing sentences with a relative pronoun:
Example: Yone has a parrot which sings Ivete’s songs.
The house that I lived in my childhood was in Osasco.
My friends who went to the park with me yesterday are from Minas.
The examples we quote help you to understand the grammar topics.
Martha was the secretary with who I talked last month.
People whose books are in the classroom should take them before 5 P.M.
Does anybody know whose bag is this? I have found it at the snack bar.
2. Connect the sentences using a relative pronoun:
EXAMPLE:
Mark has a sister. His sister is in New Zeland.
Mark has a sister who is in New Zeland.
My dentist has a clinic. His clinic is near Sumaré.
My dentist has a clinic which is near Sumaré.
Susan has a dog. Susan’s dog is black.
Susan has a dog that is black.
The office is on Paulista avenue.
The office that is on Paulista Avenue.
Michael’s sister has a black car. She doesn’t like to drive.
Michael's sister has a black car that she doesn't like to drive.
Iris is the bakery store manager. I need to talk to Iris.
Iris is the bakery store manager who I need to talk to.