Now when we shorten the relative clause ‘who sits next to Peter’, we get:
Another example is given below.
Now when we reduce the relative clause, we get:
More examples are given below.
[Quiz 1]
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The girl
who sits next to Peter is my neighbor’s daughter.
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Who is the girl
who is sitting next to your brother?
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A girl
who works at a pub has won a lottery.
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The lady
who lives next door throws numerous parties.
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Yesterday I read a book
which was written by Hemingway.
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Most people
who were invited to the party didn’t turn up.
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Anyone
who enters the garden without permission will be punished.
[Quiz 2]
1. My friends who are studying in Italy will be at the party.
a.My friends who studying in Italy will be at the party.
b.My friends studying in Italy will be at the party .
c.My studying in Italy friends will be at the party.
2. The man who was handsome worked in Hollywood.
a.The man handsome worked in Hollywood.
b.The man who handsome worked in Hollywood.
c.The handsome man worked in Hollywood.
3. The students who study at our school come from all over the world.
a.The studying students at our school from all over the world.
b.The students studying at our school come from all over the world.
c.The studying at our school students come from all over the world.
4. The cake that was selected came from an Italian bakery.
a.The that selected cake came from an Italian bakery.
b.The cake selected came from an Italian bakery.
c.The cake was selected came from an Italian bakery.
5. Seattle, which is famous for its seafood, is a beautiful city.
a.Seattle famous for it's seafood is a beautiful city.
b.Seattle, famous for its seafood, is a beautiful city.
c.Seattle is famous for its seafood is a beautiful city.
6. The towels that are on the chair can be used in the club showers.
a.The on the chair towels can be used in the club showers.
b.The towels on the chair can be used in the club showers.
c.The chaired towels can be used in the club showers.
7. The men that are working on the project come from India.
a.The men working on the project come from India.
b.The working men on the project come from India.
c.The working on the project men come from India.
8. Tom, who was responsible for sales, made the presentation.
a.Tom sales responsible made the presentation.
b.Tom responsible for sales made the presentation.
c.Tom, responsible for sales, made the presentation.
9. The telephone which is on the desk is broken.
a.The on the desk telephone is broken.
b.The telephone on the desk is broken.
c.The telephone desk is broken.
10. The bicycle which was featured was made by Bianchi.
a.The featured bicycle was made by Bianchi.
b.The was featured bicycle made by Bianchi.
c.The made Bianchi bicycle was featured.
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[Quiz 1]
1.The girl
sitting next to Peter is my neighbor’s daughter.
2.Who is the girl
sitting next to your brother?
3.A girl
working at a pub has won a lottery.
4.The lady
living next door throws numerous parties.
5.Yesterday I read a book
written by Hemingway.
6.Most people
invited to the party didn’t turn up.
7.Anyone
entering the garden without permission will be punished.
[Quiz 2]
1)
b: My friends studying in Italy will be at the party.
2)
c: The handsome man worked in Hollywood. (If a relative clause describes someone with the verb 'be', it's possible to modify the noun with the adjective and drop the relative clause.)
3)
b: The students studying at our school come from all over the world.
4)
b: The cake selected came from an Italian bakery.
5)
b: Seattle, famous for its seafood, is a beautiful city. (Keep the commas when reducing a non-defining relative clause.)
6)
b: The towels on the chair can be used in the club showers. ( It's possible to reduce a relative clause by simply using the prepositional phrase used in a relative clause with 'be'.)
7)
a: The men working on the project come from India.
8)
c: Tom, responsible for sales, made the presentation.
(Remember to keep commas when reducing non-defining relative clauses.)
9)
b: The telephone on the desk is broken.
10)
a: The featured bicycle was made by Bianchi.