Relative clauses (5) - ‘extra information’ clauses (2)

Unit 95 - I E G - Relative clauses (5) - ‘extra information’ clauses (2)

95.1

1. Mr.Carter is very interested in our plan. (I spoke to him on the phone last night.)

Mr.Carter, to whom I spoke to on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan.

2. This is a photograph of our friends. (We went on holiday with these friends.)

This is a photograph of our friends, with whom we went on holiday with.

3. The wedding took place last Friday. (Only members of the family were invited to it.)

The wedding, to which only members of the family were invited, took place last Friday.

4. Sheila finally arrived. (We had been waiting for her.)

Sheila, for whom we had been waiting, finally arrived.

Sheila, who we had been waiting for, finally arrive.

5. We climbed to the top of the tower. (We had a beautiful view from there.)

We climbed to the top of the tower, from which we had a beautiful view.

95.2

1. Mary has three brothers. (All of her brothers are married.)

Mary has three brothers, all of whom are married.

2. We were given a lot of information. (Most of the information was useless.)

We were given a lot of information, most of which were useless.

3. There were a lot of people at the party. (I had met only a few of these people before.)

There were a lot of people at the party, only a few of whom I had met before.

4. I have sent her two letters. (She has received neither of them.)

I have sent her two letters, neither of which she has received.

5. Ten people applied for the job. (None of these people were suitable.)

Ten people applied for the job, none of whom were suitable.

6. Kate has got two cars. (She hardly uses one of them.)

Kate has got two cars, one of which she hardly ever uses.

7. Norman won £50,000. (He gave half of this to his parents.)

Norman won £50,000, half of which he gave to his parents.

8. Julia has two sisters. (Both of her sisters are teachers.)

Julia has two sisters, both of whom are married.

95.3

1. Sheila couldn’t come to the party which was a pity.

2. Jill isn’t on the phone, which makes it difficult to contact her.

3. Neil has passed his examinations, which is good news.

4. Our flight was delayed, which meant we had to wait four hours at the airport.

5. Ann offered to let me stay in her house, which was very nice of her.

6. The street I live in is very noisy, which makes it difficult to sleep.

7. Our car has broken down, which means we can’t go away tomorrow.

 

   

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