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Choose the correct relative pronouns to complete the sentences. Then answer the questions.
3a
1. I have found a course which / who / when I would like to apply for.
2. York University, which / where / when I studied, is one of the best universities in the country.
3. Rob has run his own business since 2012, where / when / which he left university.
4. I get on well with the tutors which / who / whose teach the course.
5. Tim, who / whose / which parents are both teachers, always works hard at school.
6. I asked my uncle about the university which / where / when he studied.
7. Travelling is the part of my job where / which / who I love the most.
8. Janet, who / where / which I work with, has got a degree in medicine.
a. Which sentences are defining relative clauses, and which are non-defining?
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b. In which sentences could you omit the relative pronoun?
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c. In which sentences could you also use the relative pronoun that?
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Complete the sentences with the correct relative pronoun. If no relative pronoun is needed,
3b
write ‘ – ’.
1. My brother studied at the University of Cambridge, .......................... is one of the most prestigious
universities in the world.
2. In the UK, a ‘fresher’ is a student .......................... has recently started college or university.
3. What was the name of that book by Emily Brontë .......................... we read in our English literature
class last year?
4. Will, .......................... dream is to be a graphic designer, built our new school website – it looks
amazing!
5. May is the month .......................... university students normally sit their exams.
6. Can you see that really tall building over there? That’s .......................... my sister works.
7. My grandmother, .......................... was the first person in my family to go to university, is probably
the most intelligent person I know.
8. A careers adviser is a person .......................... you can talk to if you aren’t sure what job you’d like
to do in the future.
Exam tips
• Remember to divide your letter into paragraphs.
• Make sure you use formal language.
• You must open your letter or email correctly (Dear Mr Anderson, Dear Madam) and include an
appropriate closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully).
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