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70.1 Complete the sentences with the correct or most appropriate relative pronoun. Give alternatives
if possible. (Use - to indicate zero relative pronoun.) (B)
1 The thought of going home to his family was all kept him happy while he was
working abroad.
2 She was probably the hardest working student I've ever taught.
3 Lewis, the man Johnson beat in the last World Championships, has broken the
world record.
4 Lighting bonfires at this time of the year is a tradition goes back to the 17th century.
5 Dorothy said something I couldn't hear clearly.
6 There was little we could do to help her.
7 The Royal Floridian is an express train runs between New York and Miami.
8 The machine I have to use in my job cost over a million pounds.
9 The diary Ron kept when he was in prison was sold for $50, 000.
10 I have a friend ran in the New York Marathon last year.
11 We were told that we would be held responsible for anything went wrong.
12 He's probably the best golfer I've played against.

70.2 Write the information in brackets as a relative clause in an appropriate place in the sentence.
Give alternative relative pronouns if possible. (Use - to indicate zero relative pronoun.) (A & B)
1 Jane has now sold the old car. (she was given it by her parents) Jcme V\OJS now sold tile old
car wHlcd/ihai/- she was given by Her parents.
2 The house is for sale, (it is next to ours)
3 Most of the forests have now been destroyed, (they once covered Britain)
4 He took me to see the old farmhouse, (he is rebuilding it)
5 There have been complaints about the noise from people, (they live in the flats)
6 A doctor has had to retire through ill health, (we know him)

70.3 Correct these sentences or put a S. (A-C)
1 My brother who is in the army he came to see us.
2 A small amount of money was all which was taken in the robbery.
3 The path was made by walkers who crossed the mountains each summer.

4 The difficulties of living near the volcano are well understood by the people farm the land
there.
5 The danger of driving is something which worries me each time I travel.
6 The park which I usually go running in is across the road.
7 I bought the present that I gave him it for Christmas in Japan.
8 The person whom we selected to represent us on the committee has had to resign due to
illness.
9 It's one of the most interesting books I've read this year.

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