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1. 1.

   Underline the relative clauses in these sentences.

   1. She sent a letter to her grandfather, who lives in Kashmir.
   2. The police identified the thief whose fingerprints were left behind on the scene.
   3. She returned the sweater that belonged to me.
   4. Kaju loves watching films that make her laugh.
   5. The table that was my grandmother's got broken.
   6. I threw away the fruit that wasn't fresh.
   7. This is the girl whom we met in Chennai last year.
   8. He bought all the books that he needed to learn about aeroplanes.
2. 2.

   Rearrange these words to form complete sentences.

   1. a red engine/that/has/Jaya/has/a toy train
   2. very friendly/the people/who/this island/live/on/are
   3. has arrived/I sent/to Asif/that/three weeks ago/a package
   4. Aanya/we went/the beach/that/had suggested/to
   5. she attends/that/in Hyderabad/is/the college
   6. in Mumbai/knows/my nephew/lives/about cars/who/a lot
   7. last week/is not working/the piano/now/I bought/which
   8. can teach me/I am looking/who/play golf/to/for someone.
3. 3.

   Underline the relative clauses in these sentences. Write D for defining clauses and ND for non-defining clauses.

   1. Jyoti is a friend of mine who makes terracotta jewellery.
   2. Mohan owns the bakery that opened last week.
   3. This is the boy who wants to join our team.
   4. Lily's sister, who likes children is a teacher.
   5. Ali, who went to the same school as me, has become a doctor.
   6. Ravi showed me the letter that his father had written to him.
   7. They stopped at the amusement park, which they had never visited before.
   8. I am going to read the book that you gave me on my birthday.
4. 4.

   Use these relative clauses in sentences of your own's as indicated.

   1. Which I made (defining)
   2. Who is coming tomorrow (non-defining)
   3. Which has many scenic places (defining)
   4. Who can speak French well (defining)
   5. Which happens to be more than hundred years old (non-defining)
   6. that was sent yesterday (defining)
   7. Which I plan to visit next year (non-defining)
   8. Which was my idea (non-defining)
5. 5.

   Join these sentences using suitable relative pronouns.

   1. I went to the village. I was born there.
   2. These are the boys. They won the gold medal in Kabaddi.
   3. The book is banned. Shama wanted it.
   4. This is my umbrella. The one I bought last month.
   5. John is a bright boy. His father is a scientist.
   6. We went to a school. Manju used to teach there.
   7. We are going to a hill station this summer. It is near Shimla.
   8. The man is resting. He is very tired.
6. 6.

   Rewrite this story by combining the sentences with relative clauses.

   Last year, we spent our holiday in West Bengal. It is in the eastern part of India. Many people live in West Bengal. They are called Bengalis. We first went to Kolkata. Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal. Rabindranath Tagore was born in Kolkata. He received the Nobel Prize for literature. Then we visited Darjeeling. It is in the Himalayas. We saw the Kanchenjunga. It was shining in the first rays of the sun. I sent you a postcard. It was written in Tiger Hill. We also went to the Sundarbans. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Sundarbans lie in the vast delta on the Bay of Bengal. This delta is formed by the confluence of river Ganga. River Padma, River Brahmaputra and the Meghna river.

   Last year, we spent our holiday in West Bengal which is in the eastern part of India.