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1. Relative Clauses
Complete the sentences with an appropriate word. Sometimes there is more
than one option.
1. The article is about immigrants ________ live in New York.
2. Ms. Khan was one of the lucky people ________ won the visa lottery and
was allowed to move to the United States.
3. The boti _________ her brother gave to her was not very useful.
4. Mr. Ouyang’s prayer bracelet, _________ his parents gave him, is kept in
a desk drawer in his room.
5. Mr. Ouyang, ________ clothes are now very Western, used to wear more
traditional Chinese clothes.
6. Mr. Rafiq, ________ sells paan for $1 each, has always had the same job.
7. The jugs ________ Mr. Rafiq uses to make his paan came from Pakistan.
8. The teddy bear ________ Ms. Tavera was given by her grandmother is
pink.
9. Ms. Tavera, ________ apartment is in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, talks to her
bear like he’s a real person.
10. When she was a girl, Ms. Zheng didn’t enjoy the piano lessons ________
her parents made her take.
11. The metronome is one of very few things ________ hasn’t changed during
her life.
12. Ms. Lane, _______ is very tall, found it difficult to find ballet partners in
Australia.
13. She enjoys working in New York, _______ there are many opportunities
for a dancer to find work.
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2. Relative Clauses
14. Mr. Bararwandika, _______ father came from Burundi, was born in
Rwanda.
15. The map of Burundi _______ he has on his wall is made of wood.
16. The ring, _______ Mrs. Heiman brought with her from Germany, belonged
to her mother.
17. When she left Germany, Mrs. Heiman travelled to England, ________ she
met an American soldier who became her husband.
18. For Mr. Ming, the diary is important because it reminds him of Jamaica,
_______ he grew up.
19. When Mr. Ming’s family meet, Maxine teases him about the diary,
_______ she still remembers.
20. The qualification in medicine _______ Mr. Myint got in Burma is not valid
in New York.
21. He does not want to take his family back to Burma, ________ there is still
a lot of political persecution.
22. Mr. Makky, ________ studied metalworking in Hungary in 1953, left the
country in 1959.
23. He moved to Greenpoint, Brooklyn, _______ he started his own factory.
24. The dictionary ______ Ms. Villegas’ parents gave her is not used very
often.
25. The dictionary sits on the bottom shelf of her home, ________ is in
Ridgewood, Queens.
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