The document discusses reducing relative clauses in sentences. It provides 12 sentences as examples and rewrites them using reduced relative clauses where possible. The key is that a reduced relative clause removes the relative pronoun and any accompanying verbs, leaving a clause that modifies a noun. For example, "The fire extinguisher which was refilled yesterday" becomes "The fire extinguisher refilled yesterday."

1. Reduced Relative Clauses
Rewrite the following sentences by using reduced relative clauses if possible.
E.g. The fire extinguisher which was refilled yesterday is on the floor.
…… The fire extinguisher refilled yesterday is on the floor……
E.g. The fire extinguisher which you refilled yesterday is on the floor.
…………………NO REDUCTION……………………………………………..
1. I need something that I can put out the fire with.
2. There’s a hurricane outside which is strong enough to rip trees from the ground.
3. The glacier which is next to the mainland is moving quickly.
4. The woman who is talking about climate change is a professor from the USA.
5. The boy who we hadn’t seen before was drowned in the river last night.
6. The man who I saw falling on the floor was a worker at the factory.
7. The rain which was pouring down like tropical rain devastated the sports facilities.
8. The man whom I invited to the conference is a speaker on global warming.
9. Anyone who is interested in the environment should read this book.
10. I need a phone that I can call the emergency service with.
11. Mount Vesuvius, which is still regarded as an active volcano, is situated in Italy.
12. He, who was once lost in flood, is a student at high school now.
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Answer Key

2. Reduced Relative Clauses
Rewrite the following sentences by using reduced relative clauses if possible.
E.g. The fire extinguisher which was refilled yesterday is on the floor.
…… The fire extinguisher refilled yesterday is on the floor……
E.g. The fire extinguisher which you refilled yesterday is on the floor.
…………………NO REDUCTION……………………………………………..
1. I need something that I can put out the fire with.
2. There’s a hurricane outside which is strong enough to rip trees from the ground.
3. The glacier which is next to the mainland is moving quickly.
4. The woman who is talking about climate change is a professor from the USA.
5. The boy who we hadn’t seen before was drowned in the river last night.
6. The man who I saw falling on the floor was a worker at the factory.
7. The rain which was pouring down like tropical rain devastated the sports facilities.
8. The man whom I invited to the conference is a speaker on global warming.
9. Anyone who is interested in the environment should read this book.
10. I need a phone that I can call the emergency service with.
11. Mount Vesuvius, which is still regarded as an active volcano, is situated in Italy.
12. He, who was once lost in flood, is a student at high school now.
© www.photocopiables.com 2018
For classroom and personal use only. Not for commercial use.