Relative clauses - practice
1)
Here are the other five types that Spranger identifies.
A) Complete the texts. Put these relative
clauses in the correct places, using that as the relative pronoun.
- govern
the universe
- take
place next year
- concern
him
- she
has sold
- he
got for his birthday
- she
wants
- needs
support or a shoulder to cry on
- are
sick
- she
thinks are wrong with society
- he
leads
- genuinely
likes people
- she
gets from her involvement in politics
Selina is an artist. Some of the paintings that
she has sold have fetched high prices, but Selina is not very
interested in money. As long as she has enough for the things that she
wants, she's content.
Bjorn is fascinated by the laws that
govern the universe. When he was a child he loved to study the starts
with a telescope that he got for his birthday. Today he works in
the science department of a university.
Clara is the kind of person that
genuinely likes people. She's always ready to help anyone that
needs support or shoulder to cry on. Her job as a nurse gives her the
opportunity to help people that are sick.
Katrin loves the feeling that she gets
from her involvement in politics. She wants to change the things that
she thinks are wrong with society. She has decided to stand in the
local elections that take place next year.
Tamas is interested in the deeper meaning of
life. The questions that concern him are: Why are we here? What
is the purpose of life? The life that he leads is very simple and
he meditates for at least two hours a day.
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