Relative Clauses – Free Exercise

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Exercise

Choose the correct relative pronoun or relative adverb.

  1. La casa nací ya no existe.place → dondeThe house where I was born doesn’t exist anymore.
  2. yo pienso no te interesa.use lo que when the relative pronoun refers to an entire clause instead of a single wordYou weren’t interested in what I think.
  3. Mis hijos, veo muy poco, me escriben a menudo.use a + article when the direct object is a person (or in this case, people)My children, whom I rarely see, write to me regularly.
  4. La chaqueta él sueña es muy cara.dream of → soñar conThe jacket he’s dreaming of is very expensive.
  5. La Mancha es una región atrae a numerosos turistas.que refers to región and is the subject of the relative clauseLa Mancha is a region that attracts many tourists.

Turn the underlined sentence into a relative clause. Use relative pronouns.

  1. Es una moto. Tú has comprado una moto.
    → ¿Es esta la moto  ?que refers to moto and is the direct objectIs this the motorcycle that you bought?
  2. Tienes muchos tatuajes. Tú te has inventado los diseños de tus tatuajes.
    → Tienes muchos tatuajes  .for additional information introduced with de (indicating possession) we use cuyo (= whose) in the relative clause
    cuyo agrees with the noun following it
    diseños = masculine plural → cuyos    You have a lot of tattoos whose designs you created yourself.
  3. Silvia lleva una falda. Ella ha pintado una flor sobre su falda.
    → Silvia lleva la falda  .preposition (sobre) + direct object + que
    falda = feminine singular → la    Silvia is wearing the skirt on which she painted a flower.
  4. Esta es la ciudad. En esta ciudad conocí a mi esposa.
    → Esta es la ciudad  .geographical references → donde or en la que.This is the city where I met my wife.
  5. Tú quieres algo. Yo no sé lo que es.
    → Yo no sé  .implicit subject → lo queI don’t know what you want.

Choose the correct relative pronoun, paying attention to gender and number.

  1. La herida por me perdí la competición me duele mucho.herida = feminine singular → laThe injury that caused me to miss the race is hurting a lot.
  2. El teatro fui era realmente pequeño.teatro = masculine singular → el
    a + el = al    The theatre I went to was really small.
  3. Los caminos por pasas no son los más fáciles.caminos = masculine plural → losThe roads you’re taking are not the easiest.
  4. Las mujeres con trabaja le aprecian mucho.mujeres = feminine plural → lasThe women he works with appreciate him a lot.
  5. La profesora, artículos son conocidos en todo el mundo, nos da clase en la universidad.artículos = masculine plural → cuyosThe professor, whose articles are known worldwide, teaches us at the university.
  6. Pablo, madre es abogada, sabe mucho de leyes. madre = feminine singular → cuyaPablo, whose mother is a lawyer, knows a lot about laws.