Combining Sentences About Things
B1 Level
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Word order matters when combining sentences. The relative clause must go directly after the noun it describes. "The film won three awards. It was released last year" becomes "The film which was released last year won three awards" — the clause goes after "film," not after "awards." When the thing is the object of the relative clause, you can sometimes leave out the pronoun entirely: "The book which I read" = "The book I read." This is very common in spoken English and is tested frequently in Cambridge B1 and B2 exams.
Quick Rule
sentence 1 + which/that + rest of sentence 2 (remove repeated object)
- 1.She bought a dress which looks beautiful on her. (which replaces "it")
- 2.The cake that my mother made was delicious. (that replaces "it")
- 3.I lost the keys which were on the table. (which replaces "they")
- 4.Have you seen the film which won the award? (which in a question)
- 5.The letter that arrived this morning wasn't for me. (that in a negative context)
All 20 questions
Combine the two sentences into one sentence using 'which' or 'that'. Start your answer with the word(s) given. Both 'which' and 'that' are correct for things in defining clauses.
I bought a car. It has a sunroof.
I bought a car
The book is very interesting. I am reading it.
The book
I found the keys. I lost them yesterday.
I found the keys
The film won three awards. It was released last year.
The film
The phone is very expensive. It has all the latest features.
The phone
She wore a dress. It was made of silk.
She wore a dress
The cake was delicious. My mother made it.
The cake
I need to fix the computer. It keeps crashing.
I need to fix the computer
The hotel has a swimming pool. We stayed there.
The hotel
The song is my favourite. It is playing on the radio.
The song
The coffee is very strong. They serve it here.
The coffee
I bought a laptop. It was on sale.
I bought a laptop
The painting is 500 years old. It hangs in the museum.
The painting
She wrote a report. It took her three days.
She wrote a report
The documents are very important. I need to sign them.
The documents
The train arrived late. We were waiting for it.
The train
The recipe is very simple. My grandmother taught me it.
The recipe
The project is almost complete. We have been working on it for months.
The project
The idea sounds interesting. You mentioned it earlier.
The idea
The package has arrived. We ordered it last week.
The package
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