Adjective Clause/ A and The Quiz

Combine these sentences using an adjective clause.

1. (a) The plane was trying to land at JFK Airport.
(b) The plane crashed.

2. (a) The girl will live with her older sister.
(b) The girl lost her mother last week.

Add your own adjective clause to the italicized word in the sentence.

Example: The carpenter was a student.
The carpenter was a student who was working his way through college.

3. Joy's grandfather left her a house in a village.

4. The doctor was taking a nap when the nurse called him.

Write commas where they are necessary.

5. The Maya whose settlements date back to 9000 B.C. first appeared on the shores of Belize.

6. The planets which have rings orbit in the outer Solar System.

Correct the errors with a/the in these sentences.

7. A car that I bought for you last week was piece of junk.

8. In future, I plan on studying science, geography, computers, and the math.

These sentences are taken from Systems in English Grammar by Peter Master