1. Lý thuyết cách làm Mệnh đề quan hệ
Mệnh đề (Clause) là một phần của câu, nó có thể bao gồm nhiều từ hay có cấu trúc của cả một câu. Mệnh đề quan hệ dùng để giải thích rõ hơn về danh từ đứng trước nó.
Xét ví dụ sau:
The woman who is wearing the T-shirt is my girlfriend.
The woman is my girlfriend.
2. Các dạng mệnh đề Quan hệ
2.1 Relative Pronouns - Đại từ quan hệ
Who: Làm chủ ngữ, đại diện ngôi người
I told you about the woman who lives next door.
Which: Làm chủ ngữ hoặc tân ngữ, đại diện ngôi đồ vật, động vật
Bổ sung cho cả câu đứng trước nó
Do you see the cat which is lying on the roof?
He couldn’t read which surprised me.
Whose: Chỉ sở hữu cho người và vật
Do you know the boy whose mother is a nurse?
Whom: Đại diện cho tân ngữ chỉ người
I was invited by the professor whom I met at the conference.
That: Đại diện cho chủ ngữ chỉ người, vật, đặc biệt trong mệnh đề quan hệ xác định (who, which vẫn có thể sử dụng được)
I don’t like the table that stands in the kitchen.
2.2 Relative Clauses - Mệnh đề quan hệ
Mệnh đề quan hệ (mệnh đề tính từ) bắt đầu bằng các đại từ quan hệ: who, whom, which, that, whose hay những trạng từ quan hệ: why, where, when. Mệnh đề quan hệ dùng để bổ nghĩa cho danh từ đứng trước nó.
3. Bài tập Mệnh đề quan hệ
Exercise 1:
1. Sunday is the day______ I go to Water park with my kinds.
a. when
b. where
c. why
d. which
2. Do you know the reason______ 006 was killed?
a. when
b. where
c. why
d. which
3. That was the reason______ he didn’t marry her.
a. when
b. where
c. why
d. which
4. An architect is someone______ deigns buildings.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. whose
5. The boy to______ I lent my money is poor.
a. that
b. whom
c. who
d. which
6. The land and the people______ I have met are nice.
a. who
b. whom
c. that
d. which
7. Did you ever find out______ penetrated in your house last month?
a. who
b. whom
c. that
d. which
8. The year______ the first man traveled in space will never be forgotten.
a. which
b. that
c. when
d. where
9. I cannot tell you all______ I heard.
a. Which
b. that
c. as
d. because
10. I can answer the question______ you day is very difficult.
a. which
b. whom
c. who
d. whose
11. We saw the girl______ you say is beautiful.
a. which
b. whom
c. who
d. whose
12. This is the place______ the battle took place ten years ago.
a. which
b. in where
c. where
d. from where
13. Sunday is the day______ which we usually go fishing.
a. during
b. at
c. in
d. on
14. The person______ you want to see is not her.
a. who
b. whom
c. whose
d. which
15. This is the last time______ I speak to you
a. of which
b. that
c. who
d. whose
16. He talked about the books and the authors______ interested him.
a. who
b. that
c. which
d. whom
17. He talked about the books and the authors______ interested him.
a. who
b. that
c. which
d. whom
18. You know your lesson______ surprises me.
a. who
b. which
c. that
d. no word is needed
19. Bondi is the beautiful beach______ I used to sunbathe.
a. when
b. where
c. which
d. why
20. Dec 26th, 2005 was the day______ the terrible tsunami happened
a. when
b. where
c. why
d. which
| 1a | 2a | 3c | 4a | 5b | 6c | 7a | 8c | 9b | 10a |
| 11c | 12c | 13d | 14b | 15c | 16a | 17b | 18d | 19b | 20a |
Exercise 2
1. The woman______ lives nest door is doctor.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. whose
2. The boy ____ Mary likes is my son.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. whose
3. The boy_____ eyes are brown is my son.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. whose
4. The book ____ is on the table is interesting.
a. who b. whom c. which d. whose
5. The book ____ you bought yesterday is interesting.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. whose
6. The table____ legs are broken should be repaired.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. whose
7. The book ____ you bought yesterday is interesting.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. of which
8. This is the room ____ 006 was killed.
a. when
b. where
c. why
d. which
9. The princess was happy during the years____ she lived with the fairy.
a. when
b. in which
c. where
d. that
10. The town____ we are living is noisy and crowded
a. in where
b. which
c. at which
d. where
11. The year____ we came to live here was 1975.
a. when
b. which
c. that
d. in the time
12. The teacher____ house is next to mine died this morning.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. whose
13. He was loyal to____ trusted him.
a. whomever
b. whom
c. whoever
d. what
14. The knife____ we cut bread is very sharp.
a. with that
b. which
c. with which
d. that
15. Tonight I'll do the assignment____ gave us last week.
a. the teacher
b. who the teacher
c. whom the teacher
d. of the teacher
16. The lady____ son went on a picnic with us last weekend is a teacher at our school.
a. who
b. whom
c. whose
d. that
17. He has just gone to his friend's house____ there is a party today.
a. who
b. whom
c. whose
d. that
18. Take____ measures you consider best.
a. however
b. whenever
c. wherever
d. whatever
19. ____difficulties you may encounter, I'm sure you'll succeed.
a. how
b. what ever
c. however
d. how greater
20. He is the only friend ____ I like.
a. who
b. that
c. whom
d. whose
Đáp án:
| 1a | 2b | 3d | 4c | 5c | 6d | 7d | 8b | 9a | 10d |
| 11a | 12d | 13c | 14c | 15a | 16c | 17d | 18d | 19b | 20b |
Exercise 3
1. What was the name of the girl____ phoned you lost night?
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. whose
2. What was the name of the girl____ you phone last night?
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. whose
3. The bed____ which I slept was too soft.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. for
4. I didn’t get the job____ which I applied.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. for
5. The man ____ whom she is married has been married twice before.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. to
6. The party____ which we went wasn't very enjoyable.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. to
7. Who was that girl____ whom you were yesterday?
a. with
b. on
c. at
d. in
8. The fight____ which we wanted to travel was fully booked.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. for
9. I enjoy my job because I like the people____ whom I work.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. for
10. I wasn't interested in the things____ which they were talking.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. about
11. The house____ which I am living is not in very good condition
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. for
12. My brother Jim, ____ lives in Houston, is a doctor.
a. that
b. who
c. whom
d. which
13. Brad told me about his new job, ____ he's enjoying very much.
a. that
b. who
c. whom
d. which
14. We stayed at the Grand Hotel, ____ Ann recommended to us.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. that
15. My English teacher, ____ comes from Australia, loves computers.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. that
16. She is the most beautiful girl____ ever lived.
a. who
b. whom
c. whose
d. that
17.There were two small rooms in the beach house____ served as a kitchen.
a. the smaller of which
b. the smallest of which
c. the smaller of them
d. smallest of that
18. The decision was postponed, ____ was exactly what he wanted.
a. which
b. that
c. who
d. whom
19. All the people____ have gone into the room are still young.
a. who
b. whom
c. whose
d. that
20. The year____ he died was full of calamities.
a. on which
b. which
c. in which
d. where
Đáp án:
| 1a | 2b | 3a | 4d | 5d | 6d | 7a | 8b | 9d | 10d |
| 11a | 12b | 13d | 14c | 15a | 16d | 17a | 18a | 19d | 20c |
Exercise 4
1. The new model, ____ had just come out, is the best so far.
a. who
b. whom
c. whose
d. which
2. The rumour____ we heard yesterday is not true.
a. that
b. which
c. no word is needed
d. all are correct
3. The picnic was postponed, ____ was due to the weather.
a. which
b. that
c. who
d. whom
4. I was happy during the years____ I lived with my grandfather.
a. when
b. that
c. in which
d. where
5. The area____ we are living is quiet.
a. which
b. at which
c. in where
d. where
6. The man____ she loves has been captured by the enemy.
a. who
b. whom
c. whose
d. which
7. The student____ you just met is in one of my classes.
a. his parents
b. whose parents
c. parents of his
d. parents who
8. The woman ____ lives next door to us is a weather forecaster on a local TV station.
a. whose
b. she
c. whom
d. who
9. The speech____ we listened last night was informative.
a. to which
b. which to
c. to that
d. that
10. This morning I met Diane, ____ I hadn't seen for ages.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. that
11. Amy, ____ car had broken down, was in a very bad mood.
a. who
b. whom
c. whose
d. that
12. Mrs. Bond is going to spend a few weeks in Sweden, ____ her daughter lives.
a. when
b. where
c. why
d. that
13. Jack has three brothers, all of____ are married
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. that
14. They gave us a lot of information, most of ____ was useless.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. that
15. There were a lot of people at the party, only a few of ____ I had met before.
a. whom
b. whom
c. them
d. that
16. I have sent him two letters, neither of ____ has arrived.
a. who
b. them
c. which
d. that
17. John won $20,000, half of____ he gave to his parents.
a. it
b. whom
c. which
d. that
18. Ten people applied for the job, none of ____ were suitable.
a. who
b. whom
c. them
d. that
19. She couldn't come to the party, ____ was perfectly true.
a. who
b. it
c. which
d. that
20. Jill isn't on the phone, ____ makes it difficult to contact her.
a. which
b. that
c. who
d. it
Đáp án:
| 1d | 2d | 3a | 4a | 5d | 6b | 7b | 8d | 9a | 10b |
| 11c | 12b | 13b | 14c | 15b | 16c | 17c | 18b | 19c | 20a |
Exercise 5
1. You need to talk to a person____ you can trust. You will feel better if you do.
a. whose
b. which
c. whom
d. Ø
2. Bod is the kind of person to____ one can talk about anything.
a. who
b. whom
c. that
d. him
3. He is a person____ friends trust him.
a. who
b. his
c. that
d. whose
4. I'm looking for an electric can opener____ also can sharpen knives.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. Ø
5. People____ live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. Ø
6. The problems____ Tony has seem insurmountable.
a. what
b. he
c. that
d. Ø
7. The man____ I introduced you to last night may be the next president of the university.
a. which
b. whom
c. that
d. Ø
8. Cathy is trustworthy. She's a person upon____ you can always depend.
a. who
b. whom
c. that
d. Ø
9. Your career should focus on a field in ____ you are genuinely interested.
a. which
b. what
c. that
d. Ø
10. People____ outlook on life is optimistic are usually happy people.
a. whose
b. whom
c. that
d. which
11. They said they didn’t have any money, ____ was a pity.
a. which
b. that
c. this
d. it
12. I haven't got a passport, ____ means I can't leave my country.
a. which
b. that
c. this
d. it
13. He offered to let me stay in his house, ____ was very nice of him.
a. this
b. which
c. it
d. that
14. They didn't thank us for the meal before they left____ I thought was very rude of them.
a. this
b. which
c. it
d. that
15. The part of town where I live is very noisy at night, ____ makes it difficult to sleep.
a. this
b. where
c. that
d. which
16. That's the room____ I used to stay.
a. which
b. when
c. where
d. why
17. That's the one____ they serve the best food.
a. which
b. when
c. where
d. why
18. That's the one____ they serve the best food
a. where
b. which
c. when
d. why
19. Doc Let is the beach____ I used to sunbathe.
a. where
b. which
c. when
d. why
20. It was the time____ I had a lot of toys.
a. where
b. which
c. when
d. why
Đáp án:
| 1c | 2b | 3d | 4b,c | 5a | 6c,d | 7b,c,d | 8b | 9a | 10a |
| 11a | 12a | 13b | 14b | 15d | 16c | 17b | 18a | 19a | 20c |
Exercise 6
1. That is the place_____ the accident occurred.
a. where
b. which
c. on which
d. that
2. There was a time_____ movies cost a dime.
a. as
b. where
c. when
d. which
3. One of the people _____ I admire most in the history of the world is Gandhi.
a. that
b. which
c. whose
d. of them
4. I enjoyed talking to he people _____ I had dinner last night.
a. to whom
b. with whom
c. with that
d. with whose
5. I received two job offers, _____ I accepted.
a. neither of which
b. neither of them
c. neither of that
d. neither of whom
6. I have three brothers, _____ are professional athletes.
a. two of which
b. two of whom
c. both of which
d. two of them
7. Sally lost her job, _____ wasn't surprising.
a. that
b. what
c. it
d. which
8. Her boss fired her, _____ made her angry.
a. that
b. what
c. which
d. it
9. Those were the days_____ we played truant.
a. where
b. which
c. why
d. when
10. That was the time _____ I was unhappy.
a. where
b. when
c. which
d. why
11. That's the reason_____ I didn’t come to the meeting last night.
a. where
b. when
c. which
d. why
12. I must find a time_____ I can tell her the truth.
a. where
b. how
c. when
d. why
13. I know a place_____ there are a lot of daffodils.
a. where
b. how
c. when
d. why
14. Dr. Sales is a person_____
a. In whom I don’t have much confidence.
b. In that I don’t have much confidence.
c. whom I don't have much confidence in him
d. I don’t have much confidence
15. "Is April twenty-first the day_____?"
"No, the twenty - second".
a. you'll arrive then
b. when you'll arrive
c. on that you'll arrive
d. when you'll arrive on
16. The severe drought_____ occurred last summer ruined the corn crop.
a. that it
b. which it
c. it
d. that
17. Florida, _____ the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.
a. is
b. knows as
c. is known as
d. that is known as
18. The new shopping mall is gigantic. It's advertised as a place_____ you can find just
about anything you might want to buy.
a. where
b. which
c. in where
d. in that
19. I have always wanted to visit Paris, _____ of France.
a. is the capital
b. which the capital is
c. that is the capital
d. the capital
20. The chemistry book _____ was a little expensive.
a. that I bought it
b. I bought that
c. what I bought
d. I bought
Đáp án:
| 1a | 2c | 3a | 4b | 5a | 6b | 7d | 8c | 9d | 10b |
| 11d | 12c | 13a | 14a | 15b | 16d | 17b | 18d | 19d | 20d |
Exercise 7. Chọn đáp án đúng nhất để hoàn thành các câu sau.
1. She is talking about the author ________ book is one of the best - sellers this year.
A. which
B. whose
C. that
D. who
2. He bought all the books __________ are needed for the next exam.
A. that
B. what
C. those
D. who
3. The children, __________ parents are famous teachers, are taught well.
A. that
B. whom
C. whose
D. their
4. Do you know the boy ________ we met at the party last week?
A. which
B. whose
C. who
D. whom
5. The exercises which we are doing ________ very easy.
A. is
B. has been
C. are
D. was
6. The man _______ next to me kept talking during the film, _______really annoyed me.
A. having sat / that
B. sitting / which
C. to sit / what
D. sitting / who
7. Was Neil Armstrong the first person________foot on the moon?
A. set
B. setting
C. to set
D. who was set
8. This is the village in________my family and I have lived for over 20 years.
A. which
B. that
C. whom
D. where
9. My mother, ________everyone admires, is a famous teacher.
A. where
B. whom
C. which
D. whose
10. The old building __________is in front of my house fell down.
A. of which
B. which
C. whose
D. whom
11. We need a teacher __________native language is English.
A. who
B. whose
C. whom
D. that
12. I bought a T- shirt ________is very nice.
A. who
B. whose
C. whom
D. that
13. The woman, ________ was sitting in the meeting hall, didn’t seem friendly to us at all.
A. who
B. whom
C. where
D. when
14. The man with __________ I have been working is very friendly.
A. who
B. that
C which
D. whom
15. We’ll come in May __________ the schools are on holiday.
A. that
B. where
C. which
D. when
16. Do you know the boy ____ we met at the club yesterday?
A. which
B. whom
C. whose
D. where
17. The man ____ sat next to me at the train station was very annoying.
A. whom
B. which
C. who
D. whose
18. He bought all the books ____ are needed for the next semester.
A. that
B. who
C. what
D. whose
19. The exercise ____ we are doing is very easy.
A. whose
B. whom
C. who
D. that
20. The employees ____ want to submit travel arrangements need to talk to me today.
A. who
B. which
C. whose
D. whom
Đáp án:
1 - B; 2 - A 3 - C; 4 - D; 5 - C;
6 - B; 7 - C; 8 - A; 9 - B; 10 - B;
11 - B; 12 - D; 13 - A; 14 - D; 15 - A;
16 - B; 17 - C; 18 - A; 19 - D; 20 - A;
Exercise 8. Choose the correct answer.
1. A hotel is a place _____people stay when they're on holiday.
which
where
2. What's the name of the woman _____lives in that house?
who
whose
3. What do you call someone _____writes computer programs?
which
that
4. A waiter is a person ______job is to serve customers in a restaurant.
that
whose
5. Overalls are clothes _______ people wear to protect their clothes when they are working.
where
which
6. Is that the shop _______ you bought your new laptop?
where
that
7. He's the man _____ son plays football for Manchester Utd.
who
whose
8. Hal didn't get the job _____ he applied for.
that
where
Đáp án:
1 - where; 2 - who; 3 - that; 4 - whose;
5 - which; 6 - where; 7 - whose; 8 - that;
Exercise 9. Complete the sentence with WHICH/ WHERE/ WHO
1. I really enjoyed the book _______ I read last week.
2. Long John Silver went back to the island ________ the treasure was.
3. Who was the author ________ wrote the Harry Potter books?
4. The police couldn't find the painting ________ the thieves stole last week.
5. Do you know anyone ________ needs tickets for the concert ?
6. She's got relatives _______ live in America.
7. During the holidays we are going to a place _______ we can ski.
8. You must take the train _______ leaves at 8:30.
9. I don't like the sandwiches _______ they sell in the canteen.
10. Last week we watched a film ________ one three Oscars.
11. Is there a shop ________ I can get milk for the baby?
12. It's tomorrow's exam ________ I am worried about most.
Exercise 9. Complete the sentence with WHICH/ WHERE/ WHO
1. I really enjoyed the book ____which____ I read last week.
2. Long John Silver went back to the island ____where____ the treasure was.
3. Who was the author ____who____ wrote the Harry Potter books?
4. The police couldn't find the painting ____which____ the thieves stole last week.
5. Do you know anyone ____who____ needs tickets for the concert ?
6. She's got relatives ____who____ live in America.
7. During the holidays we are going to a place ____where____ we can ski.
8. You must take the train ____which____ leaves at 8:30.
9. I don't like the sandwiches ____which____ they sell in the canteen.
10. Last week we watched a film ____which____ one three Oscars.
11. Is there a shop ____where____ I can get milk for the baby?
12. It's tomorrow's exam ____which____ I am worried about most.
