Exercices relatives : anglais en première

Recopie chaque phrase en ajoutant des virgules si nécessaire, puis écris D (déterminative) ou E (explicative).

1. The ship which brought the first Caribbean workers docked at Tilbury.
2. Sam King who later became mayor of Southwark sailed on the Empire Windrush.
3. People who arrived before 1973 had the right to stay.
4. Jamaica which became independent in 1962 sent many workers to Britain.
5. The documents that they needed had been destroyed.
6. London where many newcomers settled was still recovering from the war.

Complète avec who, whom, whose, which, that ou what. Parfois deux réponses sont possibles.

1. The nurse ___ looked after my grandfather came from Trinidad.
2. The man to ___ the letter was addressed never received it.
3. The writer ___ novel describes post-war London was born in Jamaica.
4. She lost her job, ___ made everything harder.
5. ___ surprised me most was the cold weather.
6. The house in ___ they lived had no heating.
7. A family ___ son plays for England was interviewed on TV.
8. Everything ___ she owned fitted in one suitcase.

Relie les deux phrases en une seule à l’aide de whose.

1. I met a woman. Her father arrived on the Windrush.
2. This is the museum. Its archives tell the migrants’ story.
3. The minister resigned. His department had lost the records.
4. They interviewed a teacher. Her pupils come from thirty countries.
5. Kingston is a city. Its music influenced British pop.
6. The man was deported. His passport had expired years before.

Réécris chaque phrase en registre courant : rejette la préposition à la fin et supprime le pronom.

1. The woman to whom I spoke was very helpful.
2. The street in which they lived has been demolished.
3. That is the job for which she applied.
4. The friends with whom he travelled stayed in Leeds.
5. The problem about which we talked is serious.
6. The country from which they came was a British colony.

Relie les deux phrases avec un quantificateur suivi de of whom ou of which.

1. Hundreds of passengers sailed on the ship. Many of them were ex-servicemen.
2. She wrote three novels. All of them were translated into French.
3. The report quoted ten witnesses. None of them had ever been asked for documents before.
4. We visited two exhibitions. Both of them dealt with migration.
5. He has four brothers. One of them lives in Toronto.
6. The city has many markets. The largest of them is in Brixton.

Relie les deux phrases avec , which.

1. The government apologised. This surprised many people.
2. He forgot his passport. This meant he couldn’t board the plane.
3. She speaks four languages. This is very useful in her job.
4. They were asked for papers they had never had. This was deeply unfair.
5. It rained all day. This ruined the carnival.
6. The bus was late again. This often happens on Mondays.

Remplace la relative par un participe en -ing, un participe passé ou to + base verbale.

1. The people who live next door come from Ghana.
2. The letters which were written by the migrants are now on display.
3. She was the first woman who became a bus driver in our town.
4. Anyone who wants to apply must fill in this form.
5. The houses which were built after the war were small.
6. Students who arrive late will not be admitted.
7. He was the only person who answered the question.
8. The ship which is moored in the harbour is a replica.

Observe l’arbre généalogique. Réécris les items 1 à 6 avec des génitifs en ’s, puis réponds aux questions 7 et 8 par un prénom.

1. the baby of the daughter of Winston
2. the son of the daughter of Albert
3. the suitcase of the father of Winston
4. the wife of the son of Gloria
5. the house of my grandparents
6. the photos of the children of Pauline
7. Who is Winston’s daughter’s baby?
8. Who is Gloria’s daughter’s son?

Chaque phrase contient une erreur. Corrige-la.

1. The man which helped us was a nurse.
2. My uncle, that lives in Leeds, came to Britain in 1960.
3. The woman whom husband was deported spoke to the press.
4. He told us all what he knew.
5. That is the reason because she left.
6. The book of Andrea Levy is very famous.
7. The Kezia’s baby is called Ruby.
8. She passed the exam, what pleased her parents.

Traduis en anglais.

1. Le navire dont tout le monde parle est l’Empire Windrush.
2. Ce qui m’intéresse, c’est l’histoire de ma famille.
3. Il a perdu son emploi, ce qui l’a obligé à partir.
4. La femme dont le fils a été expulsé témoigne aujourd’hui.
5. Les passagers, dont beaucoup étaient d’anciens soldats, cherchaient du travail.
6. La valise de la mère de ma grand-mère est au musée.

Écris une phrase personnelle pour chaque consigne en respectant la structure imposée.

1. Présente une personne que tu admires (whose).
2. Décris un lieu important pour toi, en registre courant avec une préposition rejetée.
3. Raconte un fait puis commente-le (, which).
4. Parle d’un groupe de personnes (some of whom ou most of whom).
5. Décris des gens que tu vois souvent avec une relative réduite en -ing.