Embedding and Inversion with
RELATIVE CLAUSES: (Object, Object):

Drill Sheet 1

©2012 Edward G. Rozycki, Ed.D

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edited 4/22/14

TRY THE PROBLEMS FIRST! READ THEORY LATER!*

Directions: Noting Clues, Rewrite Correctly .

Example: Jack, see, man, we know -->

a. Jack sees a man. We know the man.
b. Jack sees a man; we know him.
c. Jack sees the man whom we know.
d. We know a man; Jack sees him.
e. We know the man whom Jack sees.

1. Lori, has seen, boy, Sam, helped, yesterday -->

a.___Lori has seen a boy. ________________________________________

b.__________________________________Sam helped him yesterday.

c.________________________________whom Sam _____________________

d._________________________________________________________________

e.Yesterday Sam helped the boy, whom____________________________________

2. Jack, will visit, woman, we, met, yesterday -->

a._________________________________________________________________

b.___________________________________We met her yesterday.

c._________________________________________________________________

d._________________________________________________________________

e._________________________________________________________________

3. Sam, can see, girl, Jack, kissed, earlier -->

a._________________________________________________________________

b._________________________________________________________________

c._________________________________________________________________

d._________________________________________________________________

e. Earlier Jack kissed a girl _____________________________________________

4.They, will meet, people, you, saw, this morning -->

a._________________________________________________________________

b._________________________________________________________________

c.____________________________________whom you saw this morning.

d._________________________________________________________________

e._________________________________________________________________

5. We, don't know, man, Jack, knows -->

a. We don't know the man. Jack knows the man.

b._________________________________________________________________

c._________________________________________________________________

d._________________________________________________________________

e._________________________________________________________________

*CAN'T HANDLE THE ERRORS? LOOK UP: relative clauses, definite - indefine articles, restrictive-non-restrictive clauses

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