Tests for learning English

1. I live in a block of flats. The front is blue.

I live in a block of flats that is blue.
I live in a block of flats, which is blue.
I live in a block of flats, the front of whose is blue.
I live in a block of flats, the front of which is blue.
The block of flats where I live is blue.

2. You were talking to a man when I saw you. I met him a few weeks ago.

You were talking to a man when I saw you that I met a few weeks ago.
You were talking to a man whom I met a few weeks ago when I saw you.
I met the man you were talking when I saw you a few weeks ago
The man that I met a few weeks ago was the man that you were talking.
The man you were talking when I saw you is the man I met a few weeks ago

3. Her students have given her a birthday cake. All of them are from abroad.

Her students have given her a birthday cake are from abroad.
Her students who are from abroad have given her a birthday cake.
All of her students that are from abroad have given her a birthday cake.
Her students have given her a birthday cake, all of whom are from abroad.
Her students, all of whom are from abroad, have given her a birthday cake.

4. The man is reading. He is my grandfather.

The man is reading, who is my grandfather.
The man, who is reading, is my grandfather.
The man reading is my grandfather.
My grandfather is the man is reading.
The man is my grandfather is reading.

5. Not all the students wanted to resit the examination because some of them had passed it.

The students who had passed the examination did not want to resit it.
The students, who had passed the examination, did not want to resit it.
The students, whom had passed the examination, did not want to resit it.
The students, who did not want to resit the examination, had passed it.
The examination was resat by all of them.

6. Tom has bought the house next door. His father works with you.

The house next door has been bought by Tom, the father of whom works with you.
Tom the father of which works with you has bought the house next door.
Tom whose father works with you has bought the house next door.
Tom, whose father works with you, has bought the house next door.
His father, whom Tom has bought the house next door, works with you.

7. Only then did they become aware of the dangers of that place, but it was too late.

Too late it was to become aware of the dangers of that place.
To become aware of the dangers of the place was too late.
It was too late, which they became aware of dangers of that place.
It was too late that they became aware of the dangers of that place.
It was then that they became aware of the dangers of that place, but it was too late.

8. Sorry for my being late, but my car was towed away, and I have had to come on foot.

The reason of which I am late is that my car was towed away, and I have had to come on foot.
The reason for my being late is that my car was towed away, and I have had to come on foot.
I have had to come on foot, the car of which was towed away, and this is why I am late.
The reason of my lateness is because my car was towed away, and I have had to come on foot.
I have had to come on foot, and my car was towed away, which is because I am late.

9. If anybody wants ice-cream, please come inside.

He who wants ice-cream comes inside.
Who wants ice-cream come inside.
Who wants ice-cream comes inside.
The reason of the ice-cream is because they come inside.
Anybody who comes inside want ice-cream.

10. She gave them a drawing. She made it.

She made the drawing that gave them.
The drawing that she made was given.
The drawing that she gave them was made by her.
She gave them a drawing, who made it.
It was a drawing that she was given.

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