Relative clauses – special cases

Viết theo cấu trúc Mệnh đề quan hệ - các trường hợp đặc biệt (Relative clauses – special cases)

• All, anyone/anything, everyone/everything, the only thing, the best (và các trường hợp so sánh hơn nhất khác) + WHO/ THAT (chỉ người) hoặc + THAT (chỉ vật)

All that happened was that/ which they had a little argument.

All (that/which) I need to do now is to buy my ticket.

Everyone who came to the party really enjoyed it.

Everyone (who/that) I met said they were enjoying themselves.

• A few, several, some, many, much, most, all, none, either/neither, half, a number, the biggest (và các trường hợp so sánh hơn nhất khác) + OF WHOM/WHICH:

My two cousins, neither of whom I have seen for ten years, are coming to visit next week.

Her old letters, some of which have now been lost, make very interesting reading.

Lưu ý:

• Sau anything, everything, the only thing + THAT
• Sau giới từ không dùng THAT

Bài tập:

Rewrite the sentences making the second sentence into a relative clause

1. You shouldn’t listen to anything. He says it.
2. It was nice to see all his family. I have met most of them before.
3. The worst thing is that we’ll miss the train. This can happen.
4. I’ve read both the reports. I agree with neither of them.
5. The only thing is to get some cash out of the bank. I need to do it.
6. The cleaners have decided to take industrial action. Several of them have complained to me about their low pay.
7. Everything has been a failure. I’ve done it.
8. I’ve lost any optimism for the future. I once had optimism.
9. Members of the committee have decided to call for an investigation. Many of them are themselves suspected of corruption.
10. The only thing is to give her the chance to talk about it. I can do that.
11. Everyone said that Peter started it. They saw the argument.
12. Those chocolates were not meant to be for me. I’ve already eaten half of them.
13. The management team are all saying the same thing. I trust none of them.
14. The cheapest was about £5, I saw it.
15. Her brothers have set up in business together. The youngest one is a friend of mine.