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The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 07 - Writing for the textbook Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Find sentences in the review which mean the same as the ones below. What are the differences?
  2. Cross out words from the relative clauses in the sentences below, if possible.

Answer

a)

  1. They're definitely one of the best live bands (who are) performing today.
  2. The two women (who were) sitting next to me were cheering ...
  3. No one (who was sitting in the arena) seemed to mind.
  4. Quite a lot of the songs were from their latest album, (which is) currently standing at the top of the charts.
  5. I'll sit a bit further away from the two women with tuneless voices (who were) trying to sing louder than the lead singer.

The sentences in the review all omit words from the relative clauses.

b)

  1. who were
  2. who
  3. who was
  4. who is
  5. that
  6. that is
  7. who is
  8. no deletion possible