Exercise 8. These sentences look absurd because the relative pronouns are not places
correctly. Rewrite them to make them meaningful:
1. The shopkeeper welcomed Mrs Sen, who was a very courteous man,
2. The child, which was very heavy, could not lift the box.
3. The train did not stop at the station which was running at full speed.
4. I sent to my friend a message of congratulation who had stood first in the clas
5. We purchased some books on Wednesday which cost us four hundred rupees
6. Dr Radhakrishnan was the second President of India, who was a renown
philosopher
7. Dr Verma addressed the audience who was a famous historian.
Answers
Answer:
1.The shopkeeper , who was a very courteous man
welcomed Mrs Sen.
2.The child, could not lift the box which was very heavy.
3.The train, which was running at full speed, did not stop at the station.
4. I sent to my friend, who had stood first in the class, a message of congratulation.
5. We purchased some books, which cost us four hundred rupees, on Wednesday.
6. Dr Radhakrishnan, who was a renown philosopher, was the second President of India.
7. Dr. Verma, who was a famous hhistorian, addressed the audience.
Explanation:
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Answer:
The shopkeeper, who was a very courteous man, welcomed Mrs. Sen.
The child couldn't lift the box, which was very heavy.
The train which was running at full speed, didn't stop at the station.
I sent to my friend, who had stood first in the class, a message of congratulations.
We purchased some books, which caused us four hundred rupees, on Wednesday.
Dr. Radhakrishnan, who was a renowned philosopher, was the second president of India.
Dr. Verma, who was a famous historian, addressed the audience.