Opening of new Gulliver Sports Centre The Gulliver Sports Centre, which has been completely rebuilt, was been reopened yesterday by the Minister of Sport. The building it was originally used to as a market, but was sold to Fairdene Council in 1981, and it then converted into a sports hall. Local schools were played football and basketball indoors, and keep-fit classes were held there. In 1990 the hall was damaged when by a fire which was broke out in the heating system. The hall could not be used, and remained empty while discussions continued about its future. It was then. | GRAMMAR 11 RELATVE CLAUSES Which who and that That instead of which When we talk about things that is often used instead of which. This is very common in speech. Is this the house that you bought - That instead of who When we talk about people that can be used instead of who. This is less common but we still do it especially in speech. Have you met the boy that Sue is going to marry Which in non-defining clauses That cannot be used to introduce a non-defining clause. The hotel which was a hundred years old was very comfortable. Prepositions That cannot be used after a preposition. This is the car that which I paid 2000for. speech This is the car for which I paid 2000. formal Whom and whose - Whom is the object form of who. It has to be used after prepositions. Its use is formal and quite rare. This is the person who I sold my car to. speech This is the person to whom I sold my car. formal Whose means of whom and usually refers to people. This is Jack. His sister is staying with us. This is Jack whose sister is staying with us. FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE Underline any relative pronouns that can be left out in these sentences. a I think that my boss is the person who I admire most. b Harry who was tired went to bed very early. c We re taking the train that leaves at . d Have you seen the book that I left here on the desk e The film which we liked most was the French one. f My radio which isn t very old has suddenly stopped working. g The clothes which you left behind are at the reception desk. h The couple who met me at the station took me out to dinner. i Last week I ran into an old friend who I hadn t seen for ages. j Don t cook the meat that I put in the freezer - it s for the dog. 2 Replace the relative pronouns in italics with that where possible. a This is the magazine which I told you about. .This is the magazine that I told you about. b John s flat which is in the same block as mine is much larger. c The girl whose bag I offered to carry .
