relative clauses reduction active,passive

Part A: Active Relative Clauses

1. The woman who teaches French at the college is my neighbor.
2. The children who are playing in the backyard should come inside soon.
3. The scientist who conducts this experiment will present the findings tomorrow.
4. I recognized the actor who appeared in that new TV series.
5. The employees who work on the project need more resources.
6. The driver who was speeding caused a major accident.
7. The students who have participated in the survey will receive a small reward.
8. We need someone who can fix our computer system.
9. The dog that barks all night belongs to our neighbor.
10. The CEO who runs the entire organization is stepping down next month.

Part B: Passive Relative Clauses

11. The documents that were signed by the director must be filed immediately.
12. The car which was repaired last week has broken down again.
13. The email that was sent this morning contained an important update.
14. The laptop which was stolen from the office hasn’t been found yet.
15. The houses that are built near the river often face flooding issues.
16. The artwork which was donated to the museum came from a private collector.
17. The package that had been delivered yesterday was damaged.
18. The missing child who was found in the park has been reunited with his parents.
19. The road that is maintained regularly rarely develops potholes.
20. The files which were uploaded to the server must be double-checked for viruses.

Answers

Part A (Active)

1. The woman teaching French at the college is my neighbor.
2. The children playing in the backyard should come inside soon.
3. The scientist conducting this experiment will present the findings tomorrow.
4. I recognized the actor appearing in that new TV series.
5. The employees working on the project need more resources.
6. The driver speeding caused a major accident.
7. The students having participated in the survey will receive a small reward.
8. We need someone  to fix our computer system.
9. The dog barking all night belongs to our neighbor.
10. The CEO running the entire organization is stepping down next month.

Part B (Passive)

11. The documents signed by the director must be filed immediately.
12. The car repaired last week has broken down again.
13. The email sent this morning contained an important update.
14. The laptop stolen from the office hasn’t been found yet.
15. The houses built near the river often face flooding issues.
16. The artwork donated to the museum came from a private collector.
17. The package delivered yesterday was damaged.

• Alternatively, “Having been delivered yesterday, the package was discovered damaged.” (More emphasis on prior action.)

18. The missing child found in the park has been reunited with his parents.
19. The road maintained regularly rarely develops potholes.
20. The files uploaded to the server must be double-checked for viruses.