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pilarmham
Spain

RELATIVES
 
Could you help me solve these questions? (they are from a fabulous worksheet I downloaded here, but I �m afraid I don �t know some of the answers).

Which answer is correct?

1. "I have three brothers, ____________ are businessmen".
a. that all of them b. who they all c. all of whom d. who all of them

2. "He possesses all ___________ makes life agreeable".
a. which b. that c. what d. to

3. "Yang Liwei was the first Chinese astronaut __________ into space".
a. to be flown b. to have flown c. to be flying d. to fly

Thank you for all the help I always find in you.

14 Mar 2012      





cunliffe
United Kingdom

Hiya!  1c,  2b,  3a.

For no.2, I would prefer �that which �

14 Mar 2012     



dinglesazara
Spain

Agree with cunliffe all that= everything that)
 
Nice day!Smile

14 Mar 2012     



kodora
Greece

I think that the correct answers are:1c,2b,3d
Dora

14 Mar 2012     



w3hw3t
Turkey

i think no:2 is what,C,
in my opinion if there is no comma,before that,we can use that n which,That �s why i think if That is right,Which might be right as well.So i choose C :)
Memo

14 Mar 2012     



ldthemagicman
United Kingdom

Dear Pilarmham,
 
 
1. "I have three brothers, C. all of whom are businessmen".
a. that all of them b. who they all c. all of whom d. who all of them
 

2. "He possesses all B. that makes life agreeable".
a. which b. that c. what d. to
 

3. "Yang Liwei was the first Chinese astronaut A. to be flown into space".
a. to be flown b. to have flown c. to be flying d. to fly
 
The astronaut did not �fly� into space.  He did not �fly� the rocket up into the air.  The rocket was �propelled� into space by the ground-crew.  They �flew� the rocket: the astronaut was a passenger.  He was passive.  He was �flown� into space by the ground-crew.
An astronaut flies �in� space.  �In� space indicates passage through space.  An astronaut does not fly �into� space, unless he/she is �flying� the rocket and then enters space.  �Into� indicates passage from �outside� to �inside�.  The rocket was propelled from Earth�s atmosphere �into� space, by the ground-crew.  The astronaut did not �fly� it into space.  He was �flown� into space.
B. "To have flown" means that the astronaut �flew� the rocket.  He did not �fly� it.
C. "To be flying" means that the astronaut �flew� the rocket. He did not �fly� it.
D. This astronaut was passive. He was not flying the rocket, he did not, "fly into space", D.
A. "Yang Liwei was the first Chinese astronaut A. to be flown into space", A.
 
Les

15 Mar 2012     



pilarmham
Spain

Thank you very much, Les. I was about to post my question again and then I saw your answer.  Now everything is clear.

16 Mar 2012