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"Reduced" relative clauses.

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  • Who is that boy (that boy is walking in the forest)?
    Who is that boy walking in the forest?
  • ) They called a lawyer (the lawyer lived nearby)
    They called a lawyer living nearby.
  • The bread was delicious. It was John who bought the bread.
    The bread, bought by John, was delicious.
  • The television was stolen (the television was bought twenty years ago)
    The television bought twenty years ago was stolen
  • Julia is on the train (the train is arriving at Platform 3)
    Julia is on the train arriving at Platform 3.
  • The man is in the garden (the man is wearing a blue jumper)
    The man wearing a blue jumper is in the garden
  • (whistle) a song, she danced through the house with the mop.
    Whistling a song, she danced through the house with the mop.
  • (sing) by him, every song sounds just wonderful.
    Sung by him, every song sounds just wonderful.
  • The bus is very fast. It is coming from the tunnel.
    The bus, coming from the tunnel, is very fast.
  • The man is over there (the man wants coffee)
    The man wanting coffee is over there.
  • People will not be allowed to enter. People who have arrived late.
    People arriving late will not be allowed to enter
  • I often buy cheese (the cheese is imported from Paris)
    I often buy cheese imported from Paris
  • Don't wake the baby (the baby is sleeping in the next room)
    Don't wake the baby sleeping in the next room.
  • (Search) for her gloves, she dug through the entire wardrobe.
    Searching for her gloves, she dug through the entire wardrobe.
  • We broke the computer (the computer belongs to my father).
    We broke the computer belonging to my father.
  • (blind) by the sun, the driver didn’t see the stop sign.
    Blinded by the sun, the driver didn’t see the stop sign.
  • This is an old photograph. (It was taken of my grandmother.)
    This is an old photograph taken by my grandmother.
  • The cookies are over. They were made by my grandmother.
    The cookies made by my grandmother are over.
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