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relative that a bird that can't fly

We can use that instead of who or which.

The man that lives at number 8 is getting married. You haven't drunk the tea that I made for you.

fa Join the sentences in the place marked *, using that.
► I'd like to speak to the person*. She wrote this letter.

I'd Il\zt to speate to the persoi/v th a t wrote this letter.
► The tomatoes* are all bad. I bought them yesterday.

The tovwatots. th a t I bouoj ht esterda q a re a ll a d

1 Joe's got a motorbike*. It can do 200 km an hour.

2 Is that the computer*? It doesn't work.

3 Those are the trousers*. I use them for gardening.

4 A man* wants to marry my sister. He lives in New York.

5 The doctors* all said different things. They looked at my leg.

6 The flowers* are beautiful. You gave them to Aunt Sarah.

7 The children* have gone on holiday. They play football with Paul.

0 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: things that fly
Write descriptions with that. Use a dictionary if necessary.

can fly straight up flies at night and hears very well can't fly doesn't have an engine
eats small animals and birds can fly to the moon makes honey/
doesn't make honey and can bite you

► an insect
1 an insect..................................... 1 mosquito
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2 a bird..........................................
3 a bird..........................................

4 an animal.................................... ► bee

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