Reduced Relative Clauses — Present Participle (C1)

The woman ___ to the manager is our new HR director. (= who is talking)

Passengers ___ on flight BA207 should proceed to gate 12. (= who are travelling)

The road ___ to the village was blocked by snow. (= which leads)

Do you know the man ___ by the window over there? (= who is sitting)

The factory employs a machine ___ 500 bottles a minute. (= which fills)

Anyone ___ to leave early must sign the register. (= who wishes)

We received a letter ___ the changes to the policy. (= which explained / which explains)

The candidate ___ the most experience was offered the role. (= who had)

Shares ___ faster than expected forced the board to act. (= which were rising / which rose)

The journalist ___ the story won an award. (= who broke)

There was a long queue of customers ___ to complain about the delay. (= who were waiting)

Employees ___ from home must log their hours daily. (= who work)

A sign ___ visitors to keep off the grass had fallen over. (= which warned / which warns)

The athletes ___ in the marathon came from over forty countries. (= who were competing)

Companies ___ losses for three years running were removed from the index. (= which had reported)