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Errors in the use of relative pronouns

May 12, 2012 - pdf

Correct the following sentences.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1. Jack, ................................. is my friend, is a good boy.
Wrong!
2. Last year we visited Shimla ........................................ is perhaps the best hill station in India.
Wrong!
3. This is the house .................................... I purchased from Peter.
Wrong!
4. We bought some grapes from ................................... we extracted juice.
Wrong!
5. He lent me a mattress on ................................. I slept soundly.
Wrong!
6. I have a friend .................................... mother works at a bank.
Wrong!
7. With ...................................... were you exchanging pleasantries?
Wrong!
8. We met a traveler .................................... bag was stolen.
Wrong!
9. Air, ..................................... is present everywhere, is essential for the existence of life.
Wrong!
10. Please try to understand ................................... I say.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/10

Answers

1. Jack, who is my friend, is a good boy. (That cannot be used in non-identifying relative clauses.)

2. Last year we visited Shimla which is perhaps the best hill station in India. (That is not used in non-identifying relative clauses.)

3. This is the house which I purchased from Peter. (We use which for things; who/whom for people.)

4. We bought some grapes from which we extracted juice.

5. He lent me a mattress on which I slept soundly.

6. I have a friend whose mother works at a bank.

7. With whom were you exchanging pleasantries?

8. We met a traveler whose bag was stolen. (Whose is the possessive form of who; who’s means who is or who has.)

9. Air, which is present everywhere, is essential for the existence of life.

10. Please try to understand what I say.

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