Combine each of the following pairs of sentences using a restrictive or a non-restrictive relative clause. Put commas wherever necessary.
An example is given below.
- I want a doll. It should be able to sing and dance.
We can combine these two sentences using a restrictive (or identifying) relative clause.
Note that a restrictive relative clause is not separated from the rest of the sentence with a comma.
- I want a doll which can sing and dance.
Exercise
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.
1Our general manager, ............... has retired, is planning to go abroad.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person in a non-defining relative clause.
2Our child, ............... has no appetite for food, should be taken to the doctor.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person in a non-defining relative clause.
3My grandmother, ............... could not read or write, used to tell me a lot of stories.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person in a non-defining relative clause.
4This medicine, ............... was prescribed by a doctor, relieves pain quickly.
Wrong!
Use "which" for a thing in a non-defining relative clause.
5My friend Charles, ............... was very dear to me, passed away last week.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a named person in a non-defining relative clause.
6I had an accident, about ............... I will tell you later.
Wrong!
Use "which" after a preposition when referring to a thing or event.
7I would like to consult the doctor ............... treated me last year.
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject of the relative clause "who treated me last year".
8Our grandmother told us a story ............... we had not heard before.
Wrong!
Use "which" for a thing in a defining relative clause.
9One of the boys ............... went on the study tour is missing.
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject of the relative clause "who went on the study tour".
10Students ............... belong to the Scheduled Castes and Tribes do not have to pay the application fee.
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject of the relative clause "who belong to the Scheduled Castes and Tribes".
Done.
Score: 0/10
Answers
- Our general manager, who has retired, is planning to go abroad.
- Our child, who has no appetite for food, should be taken to the doctor.
- My grandmother, who could not read or write, used to tell me a lot of stories.
- This medicine, which was prescribed by a doctor, relieves pain quickly.
- My friend Charles, who was very dear to me, passed away last week.
- I had an accident, about which I will tell you later.
- I would like to consult the doctor who treated me last year.
- Our grandmother told us a story which we had not heard before.
- One of the boys who went on the study tour is missing.
- Students who belong to the Scheduled Castes and Tribes do not have to pay the application fee.
