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Relative pronouns Exercise

July 1, 2015 - B1pdf

Combine the following sentences using appropriate relative pronouns.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1Jane, with ............... I traveled to Delhi, is a nice girl.
Wrong!
After the preposition with, use "whom" for a person in a formal relative clause.
2This is the hotel ............... our meetings used to take place.
Wrong!
Use "where" to refer to a place in a relative clause.
3The apples ............... I bought yesterday were good.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "which" or "that" for things in a defining relative clause.
4This is the girl ............... won first prize.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person who is the subject of a relative clause.
5This is the house ............... my father bought last year.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "that" or "which" for a thing in a defining relative clause.
6The 1950s were a time ............... the cost of living was low.
Wrong!
Use "when" to refer to a time in a relative clause.
7The washing machine ............... I bought yesterday was not very expensive.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "which" or "that" for a thing in a defining relative clause.
8The traveler ............... I met on the way was a well-read person.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "whom" or "who" for a person who is the object of a relative clause.
9I saw a girl ............... beauty took my breath away.
Wrong!
Use "whose" before a noun to show possession in a relative clause.
10He has written a novel ............... name I have forgotten.
Wrong!
Use "whose" before a noun to show possession in a relative clause.
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Answers

  1. Jane, with whom I traveled to Delhi, is a nice girl.
  2. This is the hotel where our meetings used to take place.
  3. The apples which / that I bought yesterday were good.
  4. This is the girl who won first prize.
  5. This is the house that / which my father bought last year.
  6. The 1950s were a time when the cost of living was low.
  7. The washing machine which / that I bought yesterday was not very expensive.
  8. The traveler whom / who I met on the way was a well-read person.
  9. I saw a girl whose beauty took my breath away.
  10. He has written a novel whose name I have forgotten.
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