Combine the following sentences using an appropriate relative pronoun.
1I met a man ............... had just returned from France.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person who is the subject of the relative clause.
2I will give you ............... you need.
Wrong!
Use "what" to mean "the thing that" when there is no noun before the relative clause.
3The books ............... you read are not worth reading.
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Use "which" for things when the relative clause gives more information about a noun.
4Only he ............... wears the shoes knows where it pinches.
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Use "who" for a person who is the subject of the relative clause.
5The audience applauded Mary, ............... performance was spectacular.
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Use "whose" to show possession before a noun such as "performance".
6John, ............... is always mischievous, was punished.
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Use "who" in a non-defining relative clause about a person.
7Kochi, ............... has a natural harbor, can handle large ships.
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Use "which" in a non-defining relative clause about a place or thing.
8This is my son of ............... I am very proud.
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Use "whom" after a preposition in formal relative clauses.
9He is a writer ............... works are well-known.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show possession before a noun such as "works".
10This is the man ............... house was burgled.
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Use "whose" to show possession before a noun such as "house".
Answers
- I met a man who had just returned from France.
- I will give you what you need.
- The books which you read are not worth reading.
- Only he who wears the shoes knows where it pinches.
- The audience applauded Mary, whose performance was spectacular.
- John, who is always mischievous, was punished.
- Kochi, which has a natural harbor, can handle large ships.
- This is my son of whom I am very proud.
- He is a writer whose works are well-known.
- This is the man whose house was burgled.
