Complete the following sentences using appropriate relative pronouns.
1He got addicted to gambling, ............... surprised nobody.
Wrong!
Use "which" to introduce a non-defining relative clause that refers to the whole previous idea.
2I know a girl ............... mother runs a beauty parlor.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show possession between the girl and her mother.
3I will never forget the day ............... I first met him.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After a time noun like "day", both "when" and "that" can introduce this defining relative clause.
4Do you know a shop ............... I can buy cameras?
Wrong!
Use "where" for a place when the meaning is "in which".
5Is that your car ............... is parked outside?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "that" and "which" can refer to the car in this defining relative clause.
6I don't know the reason ............... she doesn't like me.
Wrong!
Use "why" after "the reason" to introduce the relative clause.
7I have a friend ............... works in a pub.
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject of a relative clause referring to a person.
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- He got addicted to gambling, which surprised nobody.
- I know a girl whose mother runs a beauty parlor.
- I will never forget the day when / that I first met him.
- Do you know a shop where I can buy cameras?
- Is that your car that / which is parked outside?
- I don’t know the reason why she doesn’t like me.
- I have a friend who works in a pub.