Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.
1He is a writer ............... works are widely known.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show possession: the works belong to the writer.
2Bring me the file ............... is on the table.
Wrong!
Use "which" for a thing in a defining relative clause.
3People ............... live in glass houses must not throw stones.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "who" or "that" for people in a defining relative clause.
4Napoleon, for ............... the French had great admiration, died at St. Helena.
Wrong!
After the preposition "for", use "whom" for a person.
5John, ............... is my cousin, works abroad.
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject in a non-defining relative clause about a person.
6The boy ............... fell off the ladder has hurt his leg.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "that" or "who" for a person in a defining relative clause.
7Where is the box ............... I left here yesterday?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "that" or "which" for a thing in a defining relative clause when the pronoun is the object.
8The woman, ............... you were talking to, is my boss.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "who" or "whom" as the object in a non-defining relative clause about a person.
9Winston Churchill, ............... was a great politician and statesman, was also a great writer.
Wrong!
Use "who" in a non-defining relative clause about a person.
10Mark Twain, ............... wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," is my favorite writer.
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject in a non-defining relative clause about a person.
Answers
- He is a writer whose works are widely known.
- Bring me the file which is on the table.
- People who / that live in glass houses must not throw stones.
- Napoleon, for whom the French had great admiration, died at St. Helena.
- John, who is my cousin, works abroad.
- The boy that / who fell off the ladder has hurt his leg.
- Where is the box that / which I left here yesterday?
- The woman, who / whom you were talking to, is my boss.
- Winston Churchill, who was a great politician and statesman, was also a great writer.
- Mark Twain, who wrote “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” is my favorite writer.
