Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1The old cinema, ............... was built in the 1930s, has finally been restored.
Wrong!
Use "which" in a non-defining relative clause after commas; "that" is not used in this comma-marked extra-information clause.
2The engineer ............... designed the new flood barrier explained the risks to the council.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person as the subject of a defining relative clause.
3The passenger ............... suitcase had been left on the platform contacted the station manager.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show possession: the suitcase belongs to the passenger.
4They converted the warehouse into a workshop ............... local artists can rent tools by the hour.
Wrong!
Use "where" for a place when the relative clause means 'in that place'.
5Do you remember the week ............... the external audit was finally completed?
Wrong!
Use "when" for a time expression when the relative clause means 'at that time'.
6The consultant to ............... the director sent the confidential report works for an independent agency.
Wrong!
After a fronted preposition such as 'to', use the formal object form "whom".
7Ms Alvarez, ............... joined the company during the merger, now leads the legal team.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person in a non-defining relative clause; "that" is not used after commas for extra information.
8The app ............... they launched in April now has more than a million users.
Wrong!
Use "that" for a defining relative clause referring to a thing when the pronoun is the object of the verb 'launched'.
9The annual report, ............... the board published yesterday, includes a detailed climate-risk section.
Wrong!
Use "which" in a non-defining clause that adds extra information about a thing; "that" is not used after the comma.
10The scientists, ............... research challenged the earlier results, were invited to repeat the experiment.
Wrong!
Use "whose" before a noun to show that the noun belongs to or is associated with the antecedent.
11The platform ............... passengers board the night train is being resurfaced this month.
Wrong!
Use "where" after a place noun when the relative clause means 'in which place'.
12Dr Singh, ............... the committee interviewed last week, has accepted the research post.
Wrong!
Use "whom" for a person as the object in a non-defining relative clause; "that" is not used in clauses set off by commas.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The old cinema, which was built in the 1930s, has finally been restored.
- The engineer who designed the new flood barrier explained the risks to the council.
- The passenger whose suitcase had been left on the platform contacted the station manager.
- They converted the warehouse into a workshop where local artists can rent tools by the hour.
- Do you remember the week when the external audit was finally completed?
- The consultant to whom the director sent the confidential report works for an independent agency.
- Ms Alvarez, who joined the company during the merger, now leads the legal team.
- The app that they launched in April now has more than a million users.
- The annual report, which the board published yesterday, includes a detailed climate-risk section.
- The scientists, whose research challenged the earlier results, were invited to repeat the experiment.
- The platform where passengers board the night train is being resurfaced this month.
- Dr Singh, whom the committee interviewed last week, has accepted the research post.
