Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1The nurse ............... helped my grandfather was very kind.
Wrong!
Use "who" because the relative clause describes a person, the nurse.
2I downloaded an app ............... tracks my study time.
Wrong!
Use "which" because the relative clause describes a thing, the app.
3This is the café ............... we met after class.
Wrong!
Use "where" because the relative clause describes a place, the café.
4Friday is the day ............... our new course begins.
Wrong!
Use "when" because the relative clause describes a time, the day.
5The student ............... phone was ringing left the room quickly.
Wrong!
Use "whose" because it shows that the phone belongs to the student.
6The book ............... I borrowed from you is on my desk.
Wrong!
Use "that" because it can refer to a thing, the book, as the object of the relative clause.
7The designer ............... we met yesterday showed us the new logo.
Wrong!
Use "who" because it refers to a person, the designer, as the object of the relative clause.
8The train ............... goes to Brighton leaves from platform six.
Wrong!
Use "that" because the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause; it cannot be left out.
9My laptop, ............... I bought last year, still works well.
Wrong!
Use "which" in a non-defining relative clause after a comma; "that" is not used in this comma clause.
10Our manager, ............... speaks three languages, is visiting the Madrid office.
Wrong!
Use "who" in a non-defining relative clause about a person after a comma.
11Technology has changed the way ............... people communicate at work.
Wrong!
Use "in which" after the noun "way" in this more formal relative structure.
12The dog ............... won the local show belongs to my neighbour.
Wrong!
Use "which" because the relative clause gives more information about the dog as the subject of "won".
Answers
- The nurse who helped my grandfather was very kind.
- I downloaded an app which tracks my study time.
- This is the café where we met after class.
- Friday is the day when our new course begins.
- The student whose phone was ringing left the room quickly.
- The book that I borrowed from you is on my desk.
- The designer who we met yesterday showed us the new logo.
- The train that goes to Brighton leaves from platform six.
- My laptop, which I bought last year, still works well.
- Our manager, who speaks three languages, is visiting the Madrid office.
- Technology has changed the way in which people communicate at work.
- The dog which won the local show belongs to my neighbour.
