Fill in the blanks with a preposition + relative pronoun.
1Janet, ............... I stay, is an architect.
Wrong!
Use "with whom" for a person after the preposition "with" in a formal relative clause.
2I bought some grapes ............... I extracted the juice.
Wrong!
Use "from which" because the juice was extracted from the grapes.
3Fortunately I had travel insurance, ............... I would have been in real trouble.
Wrong!
Use "without which" to refer to the travel insurance after the preposition "without".
4This is Peter, ............... I was talking.
Wrong!
Use "about whom" for a person after the preposition "about" in a formal relative clause.
5The knife ............... he cut the bread was not very sharp.
Wrong!
Use "with which" because the knife is the instrument used to cut the bread.
6She has three children, all ............... are doctors.
Wrong!
Use "of whom" to refer to people after "all of" in a relative clause.
7She has written several stories, most ............... I have read.
Wrong!
Use "of which" to refer to things after "most of" in a relative clause.
8I tried on several jackets, none of ............... fitted me perfectly.
Wrong!
Use "which" after "none of" because it refers to the jackets.
9He has written a novel, the name of ............... I can't remember now.
Wrong!
Use "which" in "the name of which" because it refers to the novel.
10He got married again, ............... surprised nobody.
Wrong!
Use "which" to refer to the whole previous clause in a non-defining relative clause.
11I bought a straw ............... I drank the juice.
Wrong!
Use "with which" because the straw is the instrument used to drink the juice.
12He has a daughter, the name ............... I can't remember.
Wrong!
Use "of whom" in "the name of whom" because it refers to his daughter.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Janet, with whom I stay, is an architect.
- I bought some grapes from which I extracted the juice.
- Fortunately I had travel insurance, without which I would have been in real trouble.
- This is Peter, about whom I was talking.
- The knife with which he cut the bread was not very sharp.
- She has three children, all of whom are doctors.
- She has written several stories, most of which I have read.
- I tried on several jackets, none of which fitted me perfectly.
- He has written a novel, the name of which I can’t remember now.
- He got married again, which surprised nobody.
- I bought a straw with which I drank the juice.
- He has a daughter, the name of whom I can’t remember.
