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Relative Pronoun Exercise

June 22, 2019 B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.
Progress 0 of 11 answered
1Get me the file ............... is on the table.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "that" or "which" for a thing in a defining relative clause.
2The house ............... she lived was very small.
Wrong!
Use "where" for a place when it means "in which".
3The boy ............... fell into the well was rescued.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person when it is the subject of the relative clause.
4The girl ............... we met at the library is an aspiring writer.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "who" or "whom" for a person when it is the object of the relative clause.
5Ravi, ............... is my nephew, is a brilliant student.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person in this non-defining relative clause.
6This is the dog ............... I was talking about.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "that" or "which" for an animal in a defining relative clause.
7The exhibition ............... was held in the town hall attracted tens of thousands of people.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "which" or "that" for a thing in a defining relative clause.
8Where are the books ............... I left on the table?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "that" or "which" for things in a defining relative clause.
9The man ............... car was stolen went to the police.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show that the car belonged to the man.
10I know a girl ............... brother serves in the army.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show that the brother is related to the girl.
11The rope ............... was old snapped.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "which" or "that" for a thing in a defining relative clause.

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  1. Get me the file that / which is on the table.
  2. The house where she lived was very small.
  3. The boy who fell into the well was rescued.
  4. The girl who / whom we met at the library is an aspiring writer.
  5. Ravi, who is my nephew, is a brilliant student.
  6. This is the dog that / which I was talking about.
  7. The exhibition which / that was held in the town hall attracted tens of thousands of people.
  8. Where are the books that / which I left on the table?
  9. The man whose car was stolen went to the police.
  10. I know a girl whose brother serves in the army.
  11. The rope which / that was old snapped.

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