Fill in the blanks.
1An orphan is a child ............... parents are dead.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show that the parents belong to the child.
2Do you know the name of the hotel ............... she is staying?
Wrong!
Use "where" for the place where someone is staying.
3Recently I went back to the town ............... I grew up.
Wrong!
Use "where" for the place where something happened.
4I gave her all the money ............... I had.
Wrong!
Use "that" after "all the money" in this defining relative clause.
5They give their children everything ............... they want.
Wrong!
Use "that" after "everything" in this defining relative clause.
6I cannot do much, but I will do ............... I can.
Wrong!
Use "what" to mean "the thing that" in this sentence.
7Unfortunately, I didn't get the job for ............... I applied.
Wrong!
Use "which" after the preposition "for" to refer to the job.
8When we got there, the museum, ............... we wanted to visit, was shut.
Wrong!
Use "which" in a non-defining relative clause about a thing.
9Have you found the keys ............... you lost?
Wrong!
Use "that" for the keys in this defining relative clause.
10I like the dress ............... you are wearing.
Wrong!
Use "that" for the dress in this defining relative clause.
11What is the name of the film ............... you are going to watch?
Wrong!
Use "that" for the film in this defining relative clause.
12The car, ............... I rented yesterday, broke down after a few kilometers.
Wrong!
Use "which" in a non-defining relative clause after a comma.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- An orphan is a child whose parents are dead.
- Do you know the name of the hotel where she is staying?
- Recently I went back to the town where I grew up.
- I gave her all the money that I had.
- They give their children everything that they want.
- I cannot do much, but I will do what I can.
- Unfortunately, I didn’t get the job for which I applied.
- When we got there, the museum, which we wanted to visit, was shut.
- Have you found the keys that you lost?
- I like the dress that you are wearing.
- What is the name of the film that you are going to watch?
- The car, which I rented yesterday, broke down after a few kilometers.
