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Relative Pronouns and Adverbs Exercise

May 11, 2025 B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun or relative adverb.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I helped the man ............... had lost his way.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Who" and "that" can refer to a person as the subject of the relative clause.
2I helped the people ............... car had broken down.
Wrong!
"Whose" shows possession and links the people to their car.
3I have never talked to the people ............... live next door.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Who" and "that" can refer to people as the subject of the relative clause.
4I now teach two boys ............... mother I went to school with.
Wrong!
"Whose" shows possession and links the boys to their mother.
5My grandmother is a person ............... I admire a lot.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"That", "whom", and "who" can refer to the object of "admire" in this relative clause.
6I get on well with the people ............... I work with.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"Who", "that", and "whom" can refer to the people when the preposition comes at the end of the relative clause.
7She doesn't like the people with ............... she works.
Wrong!
"Whom" is used after the preposition "with" in a formal relative clause.
8The reason ............... I am calling is to ask for your help.
Wrong!
"Why" introduces a relative clause after "the reason".
9The last time ............... I saw her, she looked quite ill.
Wrong!
"That" can introduce a relative clause after a time expression such as "the last time".
10The restaurant ............... we had dinner was expensive.
Wrong!
"Where" refers to the place in which we had dinner.
11I spoke to the woman ............... runs the restaurant.
Wrong!
"Who" refers to the woman as the subject of "runs".
12This is the park ............... we meet.
Wrong!
"Where" refers to the place in which we meet.

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  1. I helped the man who / that had lost his way.
  2. I helped the people whose car had broken down.
  3. I have never talked to the people who / that live next door.
  4. I now teach two boys whose mother I went to school with.
  5. My grandmother is a person that / whom / who I admire a lot.
  6. I get on well with the people who / that / whom I work with.
  7. She doesn’t like the people with whom she works.
  8. The reason why I am calling is to ask for your help.
  9. The last time that I saw her, she looked quite ill.
  10. The restaurant where we had dinner was expensive.
  11. I spoke to the woman who runs the restaurant.
  12. This is the park where we meet.

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