Relative pronouns are words like who, which, that, whom and where. They are used to connect two clauses. They also act as the subject or object of the verb in the relative clause.
This grammar exercise tests your understanding of relative pronouns. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.
1This is the town ............... I spent my childhood.
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Use "where" for a place when it means "in which".
2This is the town in ............... I spent my childhood.
Wrong!
After the preposition "in", use "which" for a place or thing.
3This is the house ............... I bought last year.
Wrong!
Use "which" for a thing when it is the object of the relative clause.
4Here is an article ............... might interest you.
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Use "which" for a thing when it is the subject of the relative clause.
5I gave her a bag ............... she put in her bag at once.
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Use "which" because it refers to the bag and is the object of "put".
6This is Alice, ............... you met last year.
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Use "whom" for a person who is the object in a non-defining relative clause.
7I was impressed by the way ............... she did it.
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Use "in which" after "the way" in this formal relative clause.
8They got divorced a few months later, ............... surprised nobody.
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Use "which" to refer back to the whole previous clause.
9The people ............... live next door are not very friendly.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "who" and "that" can refer to people in a defining relative clause.
10The only thing ............... matters is to find our way home.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "which" and "that" can refer to a thing in a defining relative clause, though "that" is common after "the only thing".
11The woman ............... I marry should have a good sense of humor.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "who" and "whom" can refer to the woman as the object of "marry".
12She was loved by the people with ............... she worked.
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Use "whom" after the preposition "with" when referring to people.
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- This is the town where I spent my childhood.
- This is the town in which I spent my childhood.
- This is the house which I bought last year.
- Here is an article which might interest you.
- I gave her a bag which she put in her bag at once.
- This is Alice, whom you met last year.
- I was impressed by the way in which she did it.
- They got divorced a few months later, which surprised nobody.
- The people who / that live next door are not very friendly.
- The only thing which / that matters is to find our way home.
- The woman who / whom I marry should have a good sense of humor.
- She was loved by the people with whom she worked.