Fill in the blanks with appropriate relative pronouns.
1The crow dropped the piece of cheese ............... the fox snapped up immediately.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Which" and "that" can refer to the piece of cheese in this defining relative clause.
2People ............... live in glass houses must not throw stones.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Who" and "that" can refer to people as the subject of a defining relative clause.
3Last year we visited the Leaning Tower of Pisa, ............... is a great architectural marvel.
Wrong!
"Which" refers to the Leaning Tower of Pisa in this non-defining relative clause.
4Where is the book ............... I left here yesterday?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"That" and "which" can refer to the book in this defining relative clause.
5It was a wretched hut ............... she lived.
Wrong!
"In which" means "in the hut" and correctly includes the needed preposition.
6Napoleon, ............... the French admire, was a great general.
Wrong!
"Whom" is the object of "admire" in this non-defining relative clause.
7The boys gave a loud shout, ............... was heard across the park.
Wrong!
"Which" refers to the loud shout in this non-defining relative clause.
8The conference ............... was held at a five-star hotel was a huge success.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Which" and "that" can refer to the conference in this defining relative clause.
9The boy spoke to the soldier ............... arm was in a sling.
Wrong!
"Whose" shows that the arm belonged to the soldier.
10The captain praised Martin, ............... bowling was very good.
Wrong!
"Whose" shows that the bowling belonged to Martin.
11James, ............... is my cousin, is a pilot.
Wrong!
"Who" is the subject of the non-defining relative clause about James.
12The girl ............... you see there sings very well.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Who" and "whom" can refer to the girl as the object of "see".
Answers
- The crow dropped the piece of cheese which / that the fox snapped up immediately.
- People who / that live in glass houses must not throw stones.
- Last year we visited the Leaning Tower of Pisa, which is a great architectural marvel.
- Where is the book that / which I left here yesterday?
- It was a wretched hut in which she lived.
- Napoleon, whom the French admire, was a great general.
- The boys gave a loud shout, which was heard across the park.
- The conference which / that was held at a five-star hotel was a huge success.
- The boy spoke to the soldier whose arm was in a sling.
- The captain praised Martin, whose bowling was very good.
- James, who is my cousin, is a pilot.
- The girl who / whom you see there sings very well.