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Relative Pronouns Exercise

August 18, 2018 B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I know the place ............... he lives.
Wrong!
Use "where" to refer to a place when it means "in which" or "at which".
2He is the man ............... rescued my sister.
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject of a relative clause referring to a person.
3He never does anything ............... is silly.
Wrong!
Use "that" after "anything" in this defining relative clause.
4Here is the book ............... you want.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "that" and "which" can refer to the thing in this defining relative clause.
5People ............... live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject of a relative clause referring to people.
6Any student ............... fails to do the homework will be punished.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "who" and "that" can refer to a person in this defining relative clause.
7He laughs best ............... laughs last.
Wrong!
Use "who" as the subject of the relative clause in this proverb.
8This is the reason ............... he came late.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "that" and "why" can follow "reason" in this sentence.
9The explanation ............... he gave us was not satisfactory.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "that" and "which" can refer to "explanation" in this defining relative clause.
10The houses in ............... the Burmese live are generally built of bamboo.
Wrong!
Use "which" after the preposition "in" to refer back to "houses".
11He met a girl ............... eyes were blue.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show possession before the noun "eyes".
12The author lives in that cottage ............... overlooks the lake.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "which" and "that" can refer to "cottage" in this defining relative clause.

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  1. I know the place where he lives.
  2. He is the man who rescued my sister.
  3. He never does anything that is silly.
  4. Here is the book that / which you want.
  5. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
  6. Any student who / that fails to do the homework will be punished.
  7. He laughs best who laughs last.
  8. This is the reason that / why he came late.
  9. The explanation that / which he gave us was not satisfactory.
  10. The houses in which the Burmese live are generally built of bamboo.
  11. He met a girl whose eyes were blue.
  12. The author lives in that cottage which / that overlooks the lake.

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