Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.
1. I know the place …………………….. he lives.
When we separate the clauses we get: I know the place. He lives there. The relative pronoun where replaces place words like there.
2. He is the man ……………………….. rescued my sister.
When we separate the clauses we get: He is the man. He rescued my sister. The relative pronoun who replaces words like he, she and they.
3. He never does anything ………………………….. is silly.
The relative pronoun that is preferred after words like all, any or anything.
4. Here is the book …………………….. you want.
When we separate the clauses we get: Here is the book. You want it. The relative pronoun that can replace words like he, she and it.
5. People ………………………. live in glass houses should not throw stones.
The relative pronoun who is used to talk about people.
6. Any student ………………………… fails to do the homework will be punished.
7. He laughs best ……………………….. laughs last.
8. This is the reason ………………………… he came late.
We can use that or why after reason.
9. The explanation …………………………. he gave us was not satisfactory.
10. The houses in …………………………… the Burmese live are generally built of bamboo.
11. He met a girl ……………………….. eyes were blue.
The relative pronoun whose replaces words like his or her.
12. The author lives in that cottage ……………………….. overlooks the lake.
That and which can both refer to things in identifying relative clauses.
Answers
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 you want.
5. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
6. Any student who 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 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.
