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Relative Pronouns Exercise

May 16, 2019 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1The village ............... I was born is a few hundred miles from here.
Wrong!
Use "where" to mean "in which" when referring to a place.
2This is the store in ............... I used to work.
Wrong!
After the preposition "in", use "which" for a place or thing in a formal relative clause.
3He was admired by the people with ............... he worked.
Wrong!
After the preposition "with", use "whom" for people in a formal relative clause.
4He was loved by the people ............... he worked with.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
With the preposition at the end, "that" and "whom" can refer to people as the object of the relative clause.
5This is the house in ............... I was born.
Wrong!
After the preposition "in", use "which" to refer to a place in a formal relative clause.
6This is the room ............... I was born in.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
With the preposition at the end, "that" and "which" can refer to a place or thing.
7I don't know ............... she is from.
Wrong!
Use "where" to introduce an indirect question about place.
8Do you know ............... country she is from?
Wrong!
Use "which" before a noun when identifying one choice from a set.
9He always quarreled with the people with ............... he worked.
Wrong!
After the preposition "with", use "whom" for people in a formal relative clause.
10Do you know ............... I met at the club yesterday?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "who" and "whom" can be used as the object in this indirect question, though "whom" is more formal.
11............... she said made me angry.
Wrong!
Use "What" to mean "the thing that" as the subject of the sentence.
12You should give me ............... I want.
Wrong!
Use "what" to mean "the thing that" after "give me" here.
Done.
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Answers

  1. The village where I was born is a few hundred miles from here.
  2. This is the store in which I used to work.
  3. He was admired by the people with whom he worked.
  4. He was loved by the people that / whom he worked with.
  5. This is the house in which I was born.
  6. This is the room that / which I was born in.
  7. I don’t know where she is from.
  8. Do you know which country she is from?
  9. He always quarreled with the people with whom he worked.
  10. Do you know who / whom I met at the club yesterday?
  11. What she said made me angry.
  12. You should give me what I want.
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