1The village ............... I was born is a few hundred miles from here.
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Use "where" to mean "in which" when referring to a place.
2This is the store in ............... I used to work.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Use "where" to introduce an indirect question about place.
8Do you know ............... country she is from?
Select 2 answers.
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Both "what" and "which" can be used before a noun such as "country" to ask about one of a group; "that" cannot introduce a question.
9He always quarreled with the people with ............... he worked.
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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.
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Use "What" to mean "the thing that" as the subject of the sentence.
12You should give me ............... I want.
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Use "what" to mean "the thing that" after "give me" here.
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- The village where I was born is a few hundred miles from here.
- This is the store in which I used to work.
- He was admired by the people with whom he worked.
- He was loved by the people that / whom he worked with.
- This is the house in which I was born.
- This is the room that / which I was born in.
- I don’t know where she is from.
- Do you know what / which country she is from?
- He always quarreled with the people with whom he worked.
- Do you know who / whom I met at the club yesterday?
- What she said made me angry.
- You should give me what I want.