Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.
1. The people ............................... walked in just now seem to be rich.
We use who to refer to people.
2. The girl ...................................... answered the phone seemed rather clueless.
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause, we use who to refer to people.
3. Where is the person ........................................ called the police?
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause, we use who to refer to people.
4. I have lost the paper on ...................................... I had written her address.
In relative clauses which is used to refer to inanimate objects.
5. She is the woman ...................................... I have always wanted to marry.
Here the relative pronoun is the object of the relative clause; hence we use whom.
6. The woman .................................... child had gone missing was frantic.
In relative clauses whose replaces words like her or his.
7. I know a girl ........................................ father is an artist.
In relative clauses whose replaces words like her or his.
8. The man .................................... bag was stolen complained to the police.
9. Who is that girl ..................................... is sitting beside James?
10. I talked to a man ......................................... had just returned from an overseas trip.
11. He ....................................... has nothing to lose has no worries.
12. The woman ....................................... you can see over there is my cousin.
Answers
1. The people who walked in just now seem to be rich.
2. The girl who answered the phone seemed rather clueless.
3. Where is the person who called the police?
4. I have lost the paper on which I had written her address.
5. She is the woman whom I have always wanted to marry.
6. The woman whose child had gone missing was frantic.
7. I know a girl whose father is an artist.
8. The man whose bag was stolen complained to the police.
9. Who is that girl who is sitting beside James?
10. I talked to a man who had just returned from an overseas trip.
11. He who has nothing to lose has no worries.
12. The woman whom you can see over there is my cousin.
