1The people ............... walked in just now seem to be rich.
Wrong!
Use "who" for people when the relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause.
2The girl ............... answered the phone seemed rather clueless.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person when the relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause.
3Where is the person ............... called the police?
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person when the relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause.
4I have lost the paper on ............... I had written her address.
Wrong!
Use "which" after a preposition to refer to a thing in a relative clause.
5She is the woman ............... I have always wanted to marry.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "who" and "whom" can refer to the woman as the object of the verb "marry" in this sentence.
6The woman ............... child had gone missing was frantic.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show that the child belongs to the woman.
7I know a girl ............... father is an artist.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show that the father belongs to the girl.
8The man ............... bag was stolen complained to the police.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show that the bag belongs to the man.
9Who is that girl ............... is sitting beside James?
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person when the relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause.
10I talked to a man ............... had just returned from an overseas trip.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person when the relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause.
11He ............... has nothing to lose has no worries.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person when the relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause.
12The woman ............... you can see over there is my cousin.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "who" and "whom" can refer to the woman as the object of the verb "see" in this sentence.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The people who walked in just now seem to be rich.
- The girl who answered the phone seemed rather clueless.
- Where is the person who called the police?
- I have lost the paper on which I had written her address.
- She is the woman who / whom I have always wanted to marry.
- The woman whose child had gone missing was frantic.
- I know a girl whose father is an artist.
- The man whose bag was stolen complained to the police.
- Who is that girl who is sitting beside James?
- I talked to a man who had just returned from an overseas trip.
- He who has nothing to lose has no worries.
- The woman who / whom you can see over there is my cousin.
