1The boy ............... sits there is my cousin.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person when the pronoun is the subject of the relative clause.
2The woman ............... opened the door asked us to leave.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person when the pronoun is the subject of the relative clause.
3The police arrested the man ............... had stolen the bicycle.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person when the pronoun is the subject of the relative clause.
4We bought some mangoes from ............... we extracted the juice.
Wrong!
Use "which" for a thing after a preposition such as "from".
5She was a pretty woman ............... everyone seemed to admire.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "who" and "whom" can refer to a person as the object of the relative clause.
6The man ............... car had been stolen called the police.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show possession before a noun such as "car".
7I know a girl ............... father is a sailor.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show possession before a noun such as "father".
8The child ............... parents are dead lives in foster care.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show possession before a noun such as "parents".
9Who is that girl ............... is dancing with Sam?
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person when the pronoun is the subject of the relative clause.
10There I met a man ............... seemed to know everything.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person when the pronoun is the subject of the relative clause.
11Uneasy lies the head ............... wears the crown.
Wrong!
Use "that" in the fixed proverb "Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown".
12He is a singer ............... enjoys a considerable fan following all over the world.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person when the pronoun is the subject of the relative clause.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The boy who sits there is my cousin.
- The woman who opened the door asked us to leave.
- The police arrested the man who had stolen the bicycle.
- We bought some mangoes from which we extracted the juice.
- She was a pretty woman who / whom everyone seemed to admire.
- The man whose car had been stolen called the police.
- I know a girl whose father is a sailor.
- The child whose parents are dead lives in foster care.
- Who is that girl who is dancing with Sam?
- There I met a man who seemed to know everything.
- Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.
- He is a singer who enjoys a considerable fan following all over the world.
