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 a crown.
Wrong!
Use "that" in the fixed proverb "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown"; "head" is a thing, so "who" and "whom" are not used.
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.
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- 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 a crown.
- He is a singer who enjoys a considerable fan following all over the world.