Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun or relative adverb.
1. This is the new laptop ……………………… my father bought yesterday.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
In identifying relative clauses, either that or which can be used to refer to things.
2. The village ……………………….. we live is infested with rats.
Correct!
Wrong!
Where can mean in which.
3. We live in an old house ………………………….. is infested with rats.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either which or that is possible here.
4. The Taj Mahal, ……………………….. is the finest tomb in the world, is built by Shah Jahan.
Correct!
Wrong!
We cannot use that in non-identifying relative clauses.
5. Pinki, ………………………. father is a native of Mumbai, speaks both Hindi and Marathi fluently.
Correct!
Wrong!
Whose replaces pronouns like his, her or their.
6. This is my brother …………………………. you met yesterday.
Correct!
Wrong!
Who is also possible here in a less careful style.
7. Twinkle, ………………………… I want to meet, is my cousin.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. His sister knows the place ………………………… he keeps his money.
Correct!
Wrong!
Where can mean at which.
9. The school ……………………….. my brother worked for five years is the only school on the island.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. Napoleon, ……………………….. the French honor, died at St. Helena.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. The boy ………………………….. was not paying attention in the class was reprimanded by the teacher.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. The man ………………………… lives next door is very friendly.
Correct!
Wrong!
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause, we use who, not whom.
Answers
- This is the new laptop that/which my father bought yesterday.
- The village where we live is infested with rats.
- We live in an old house which is infested with rats.
- The Taj Mahal, which is the finest tomb in the world, is built by Shah Jahan.
- Pinki, whose father is a native of Mumbai, speaks both Hindi and Marathi fluently.
- This is my brother whom you met yesterday.
- Twinkle, whom I want to meet, is my cousin.
- His sister knows the place where he keeps his money.
- The school where my brother worked for five years is the only school on the island.
- Napoleon, whom the French honor, died at St. Helena.
- The boy who was not paying attention in the class was reprimanded by the teacher.
- The man who lives next door is very friendly.
