Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.
1. The know the man ……………………….. filed the complaint.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use who to refer to people.
2. This is the boy ………………………….. I was talking about.
Correct!
Wrong!
In identifying relative clauses that can be used instead of whom.
3. I know a woman ………………………….. sells spices in the market.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use who to refer to people.
4. It was a question …………………………. no one could answer.
Correct!
Wrong!
In identifying relative clauses, either which or that can refer to things, ideas etc.
5. The plants ………………………….. I bought from the nursery last week have died.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. The woman ………………………… knee was broken required surgery.
Correct!
Wrong!
The woman required surgery. Her knee was broken. We use whose in the place of possessive adjectives like his, her, their etc. The woman whose knee was broken required surgery.
7. The child ……………………….. parents had died now lives in an orphanage.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. The flowers ………………………….. were used to decorate the stage were not real.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either that or which is possible here.
9. The parrot ………………………….. I have been keeping for a while can speak a few words.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
10. The boys ……………………………. have been selected for the team are practicing in the stadium.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. This is the house ………………………….. I bought from my uncle.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. The man released the birds ………………………….. were kept in a cage.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either which or that can refer to things, animals etc in identifying relative clauses.
Answers
- The know the man who filed the complaint.
- This is the boy that I was talking about.
- I know a woman who sells spices in the market.
- It was a question which / that no one could answer.
- The plants which / that I bought from the nursery last week have died.
- The woman whose knee was broken required surgery.
- The child whose parents had died now lives in an orphanage.
- The flowers which / that were used to decorate the stage were not real.
- The parrot which / that I have been keeping for a while can speak a few words.
- The boys who have been selected for the team are practicing in the stadium.
- This is the house which / that I bought from my uncle.
- The man released the birds which / that were kept in a cage.
