Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.
1They know the man ............... filed the complaint.
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Wrong!
Use "who" or "that" for a person who is the subject of a defining relative clause.
2This is the boy ............... I was talking about.
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Wrong!
Use "who" or "that" for a person who is the object of a defining relative clause.
3I know a woman ............... sells spices in the market.
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Wrong!
Use "who" or "that" for a person who is the subject of a defining relative clause.
4It was a question ............... no one could answer.
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Wrong!
Use "that" or "which" for a thing or idea in a defining relative clause.
5The plants ............... I bought from the nursery last week have died.
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Wrong!
Use "which" or "that" for things in a defining relative clause.
6The woman ............... knee was broken required surgery.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show possession before the noun "knee".
7The child ............... parents had died now lives in an orphanage.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show possession before the noun "parents".
8The flowers ............... were used to decorate the stage were not real.
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Wrong!
Use "that" or "which" for things that are the subject of a defining relative clause.
9The parrot ............... I have been keeping for a while can speak a few words.
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Wrong!
Use "that" or "which" for an animal as the object of a defining relative clause.
10The boys ............... have been selected for the team are practicing in the stadium.
Wrong!
Use "who" for people who are the subject of a defining relative clause.
11This is the house ............... I bought from my uncle.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "that" or "which" for a thing as the object of a defining relative clause.
12The man released the birds ............... were kept in a cage.
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Wrong!
Use "that" or "which" for animals that are the subject of a defining relative clause.
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- They know the man who / that filed the complaint.
- This is the boy who / that I was talking about.
- I know a woman who / that sells spices in the market.
- It was a question that / which 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 that / which were used to decorate the stage were not real.
- The parrot that / which 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 that / which I bought from my uncle.
- The man released the birds that / which were kept in a cage.