Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.
1. The police are searching for the man ………………………… abducted the child.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use who to refer to people and which to refer to things.
2. This is the book ………………………….. I was talking about.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either which or that can refer to things in identifying relative clauses.
3. Do you know anyone ………………………. can repair my camera?
Correct!
Wrong!
4. The jewels ……………………….. the heiress wore were very expensive.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either which or that can refer to things in identifying relative clauses.
5. The flowers ………………………… adorn the dais are artificial.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either which or that can refer to things in identifying relative clauses.
6. The athlete ………………………… ankle was broken might need surgery.
Correct!
Wrong!
Whose can refer to both people and things. Use it to replace pronouns in the possessive case.
7. The parrot …………………………. wings are broken may not fly ever again.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. The clown ……………………….. antics amused everyone was not happy in his life.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The microwave oven …………………………… I bought for Christmas was not very expensive.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either which or that can refer to things in identifying relative clauses.
10. Athletes ………………………… practice everyday are more likely to win.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. This is the house ………………………….. I inherited from my grandfather.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either which or that can refer to things in identifying relative clauses.
12. The lion killed the deer ………………………….. was drinking water from the stream.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either which or that can refer to things in identifying relative clauses.
Answers
- The police are searching for the man who abducted the child.
- This is the book that / which I was talking about.
- Do you know anyone who can repair my camera?
- The jewels which / that the heiress wore were very expensive.
- The flowers which / that adorn the dais are artificial.
- The athlete whose ankle was broken might need surgery.
- The parrot whose wings are broken may not fly ever again.
- The clown whose antics amused everyone was not happy in his life.
- The microwave oven which / that I bought for Christmas was not very expensive.
- Athletes who practice everyday are more likely to win.
- This is the house that / which I inherited from my grandfather.
- The lion killed the deer which / that was drinking water from the stream.
