Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.
1The police are searching for the man ............... abducted the child.
Wrong!
Use who to refer to people and which to refer to things.
2This is the book ............... I was talking about.
Wrong!
Either which or that can refer to things in identifying relative clauses.
3Do you know anyone ............... can repair my camera?
Wrong!
4The jewels ............... the heiress wore were very expensive.
Wrong!
Either which or that can refer to things in identifying relative clauses.
5The flowers ............... adorn the dais are artificial.
Wrong!
Either which or that can refer to things in identifying relative clauses.
6The athlete ............... ankle was broken might need surgery.
Wrong!
Whose can refer to both people and things. Use it to replace pronouns in the possessive case.
7The parrot ............... wings are broken may not fly ever again.
Wrong!
8The clown ............... antics amused everyone was not happy in his life.
Wrong!
9The microwave oven ............... I bought for Christmas was not very expensive.
Wrong!
Either which or that can refer to things in identifying relative clauses.
10Athletes ............... practice everyday are more likely to win.
Wrong!
11This is the house ............... I inherited from my grandfather.
Wrong!
Either which or that can refer to things in identifying relative clauses.
12The lion killed the deer ............... was drinking water from the stream.
Wrong!
Either which or that can refer to things in identifying relative clauses.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The police are searching for the man who abducted the child.
- This is the book Either could be used here I was talking about.
- Do you know anyone who can repair my camera?
- The jewels Either could be used here the heiress wore were very expensive.
- The flowers Either could be used here 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 Either could be used here I bought for Christmas was not very expensive.
- Athletes who practice everyday are more likely to win.
- This is the house Either could be used here I inherited from my grandfather.
- The lion killed the deer Either could be used here was drinking water from the stream.
