Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.
1The police are searching for the man ............... abducted the child.
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Wrong!
Use "who" or "that" for a person who is the subject of a defining relative clause.
2This is the book ............... I was talking about.
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Wrong!
Use "that" or "which" for a thing in a defining relative clause.
3Do you know anyone ............... can repair my camera?
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Wrong!
Use "who" or "that" for a person after "anyone" in a defining relative clause.
4The jewels ............... the heiress wore were very expensive.
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Wrong!
Use "which" or "that" for things in a defining relative clause.
5The flowers ............... decorate the stage are artificial.
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Wrong!
Use "which" or "that" for things that are the subject of a defining relative clause.
6The athlete ............... ankle was broken might need surgery.
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Use "whose" to show that the ankle belonged to the athlete.
7The parrot ............... wings are broken may never fly again.
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Use "whose" to show that the wings belonged to the parrot.
8The clown ............... antics amused everyone was not happy in his life.
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Use "whose" to show that the antics belonged to the clown.
9The microwave oven ............... I bought for Christmas was not very expensive.
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Wrong!
Use "which" or "that" for a thing in a defining relative clause.
10Athletes ............... practice every day are more likely to win.
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Use "who" or "that" for people who are the subject of a defining relative clause.
11This is the house ............... I inherited from my grandfather.
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Wrong!
Use "which" or "that" for a thing in a defining relative clause.
12The lion killed the deer ............... was drinking water from the stream.
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Use "which" or "that" for an animal in a defining relative clause.
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- The police are searching for the man who / that abducted the child.
- This is the book that / which I was talking about.
- Do you know anyone who / that can repair my camera?
- The jewels which / that the heiress wore were very expensive.
- The flowers which / that decorate the stage are artificial.
- The athlete whose ankle was broken might need surgery.
- The parrot whose wings are broken may never fly 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 / that practice every day are more likely to win.
- This is the house which / that I inherited from my grandfather.
- The lion killed the deer which / that was drinking water from the stream.