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Relative Pronouns Exercise

March 14, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.

1. ……………………………… cannot be cured must be endured.

Correct! Wrong!

What means that which.

2. …………………………. I want is a place to lie down.

Correct! Wrong!

3. I can give you all ………………………… you need.

Correct! Wrong!

4. She called off her wedding at the last minute, …………………………… made her parents angry.

Correct! Wrong!

The relative pronoun which can modify an entire clause.

5. I know an old couple ……………………………….. only son died in the war.

Correct! Wrong!

6. He has written a novel the name of ………………………….. I can't remember.

Correct! Wrong!

The name of which means the same as whose name.

7. She married a rich guy …………………………….. you may have heard of.

Correct! Wrong!

In a that-clause, it is common for the preposition to go at the end.

8. He married an aspiring actress of ………………………….. you may have heard.

Correct! Wrong!

Of whom you may have heard means the same as that you may have heard of.

9. You know Martin ………………………….. wants to become an astronaut?

Correct! Wrong!

We cannot use that to refer to a proper noun.

10. Yesterday I met an old man ……………………………. grandson was my classmate at university.

Correct! Wrong!

11. Can I talk to the person …………………………… runs this store?

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

That can refer to people in an informal style.

12. This is Peter ………………………… runs this café.

Correct! Wrong!

The relative pronoun that cannot go after a proper noun.

Answers

  1. What cannot be cured must be endured.
  2. What I want is a place to lie down.
  3. I can give you all that you need.
  4. She called off her wedding at the last minute, which made her parents angry.
  5. I know an old couple whose only son died in the war.
  6. He has written a novel the name of which I can’t remember.
  7. She married a rich guy that you may have heard of.
  8. He married an aspiring actress of whom you may have heard.
  9. You know Martin who wants to become an astronaut?
  10. Yesterday I met an old man whose grandson was my classmate at university.
  11. Can I talk to the person who / that runs this store?
  12. This is Peter who runs this café.
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