Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.
1Bring me the book ............... is on your table.
Wrong!
Either that or which can be used to refer to things in defining relative clauses.
2The house ............... I live is a nice place.
Wrong!
Where means in which.
3She fell in love with a man ............... was ten years older than her.
Wrong!
Use who to refer to people.
4The man ............... she married is a writer.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either whom or that can refer to people in defining relative clauses.
5Maria, ............... is a qualified nurse, now volunteers for the Red Cross.
Wrong!
That cannot refer to people in non-identifying relative clauses.
6This is the bicycle ............... I bought yesterday.
Wrong!
Either that or which can be used to refer to things in defining relative clauses.
7The concert ............... was held in the town hall attracted lots of people.
Wrong!
Either that or which can be used to refer to things in defining relative clauses.
8Where is the camera ............... you borrowed from me?
Wrong!
That can refer to things in identifying relative clauses.
9The woman ............... house had been burgled called the police.
Wrong!
10The man ............... had been robbed couldn’t recollect what had happened to him.
Wrong!
Use who to refer to people.
11The flowers ............... were used to decorate the hall are not original.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either that or which can be used to refer to things in defining relative clauses.
12It is a pressing issue ............... needs to be resolved without any delay.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Bring me the book Either could be used here is on your table.
- The house where I live is a nice place.
- She fell in love with a man who was ten years older than her.
- The man whom/that she married is a writer.
- Maria, who is a qualified nurse, now volunteers for the Red Cross.
- This is the bicycle Either could be used here I bought yesterday.
- The concert Either could be used here was held in the town hall attracted lots of people.
- Where is the camera that you borrowed from me?
- The woman whose house had been burgled called the police.
- The man who had been robbed couldn’t recollect what had happened to him.
- The flowers that/which were used to decorate the hall are not original.
- It is a pressing issue that needs to be resolved without any delay.
