Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.
1Bring me the book ............... is on your table.
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Use "that" or "which" for a thing in a defining relative clause.
2The house ............... I live is a nice place.
Wrong!
Use "where" to mean "in which" when referring to a place.
3She fell in love with a man ............... was ten years older than her.
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Wrong!
Use "who" or "that" for a person as the subject of a defining relative clause.
4The man ............... she married is a writer.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
Use "who", "whom", or "that" for a person as the object of a defining relative clause.
5Maria, ............... is a qualified nurse, now volunteers for the Red Cross.
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Use "who" for a person as the subject of a non-defining relative clause.
6This is the bicycle ............... I bought yesterday.
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Wrong!
Use "that" or "which" for a thing as the object of a defining relative clause.
7The concert ............... was held in the town hall attracted lots of people.
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Use "which" or "that" for an event as the subject of a defining relative clause.
8Where is the camera ............... you borrowed from me?
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Use "that" or "which" for a thing as the object of a defining relative clause.
9The woman ............... house had been burgled called the police.
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Use "whose" to show possession before the noun "house".
10The man ............... had been robbed could not remember what had happened to him.
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Wrong!
Use "who" or "that" for a person as the subject of a defining relative clause.
11The flowers ............... were used to decorate the hall are not real.
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Use "that" or "which" for things as the subject of a defining relative clause.
12It is a pressing issue ............... needs to be resolved without any delay.
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Use "that" or "which" for a thing as the subject of a defining relative clause.
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- Bring me the book that / which is on your table.
- The house where I live is a nice place.
- She fell in love with a man who / that was ten years older than her.
- The man who / whom / that she married is a writer.
- Maria, who is a qualified nurse, now volunteers for the Red Cross.
- This is the bicycle that / which I bought yesterday.
- The concert which / that was held in the town hall attracted lots of people.
- Where is the camera that / which you borrowed from me?
- The woman whose house had been burgled called the police.
- The man who / that had been robbed could not remember what had happened to him.
- The flowers that / which were used to decorate the hall are not real.
- It is a pressing issue that / which needs to be resolved without any delay.