Fill in the blanks.
1People ............... speak a second language tend to be smarter.
Wrong!
Use "who" for people when the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause.
2The woman ............... took the message was polite.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person when the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause.
3Where is the person ............... asked for a drink?
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person when the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause.
4I can't find the paper on ............... I had written her number.
Wrong!
After the preposition "on", use "which" to refer to a thing.
5He is the only politician ............... I really respect.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
As the object of the relative clause, "who" and "whom" can both refer to a person, but "whom" is more formal.
6The woman ............... passport had been stolen looked worried.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show possession before a noun.
7The boy ............... parents had died in the war now lives in foster care.
Wrong!
Use "whose" to show possession before a noun.
8Police arrested the man ............... had stolen their walkie-talkie.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "who" or "that" for a person in a defining relative clause.
9Do you know the boy ............... is sitting beside Alice?
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person when the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause.
10I know some traders ............... import spices from India.
Wrong!
Use "who" for people when the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause.
11He ............... has nothing to lose has no worries.
Wrong!
In this formal expression, "who" refers to a person as the subject of the clause.
12He ............... wears the shoes knows where it pinches.
Wrong!
In this proverb-like sentence, "who" refers to a person as the subject of the clause.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- People who speak a second language tend to be smarter.
- The woman who took the message was polite.
- Where is the person who asked for a drink?
- I can’t find the paper on which I had written her number.
- He is the only politician who / whom I really respect.
- The woman whose passport had been stolen looked worried.
- The boy whose parents had died in the war now lives in foster care.
- Police arrested the man who / that had stolen their walkie-talkie.
- Do you know the boy who is sitting beside Alice?
- I know some traders who import spices from India.
- He who has nothing to lose has no worries.
- He who wears the shoes knows where it pinches.
