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Relative Pronouns Exercise

November 20, 2022 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1. He is the boy ………………………. solved this puzzle.
Wrong!
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause, use who to refer to people.
2. An innocent smile, …………………………. costs nothing is missing from many faces these days.
Wrong!
3. Kolkata, ………………………. is called the City of Joy, is the capital of West Bengal.
Wrong!
Use which to refer to places in non-identifying relative clauses.
4. This is the movie ……………………….. launched him as an action hero.
Wrong!
5. The picture ……………………… she painted is fabulous.
Wrong!
6. He is a conscientious worker ……………………… arrives on time.
Wrong!
Use who to refer to people.
7. The orchids ………………………. grow in the conservatory were used to decorate the venue.
Wrong!
Use which to refer to things.
8. She was a religious girl ………………………….. wanted to join a convent.
Wrong!
Use who to refer to people.
9. The woman …………………………. husband died in the war is now a campaigner for peace.
Wrong!
10. They helped me find the ring ………………………… I had lost.
Wrong!
Either that or which can refer to objects in identifying relative clauses.
11. The woman ………………………. wallet had been stolen complained to the police.
Wrong!
12. They all congratulated the boy ………………………… had risked his own life to rescue his drowning sister.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. He is the boy who solved this puzzle.
  2. An innocent smile which / that costs nothing is missing from many faces these days.
  3. Kolkata, which is called the City of Joy, is the capital of West Bengal.
  4. This is the movie which / that launched him as an action hero.
  5. The picture which / that she painted is fabulous.
  6. He is a conscientious worker who arrives on time.
  7. The orchids which / that grow in the conservatory were used to decorate the venue.
  8. She was a religious girl who wanted to join a convent.
  9. The woman whose husband died in the war is now a campaigner for peace.
  10. They helped me find the ring which / that I had lost.
  11. The woman whose wallet had been stolen complained to the police.
  12. They all congratulated the boy who had risked his own life to rescue his drowning sister.
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