Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.
1He is the boy ............... solved this puzzle.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person who is the subject of the relative clause.
2An innocent smile, ............... costs nothing, is missing from many faces these days.
Wrong!
Use "which" for a non-defining relative clause about a thing or idea.
3Kolkata, ............... is called the City of Joy, is the capital of West Bengal.
Wrong!
Use "which" for a non-defining relative clause about a place.
4This is the movie ............... launched him as an action hero.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "that" and "which" can introduce a defining relative clause about a thing.
5The picture ............... she painted is fabulous.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "which" and "that" can refer to a thing in a defining relative clause.
6He is a conscientious worker ............... arrives on time.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "that" and "who" can refer to a person in a defining relative clause.
7The orchids ............... grow in the conservatory were used to decorate the venue.
Wrong!
Use "which" for things when it is the subject of the relative clause.
8She was a religious girl ............... wanted to join a convent.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person who is the subject of the relative clause.
9The woman ............... husband died in the war is now a campaigner for peace.
Wrong!
Use "whose" before a noun to show possession.
10They helped me find the ring ............... I had lost.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "that" and "which" can refer to a thing in a defining relative clause.
11The woman ............... wallet had been stolen complained to the police.
Wrong!
Use "whose" before a noun to show possession.
12They all congratulated the boy ............... had risked his own life to rescue his drowning sister.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "who" and "that" can refer to a person in a defining relative clause.
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- He is the boy who solved this puzzle.
- An innocent smile, which costs nothing, is missing from many faces these days.
- Kolkata, which is called the City of Joy, is the capital of West Bengal.
- This is the movie that / which launched him as an action hero.
- The picture which / that she painted is fabulous.
- He is a conscientious worker that / who arrives on time.
- The orchids which grow in the conservatory were used to decorate the venue.
- She was a religious girl who wanted to join a convent.
- The woman whose husband died in the war is now a campaigner for peace.
- They helped me find the ring that / which I had lost.
- The woman whose wallet had been stolen complained to the police.
- They all congratulated the boy who / that had risked his own life to rescue his drowning sister.