Fill in the blanks.
1. He works for a company ......................... produces animated movies.
Use who and whom to refer to people.
2. Children ......................... parents control them all the time are less likely to grow into independent adults.
3. She wasn't amused by the jokes .......................... he told.
4. There were several applicants none of .......................... seemed good enough.
Use which to refer to things.
5. She has written several novels none of .............................. is worth reading.
Use which to refer to things.
6. The students ............................ failed the exam have to retake it.
7. You have to talk to the person ........................... is responsible for hiring.
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the relative clause, use who to refer to people.
8. Why do you always blame me for everything .......................... goes wrong?
Both that and which can refer to things; however, that is preferred after words like nothing, anything, everything etc.
9. Nothing ........................... she did for them seemed to satisfy them.
10. Are there any stores around here .............................. I can buy mushrooms?
11. I just talked to the man ............................... was sacked for being late to work.
12. The cricketer ............................. career was ruined by match fixing scandals has just published his autobiography.
Answers
1. He works for a company that produces animated movies.
2. Children whose parents control them all the time are less likely to grow into independent adults.
3. She wasn’t amused by the jokes that he told.
4. There were several applicants none of whom seemed good enough.
5. She has written several novels none of which is worth reading.
6. The students who failed the exam have to retake it.
7. You have to talk to the person who is responsible for hiring.
8. Why do you always blame me for everything that goes wrong?
9. Nothing that she did for them seemed to satisfy them.
10. Are there any stores around here where I can buy mushrooms?
11. I just talked to the man who was sacked for being late to work.
12. The cricketer whose career was ruined by match fixing scandals has just published his autobiography.
