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