Fill in the blanks.
1............... do you want to meet?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
As the object of "meet", "Who" or "Whom" is possible, but "Whom" is more formal.
2She married an engineer ............... she befriended online.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
As the object of "befriended", "who" or "whom" is possible, but "whom" is more formal.
3............... told you this?
Wrong!
"Who" is correct because it is the subject of the question.
4I know ............... they are.
Wrong!
"Who" is correct because it refers to the identity of the people.
5I don't know ............... I should trust.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
As the object of "trust", "who" or "whom" is possible, but "whom" is more formal.
6............... let the cat in?
Wrong!
"Who" is correct because it is the subject of the question.
7I know a man ............... owns a fleet of vintage cars.
Wrong!
"Who" is correct because it is the subject of the relative clause.
8The vendor from ............... I buy supplies is an old man.
Wrong!
"Whom" is correct after the preposition "from" in formal relative clauses.
9The town ............... he lives is a long way from here.
Wrong!
"Where" is correct because it refers to the place he lives.
10That is the garage in ............... I used to work.
Wrong!
"Which" is correct after the preposition "in" to refer to a place.
11Do you know ............... she is from?
Wrong!
"Where" is correct because it asks about the place she is from.
12She married a rich man ............... was twenty years older than her.
Wrong!
"Who" is correct because it is the subject of the relative clause.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Who / Whom do you want to meet?
- She married an engineer who / whom she befriended online.
- Who told you this?
- I know who they are.
- I don’t know who / whom I should trust.
- Who let the cat in?
- I know a man who owns a fleet of vintage cars.
- The vendor from whom I buy supplies is an old man.
- The town where he lives is a long way from here.
- That is the garage in which I used to work.
- Do you know where she is from?
- She married a rich man who was twenty years older than her.
