Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.
1The people ............... live next door are a couple from France.
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Use "who" for people when the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause.
2The girl ............... answered the call was quite sweet.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Who" and "that" can both refer to a person as the subject of a defining relative clause.
3Who is the customer ............... ordered a drink?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Who" and "that" can both refer to a person as the subject of a defining relative clause.
4I can't find the bag ............... I left on this table.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"That" and "which" can both refer to a thing in a defining relative clause.
5The day ............... I met him was a major turning point in my life.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"That" and "when" can both follow a time word such as "day" in a defining relative clause.
6The man ............... you met in the lobby is the manager.
Select 3 answers.
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"That", "who", and "whom" can all refer to a person as the object of a defining relative clause.
7The traveler ............... was robbed at gunpoint has filed a police complaint.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person when the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause.
8She has got three girls, all of ............... are quite adorable.
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Use "whom" after "of" when referring to people in this relative clause.
9She has got six dogs, all of ............... are quite friendly.
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Use "which" after "of" when referring to animals or things in this relative clause.
10Who moved the boxes ............... I left on my table?
Select 2 answers.
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"That" and "which" can both refer to things in a defining relative clause.
11I am returning it to the people from ............... I bought it.
Wrong!
Use "whom" after the preposition "from" when referring to people.
12They fined the man ............... was over the speed limit.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Who" and "that" can both refer to a person as the subject of a defining relative clause.
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- The people who live next door are a couple from France.
- The girl who / that answered the call was quite sweet.
- Who is the customer who / that ordered a drink?
- I can’t find the bag that / which I left on this table.
- The day that / when I met him was a major turning point in my life.
- The man that / who / whom you met in the lobby is the manager.
- The traveler who was robbed at gunpoint has filed a police complaint.
- She has got three girls, all of whom are quite adorable.
- She has got six dogs, all of which are quite friendly.
- Who moved the boxes that / which I left on my table?
- I am returning it to the people from whom I bought it.
- They fined the man who / that was over the speed limit.