Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun or relative adverb.
1He works in a factory ............... makes toys.
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Use "that" or "which" for a thing in a defining relative clause.
2We couldn't afford to stay in the hotel ............... you recommended.
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Wrong!
Use "that" or "which" for a thing as the object in a defining relative clause.
3This morning, I met somebody ............... I hadn't seen for years.
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Wrong!
Use "who" or "whom" for a person as the object of the relative clause.
4We helped the people ............... were stranded on the highway.
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Use "who" for people as the subject of the relative clause.
5They took the people ............... were injured in the accident to hospital.
Wrong!
Use "who" for people as the subject of the relative clause.
6I have never met the people ............... live next door.
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Wrong!
Use "who" or "that" for people in a defining relative clause.
7The laptop ............... I bought is very expensive.
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Wrong!
Use "that" or "which" for a thing as the object in a defining relative clause.
8My brother, ............... lives in Mumbai, is an architect.
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Use "who" for a person as the subject in a non-defining relative clause.
9Very few people ............... applied for the job had the required qualifications.
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Use "who" or "that" for people as the subject in a defining relative clause.
10The bus strike ............... began 10 days ago is now over.
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Use "which" or "that" for an event in a defining relative clause.
11I am still looking for my cat, ............... went missing two days ago.
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Use "which" for an animal as the subject in a non-defining relative clause.
12She showed me a photo of her son, ............... is a pilot.
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Use "who" for a person as the subject in a non-defining relative clause.
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- He works in a factory that / which makes toys.
- We couldn’t afford to stay in the hotel that / which you recommended.
- This morning, I met somebody who / whom I hadn’t seen for years.
- We helped the people who were stranded on the highway.
- They took the people who were injured in the accident to hospital.
- I have never met the people who / that live next door.
- The laptop that / which I bought is very expensive.
- My brother, who lives in Mumbai, is an architect.
- Very few people who / that applied for the job had the required qualifications.
- The bus strike which / that began 10 days ago is now over.
- I am still looking for my cat, which went missing two days ago.
- She showed me a photo of her son, who is a pilot.