Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1The new assistant ............... started yesterday speaks three languages.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a person: the new assistant is a person.
2The printer ............... jams every morning is near the window.
Wrong!
Use "which" for a thing: the printer is not a person.
3The students ............... missed the lecture can watch the recording.
Wrong!
Use "who" for people: the students are people.
4The dog ............... barks at night belongs to our neighbor.
Wrong!
Use "which" for things or animals when you are not naming them as people: the dog is an animal.
5My laptop, ............... I bought last year, still works well.
Wrong!
Use "which" after a comma in a non-defining relative clause; do not use that after the comma.
6The museum, ............... opened in 1901, is closed on Mondays.
Wrong!
Use "which" after a comma when the clause adds extra information.
7The password ............... unlocks the file is on your desk.
Wrong!
Use "that" for a thing in a defining relative clause; who is for people.
8Maria, ............... works in accounts, will send the invoice.
Wrong!
Use "who" for a named person in a non-defining clause after a comma; do not use that here.
9The doctor ............... gave me the medicine explained the side effects.
Wrong!
Use "who" for people: the doctor is a person.
10The bus ............... goes to the airport stops outside the hotel.
Wrong!
Use "that" for a thing in this defining clause; who is only for people.
11This report, ............... includes the sales figures, is ready for the meeting.
Wrong!
Use "which" in a non-defining relative clause about a thing after a comma.
12The song ............... won the prize was written by a local band.
Wrong!
Use "which" for a thing: the song is not a person.
Answers
- The new assistant who started yesterday speaks three languages.
- The printer which jams every morning is near the window.
- The students who missed the lecture can watch the recording.
- The dog which barks at night belongs to our neighbor.
- My laptop, which I bought last year, still works well.
- The museum, which opened in 1901, is closed on Mondays.
- The password that unlocks the file is on your desk.
- Maria, who works in accounts, will send the invoice.
- The doctor who gave me the medicine explained the side effects.
- The bus that goes to the airport stops outside the hotel.
- This report, which includes the sales figures, is ready for the meeting.
- The song which won the prize was written by a local band.
