Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.
1............... she said made me angry.
Wrong!
What means ‘the things which’.
2She has acted in a movie ............... name I don’t remember.
Wrong!
Whose name means the same as ‘the name of which’.
3The only thing ............... keeps me awake is tea.
Wrong!
'What' means the things which. It cannot replace that. 'Which' is not common after 'only'.
4I have got something ............... belongs to you.
Wrong!
After quantifiers like something, anything and everything, we prefer that to which.
5She married a nice young guy ............... was her senior at college.
Wrong!
The relative pronoun who replaces words like he, she or they.
6This is the house ...............
Wrong!
7It is a story ............... will captivate readers of all ages.
Wrong!
The relative pronoun which can only refer to things. That can refer to both people and things.
8The proposal ............... she put forward was quite interesting.
Wrong!
9She is somebody ............... really can’t stand.
Wrong!
When the relative pronoun is the object of the relative clause, it is sometimes left out.
10She has married someone ............... I really admire.
Wrong!
Who is possible here in an informal style.
11What is the name of the tall girl ............... just walked in?
Wrong!
In identifying relative clauses, we can use that to refer to people.
12Is that your car ............... is parked outside?
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- What she said made me angry.
- She has acted in a movie whose name I don’t remember.
- The only thing that keeps me awake is tea.
- I have got something that belongs to you.
- She married a nice young guy who was her senior at college.
- This is the house All of the above
- It is a story Either could be used here will captivate readers of all ages.
- The proposal Either could be used here she put forward was quite interesting.
- She is somebody Either could be used here really can’t stand.
- She has married someone Either could be used here I really admire.
- What is the name of the tall girl Either could be used here just walked in?
- Is that your car Either could be used here is parked outside?
