Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun.
1............... she said made me angry.
Wrong!
"What" means "the thing that" and is the subject of the sentence.
2She has acted in a movie ............... name I don't remember.
Wrong!
"Whose" shows possession and means "the movie's name" here.
3The only thing ............... keeps me awake is tea.
Wrong!
"That" is the usual relative pronoun after "the only thing."
4I have got something ............... belongs to you.
Wrong!
"That" is commonly used after indefinite pronouns such as "something."
5She married a nice young guy ............... was her senior at college.
Wrong!
"Who" is the subject relative pronoun for a person.
6This is the house ...............
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"Where I was born", "that I was born in", and "in which I was born" correctly refer to the house as a place.
7It is a story ............... will captivate readers of all ages.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"That" and "which" can both refer to the thing "story."
8The proposal ............... she put forward was quite interesting.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"That" and "which" can both refer to the thing "proposal."
9She is somebody ............... really can't stand.
Select 4 answers.
Wrong!
"I", "that I", "who I", and "whom I" are all acceptable before "really can't stand."
10She has married someone ............... I really admire.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Who" and "whom" can both refer to the person admired, but "whom" is more formal.
11What is the name of the tall girl ............... just walked in?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Who" and "that" can both refer to the girl as the subject of the relative clause.
12Is that your car ............... is parked outside?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"That" and "which" can both refer to the car as the subject of the relative clause.
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- 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 where I was born / that I was born in / in which I was born.
- It is a story that / which will captivate readers of all ages.
- The proposal that / which she put forward was quite interesting.
- She is somebody I / that I / who I / whom I really can’t stand.
- She has married someone who / whom I really admire.
- What is the name of the tall girl who / that just walked in?
- Is that your car that / which is parked outside?