Relative Pronouns

Question 1

Which relative pronoun refers to people as a subject?

Answer 1

‘Who’ refers to people as a subject.

Question 2

Which relative pronoun refers to people as an object (formal)?

Answer 2

‘Whom’ refers to people as an object.

Question 3

Which relative pronoun shows possession?

Answer 3

‘Whose’ shows possession.

Question 4

Which relative pronoun do we use for things?

Answer 4

‘Which’ is used for things.

Question 5

Which relative pronoun can be used for people or things?

Answer 5

‘That’ can be used for people or things (in defining clauses).

Question 6

What is the rule for omitting the relative pronoun?

Answer 6

We can omit it when it is the object of the relative clause.

Question 7

What is the rule for using commas in relative clauses?

Answer 7

Use commas in non-defining relative clauses (extra info).

Question 8

Can we use ‘that’ in a non-defining relative clause?

Answer 8

No, ‘that’ is not used in non-defining clauses.

Question 9

What relative pronoun do we use to refer to places?

Answer 9

‘Where’ refers to places.

Question 10

What relative pronoun do we use to refer to time?

Answer 10

‘When’ refers to time.

Question 11

Join the sentences: ‘That is the house. I was born in it.’

Answer 11

That is the house where I was born.

Question 12

Join the sentences: ‘She has two cats. One of them bites everyone.’

Answer 12

She has two cats, one of which bites everyone.

Question 13

Join the sentences: ‘I know a girl. Her brother is a pilot.’

Answer 13

I know a girl whose brother is a pilot.

Question 14

Join the sentences: ‘The man is a teacher. You met him yesterday.’

Answer 14

The man whom you met yesterday is a teacher.

Question 15

Join the sentences: ‘My uncle is a vet. He loves animals.’

Answer 15

My uncle, who loves animals, is a vet.

Question 16

Join the sentences: ‘I bought a book. It was expensive.’

Answer 16

The book (that) I bought was expensive.

Question 17

Join the sentences: ‘We visited a museum. It was very boring.’

Answer 17

We visited a museum which was very boring.

Question 18

Complete: This is the boy ____ dog ran away.

Answer 18

This is the boy whose dog ran away.

Question 19

Complete: The movie ____ we saw was amazing.

Answer 19

The movie that/which we saw was amazing.

Question 20

What is the difference between ‘who’ and ‘whose’?

Answer 20

‘Who’ is the subject; ‘whose’ shows possession.

Question 21

Can you use ‘that’ after a comma in a relative clause?

Answer 21

No, ‘that’ cannot be used in non-defining clauses (with commas).

Question 22

Join the sentences: ‘My laptop, it broke yesterday, is new.’

Answer 22

My laptop, which broke yesterday, is new.

Question 23

Join the sentences: ‘This is the girl. I told you about her.’

Answer 23

This is the girl (who/that) I told you about.

Question 24

Join the sentences: ‘She lives in Paris. Her mother is French.’

Answer 24

She lives in Paris, whose mother is French.

Question 25

Where do you place the preposition in formal relative clauses?

Answer 25

Before the relative pronoun (e.g. 'to whom', 'with which').

Question 26

Where do you place the preposition in informal speech?

Answer 26

At the end of the clause (e.g. 'who I spoke to').

Question 27

Can 'whom' be replaced by 'who' in everyday English?

Answer 27

Yes, 'whom' is formal; 'who' is commonly used instead.

Question 28

Join the sentences: 'The painting was sold. I liked it.'

Answer 28

The painting (that/which) I liked was sold.

Question 29

Join the sentences: 'We saw many people. Most of them were tourists.'

Answer 29

We saw many people, most of whom were tourists.

Question 30

Join the sentences: 'There were five applicants. None of them were selected.'

Answer 30

There were five applicants, none of whom were selected.