Relative Pronouns: (Intermediate Level)

Relative Pronouns
(intermediate level) Choose the correct answer(s) from those in parenthesis: 1 'Why are you so sad?' 'I've lost the bananas ___ I bought this morning.' ( / that / what) 2 Haven't you seen the man ___ bought a ticket from the conductor just now? ( / that / what / who / which) 3 I came upon the girl ___ was wearing the pink hat at your niece's wedding. ( / that / what / who / which) 4 Have you seen the man ___ is sitting with that girl in the corner before? ( / that / what / who / which) 5 The man ___ you were talking to at the meeting is my brother-in-law. ( / that / what / who / which) 6 The man, to ___ everybody tried to talk at the theatre, is my uncle. ( / that / what / who / whom / which) 7 'Was it an 87 bus ___ took you to the wrong place?' 'No, it was a 78.' ( / that / what / who / which)
8 The old lady ___ we met at the party last Sunday was Henry's aunt. (which / / where) 9 The grocer ___ we've stolen the tins from is Tony's second cousin. ( / that / what / who / which) 10 The attendant from ___ we bought the tickets was wearing a green uniform. ( / that / what / who / which / whom) 11 The storm by ___ the sheep got so frightened washed out the whole village. (whom / which / that / ) 12 I'll promise to give you everything ___ I have if you don't let me down. ( / that / what / who / which) 13 Cathy says all ___ she needs for dinner is a big pumpkin. ( / that / what / who / which / whom) 14 Have you got anything ___ these poor women could take for their children? (which / that / / who) 15 The few friends ___ I have are all on holiday at the moment. (who / that / which)
16 The only thing ___ I can offer to Pam is taking her for a swim to Florida. (which / that / what / ) 17 Tony said that was the best film ___ he had ever seen. (which / / that) 18 Dora said ___ she needed most was a long and quiet holiday. (that / which / what / ) 19 ___ Cathy hates most in life is missing the last train on a rainy night. (What / Which / The thing) 20 She came to school in her swimming costume, ___ shocked her teachers. (what / which / that / who) 21 She sent me a letter ___ upset me. She didn't write to me, ___ upset me. (that - that / that - what / what - which / that - which) 22 Ton's van does 35 miles to the gallon, ___ is pretty good for such an old car. (that / what / which) 23 The girl ___ sells flowers at the airport has recently married a pop star.
(that / , that / , who / who / ) 24 Susan ___ sells tickets at the box office, has gone on holiday. (that / , that / , who / who / ) 25 The police can't find the woman ___ saw the burglar break into our house. (that / , that / , who / who / ) 26 The man ___ car was stolen hasn't yet phoned the inspector. (who / whom / whose / that / that's / which) 27 The oysters ___ you ate last night ___ were brought from France. ( - / , which - , / that - ,) 28 The tall girl with the dog, ___ nobody recognized, was a famous actress. (which / that / whom) 29 Do you know anywhere ___ we could get our car serviced? (what / that / which / ) 30 Sheila gave me a big glass of beer ___ was exactly ___ I needed. (which - what / , which - / , which - what / which - that) 31 Father lent me a pound ___ was all ___ I needed to buy Cathy an icecream. (, which - what / that - what / which - that / , which - that)
32 Tony is so sad that ___ car, ___ they bought a month ago, has broken down. (the - that / the - / their - which / their - that) 33 Tony is so sad that ___ car ___ they bought a month ago has broken down. (the - that / their - that / their - which) 34 She used to swim 1 miles a day, ___ was pretty good for her health. ( / that / what / who / which / whom) 35 I don't know why Sheila ___ such a great thinker ___ won't solve this problem. (, who's - , / who's - / that's - ) 36 Mrs Tuck ___ was in the garage all the time, said nothing about the theft. (that / / who / , who) 37 My brother ___ who lives in London ___ works as a night watchman. (, - , / - / , - / - ,) 38 Why are you so worried? Nothing ___ we do will do your wife any harm. ( / that / what / who / which) 39
May I dare to hope that the little ___ I have done has been useful? ( / that / what / who / which) 40 They took the pilot ___ was going to fly the Vienna plane to hospital. ( / who / which)
Answer key 1 -/that 2 that/who 3 that/who 4 that/who 5 -/that/who 6 whom 7 that 89 that/who 10 whom
11 which 12 -/that 13 -/that 14 that 15 that 16 -/that 17 -/that 18 what 19 What 20 which
21 that - which 31 , which - that 22 which 23 who 24 , who 25 that/who 26 whose 27 - - 28 whom 29 that/30 , which what 32 their - which 33 the - that 34 which 35 , who's - , 36 , who 37 , - ,/- - 38 -/that 39 -/that 40 who
Fill in the blanks with suitable relative pronouns. 1. Do you know has happened? a) what b) that c) which 2. He always preaches he never practices. a) what b) that c) which 3. Where is the book I lent you. a) that b) which c) that or which 4. He has no sword with to fight.
a) which b) what c) that or what 5. Where is the man purse was lost? a) who b) that c) whose 6. I met a man had just returned from America. a) who b) whom c) which 7. Only he wears the shoe knows where it pinches. a) who b) whom c) which 8. This is the house - my grandfather built. a) that b) which c) that or which 9. The spectators applauded the batsman - performance was spectacular. a) who b) whom c) whose 10. the gods love die young. a) whom b) who c) that Answers 1. what 2. what 3. that or which 4. which 5. whose 6. who 7. who 8. that or which 9. whose 10. whom
15 Exercise 34: Pronoun Selection Rewrite the following sentences, replacing the underlined word or words with an appropriate pronoun.
1. The boys tried out for the football team. 2. Tracy's children are giving Tracy a surprise party. 3. The dog belonging to you has run away again. 4. The blue coat in your closet is a coat belonging to me. 5. The dog's ears are pointed. Exercise 35: Pronouns and Antecedents A. Explain in your own words what an antecedent is. B. Rewrite these sentences in your notebook. Draw an arrow from the antecedent to the noun it replaces. 1. The president should take his office seriously. 2. Some managers write their business letters themselves. 3. The students asked for new books. The instructor will give them those. 4. The jury were presenting their opinions. 5. Our family is not large. It gathers once a year for a reunion. 6. One of the girls will receive her trophy at the banquet. 7. My family are always ready to support their relatives. 8. We ourselves were happy to participate. 9. The merchants gave donations. These will be used to buy Christmas toys. 10. A student should always be on time for his or her class. Exercise 36 : Pronouns and Antecedents Rewrite the following sentences so the meaning is clearer. 1. Philip gave her her present. 2. Norm and Al filled his basket with apples from Fredericton. 3. The class asked their mother to help at the bake sale. 4. The police officer told him that he deserved the ticket, and he should pay it. 5. The audience clapped for their performance.

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