Question

Relative Clauses
Rel Pronoun
Part of a Relative Clause
who/that
has the smallest pleasures
which/ that
was built on seven hills.
who/whom
I met in person
whose reign lasted 38 years
Relative Pronouns
Subject
Object
who, whom, that, Ø
which, that, Ø
Part of a main clause
A man
Istanbul
David Copperfield
Henry the VIII
Relative Pronouns
Human
Nonhuman
who, that
which, that
Exercise1; Choose the correct option.
1. Mary was the only person................... offered.
to help.
a. who
c. which
b. whose
d. whom
2. Mary is the only person...
offered to help.
a. who
b. whose
a. who
b. whose
5. The man
c. which
d. whom
3. They were a group of college friends
I hadn't seen for several years.
a. who
c. which
b. whose
d. that
4. Peter was a distant cousin.
had never met before.
Janice
c. which
d. whom
c. which
d. whom
she lives with is a crook.
Jane
c. of which
d. whom
a. who
b. whose
6. This is the kind of flour
use for baking.
a. who
c. which
b. whose
d. whom
7. There is an oil-painting on the dining room wall
painter
was a famous artist.
a. who
b. whose
we usually
a. who
b. whose
Part of the main clause
is the richest
is the largest city of Turkey
is a famous illusionist.
had six wives.
8. Help is needed for families
were flooded.
Possessive
whose, of whom
whose, of which
c. which
d. whom
9. I prefer using a bank, services
reliable.
a. who
b. whose
10. It is a small town.
rising steadily.
a. who
b. whose
11. She gave me a box lid.
a. who
b. whose
c. of which
d. whom
c. which
d. whom
population has been
...…....………...
Stratford-upon-Avon.
c. of which
d. whom
homes
are
a. who
b. whose
12. She gave me a box.
a. who
b. whose
13. The river Thames...................... ...gest river
in England, originates at Seven Springs.
a. who
c. which
b. whose
was damaged.
.........................maged lid.
c. which
d. whom
d. whom
14. William Shakespeare was an English poet and
playwright
birthplace was
c. which
d. whom

Answer 1

1. a. who (refers to "person")
2. a. who (refers to "person")
3. d. that (refers to "college friends")
4. d. whom (refers to "cousin")
5. c. which (refers to "man")
6. c. which (refers to "flour")
7. a. who (refers to "painter")
8. whose, of whom (refers to "families")
9. b. whose (refers to "services")
10. b. whose (refers to "town")
11. c. of which (refers to "box")
12. b. whose (refers to "box")
13. c. which (refers to "Thames")
14. c. which (refers to "birthplace")