Relative Pronouns

Relative Pronouns

Examples:

1)   The woman who is in the living room is my aunt.

2)   That is the man whose dog bit me.

3)   The boy whom I gave the book thanked me.

4)   The tree which we planted is dead.

Exercise A

Fill in the blanks with suitable relative pronouns.

1) This is the captain __________ ship was lost during a storm.

2) Where is the book __________ I put here just now?

3) The man __________ we saw is my father’s friend.

4) Aren’t you the boy __________ won the award?

5) That is the car __________ Rachel has just bought.

6) Do you know the woman __________ house was broken into last night?

7) That is the man __________ helped us yesterday.

8) The grapes __________ I ate just now were sweet.

9) The lady __________ you saw in his car is his wife.

10) The boy to __________ I lent my bicycle has not returned yet.

Exercise B

Circle the most suitable answers.

1) Jonathan is the boy __________ mother is a teacher.

A who          B whose          C whom          D which

2) This is the girl __________ comes from Korea.

A who          B whose          C whom          D which

3) What did you do with the money __________ your mother lent you?

A who          B whose          C whom          D which

4) The farmer for __________ we worked during the holidays is Shirley’s uncle.

A who          B whose          C whom          D which

5) Is this the picture __________ you like so much?

A who          B whose          C whom          D which

6) Give this to the girl __________ is waiting at the door.

A who          B whose          C whom          D which

7) Thank you very much for your e-mail __________ was very interesting.

A who          B whose          C whom          D which

8) The car, __________ driver is a young man, is from Japan.

A who          B whose          C whom          D which

9) The friends __________ I told you about are here already.

A who          B whose          C whom          D which

10) My friend, __________ brother we saw last night, has come to visit us.

A who          B whose          C whom          D which

11) The man __________ drove the car was nervous.

A who          B whose          C whom          D which

12) She is the lady __________ son is the head prefect of our school.

A who          B whose          C whom          D which

19) The friends __________ I told you about are here already.

20) My friend, __________ brother we saw last night, has come to visit us.

21) The man __________ drove the car was nervous.

22) She is the lady __________ son is the head prefect of our school.

23) I talked to the girl __________ had broken down in front of the shop.

24) Mr. Richards __________ is a taxi driver lives on the corner.

25) The boy __________ you saw was my secondary schoolmate.

26) The girl __________ father is a teacher forgot his umbrella.

27) The children __________ in the street are not from out school.

28) The student __________ father is sick does not come to school today.

29) The girl __________ I like is really beautiful.

30.) This is the town __________ I was born.