Relative Pronouns

Post date: Nov 19, 2013 11:27:24 PM

Relative Pronoun QUIZ

I. Choose the correct words.

a. a mobile phone which / who can send e-mails

b. a computer that / what knows your voice

c. the man which / who lives next door

d. the girl that / which always sits next to me

e. the bus that / who I take to get to school

f. a meal which / who you can cook easily at home

II. Join the pair of sentences, using which, that or who

ex. I’ve got a brother. He lives in Scotland.

    I’ve got a brother who lives in Scotland.

1. The Nile is a river. It is in Africa.

2. Henry has got a hat. It is red, green and blue.

3. Claire is a writer. She is very famous.

4. It is a salad. It tastes delicious.

5. This is a picture. It was painted by Joseph Turner.

6. He is a teacher. He is very popular.

7. It’s a machine. It makes pasta.

8. Piombino is a small city. It is on the coast.

9. I know the girl. She is wearing blue jeans. 

10. This is the shop. It sells cheap skateboards.

11. The people work in a shop. They are very nice. 

12. Jane gave me a book. It is about vampires. 

13. The man lives next door. He is my uncle. 

14. This is the doctor. He prescribed the medicine. 

15. The man had an accident. He is in hospital. 

16. The athlete won the gold medal. He is Portuguese. 

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

A) Complete the sentences with who or which.

1.      I met a girl _________ looks like you.

2.      This is the car _________ cost me a fortune.

3.      I didn’t see the boys _________ broke the window.

4.      These are the flowers _________ grown in my garden.

5.      That is the dog _________ bit my sister.

6.      I know the woman _________ is sitting next to you.

B) Write definitions. Follow the example.

1.      A seaman / works in a ship.  → A seaman is someone who works in a ship.

2.      A pilot / flies an airplane.      → ____________________________________________

3.      A mechanic / operates and repairs machines. → ______________________________

4.      A lawyer / represents clients in a court of law. → _____________________________

5.      A judge / decides or presides over court cases. → _____________________________

6.      A civil engineer / plans and supervises constructions → ________________________

7.      An architect / designs buildings and other structures → ________________________

C) Join the sentences with a relative pronoun.

1.  Complete each sentence using the most appropriate of the relative pronouns who, whose, whom, which or that.

a-   The car crashed into a vehicle _____________ was approaching very fast from the opposite direction.

b-   I know an old man ____________ can play the guitar very well.

c-   This is the shop ___________ sells the CD __________ you are looking for.

d-   The taxi driver, ____________ vehicle hit the kerb, was not hurt.

e-   I have an aunt ____________ cat is so fat that it cannot sit up properly. 

2.   Use the relative pronouns whom, who, which or that to give more information about the objects of these sentences.

a-   Alice chose an expensive watch ___________________________________________.

b-   You can catch the bus __________________________________________________.

c-   She put on the red dress _______________________________________________.

d-   The farmer trapped the rabbit ___________________________________________.

    3.    Match the sentences using a relative pronoun.

a-   I have a friend. He speaks four languages. ______________________________________________________________

b-   We lost the match. We played it on Saturday. ______________________________________________________________

c-   What do you think of the film? It was on TV last night. ______________________________________________________________

d-   A girl lent me a book. I sat next to her. ______________________________________________________________