EXERCISES ON RELATIVE CLAUSES

EXERCISE 1: Choose the best answer:

1. James will only go to places…………..are recommended by his friends.
a. what b. where c. which d. how.
2. Miss Kelly took part in the singing contest………….she was on holiday in Japan.
a. what b. where c. when d. how.
3. Tom,……….is a monitor of the class, is also the captain of the football.
a. who b. which c. whom d. whose.
4. I saw the man……….owns that car walking towards the shop.
a. which b. whom c. who d. whose
5. The street…………leads to my school is very narrow.
a. who b. which c. whom d. whose.
6. Bring me the clock………………..is over there.
a. whom b. which c. whose d. who
7. My friend, …………aunt is nurse, would like to be a doctor someday.
a. who b. whom c. which d. whose
8. The dog, ………..tail I stepped on, bit me.
a. who b. whose c. which d. whom
9. Please give this to the beggar…………….is at the door.
a. who b. which c. whom d. whose
10. My father gave me the doll…………..I had been hoping for.
a. who b. which c. whom d. which
11. Yesterday I met my friend…………….gave me a dog on my birthday.
a. who b. whose c. whom d. which.
12. Any one………….disobeys the rules will be punished.
a. that b. which c. whom d. who.
13. Budapest,……….is on the Danube, is a beautiful city.
a. where b whose c. when d. which
14. The river from………….we get our water supply is nearly empty.
a. that b. which c. whom d. where.
15. The boy…………father is in prison is my friend.
a. whom b. who c. whose d. which
16. Do you know the driver………………took them to town last night.?
a. which b. whom c. where d. who
17. Anybody…………..is tired may leave.
a. whom b. who c. where d. which.
18. He talked about the books and the authors………….interested him.
a. which b. who c. that d. when
19. This is the book of …………….I was speaking.
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a. which b. whom c. that d. where
20. The cat …………tail is long does not belong to me.
a. whom b. that c. which d. whose.
21. She is the finest woman…………….ever lived.
a. that b. whom c. who d. which
22. All the people…………I met are very friendly.
a. who b. whom c. whose d. that.
23. Karl Marx is the German philosopher…………..principles have changed word’s history.
a. whose b which c. who d. that.
24. We saw many soldiers and tanks…………..were moving to the front.
a. which b. whose c. that d. who.
25. We must find a time………………we can meet and a place…………..we can talk.
a. when/ whom b. who/where c. whom/whose d. when/where.
26. The decision was postponed, …………….was exactly what he wanted.
a. which b . when c. that d. where
27. He sees men, women, cat, dogs and cars…………….move mound and round.
a. that b. whose c. which d. who.
28. He reads all the books………….he can borrow.
a. which b. that c. whom d. who
29. Who is the boy…………..you’re looking for?
a. whom b. that c. whose d. who
30. Jim passed his driving test, ……………surprised everybody.
a. that b. which c. who d. whom.
31. It rained all the time, ……………was a pity.
a. which b. that c. whom d. whose.
32. The Titanic, ………….., was supposed to be unsinkable.
a. sank in 1922 b. that sank in 1922 c. which sinking in 1922 d. which sank in 1922.
33. Ann enjoys taking a walk at night, …………the streets are quiet.
a. when b. which c. that c. where.
34. My parents’ car broke down,……………..a nuisance.
a. which were b. when was c. that was d. which was
35. I always remember the first day……………. I met her.
a. when b. who c. where d. which
36. I wants to know……………he remains so thoughtful.
a. why b. which c. what d. when.
37. She didn’t tell me the reason…………she divorced her husband.
a. when b. why c. what d. who.
38. He was the first man………………the burning house.

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a. left b. to leave c. leave d. to left.
39. She is the most beautiful girl………….. I have ever met.
a. who b. that c. which d. whom.
40. This is the restaurant to ………….. we went last time.
a. which b. where c. when d. that
Exercise 2: Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into one, using suitable relative
clauses
1. This is the lion. It has been ill recently.
This is…………………………………………………………..………………………………..
2. You asked me to get you a paper. Here is the paper.
Here is the……………………………………………………………………..…………………
3. The Great Fire of London broke out in 1666. It destroyed a large part of the city.
The Great Fire of London……………………………………………….……………………….
4. My sister bought a new car last month. The car has broken down four times already.
The car……………………………………………………………………………...……………..
5. Van Gogh cut off his ear. He was a well known writer.
Van Gogh…………………………………………………………………………………………
6. My father had an operation for his heart problem. The problem was a partial success.
The operation………………………………………………………….………………………….
7. You recommended a film. We went to see the film, but we didn’t think much of it.
We went…………………………………………………………………………..
8. My daughter brings friends home. Some of the friends look as though they never wash.
Some………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. David is going to talk about careers. I’m sure you all know him.
David……………………………………………………………………….……………………..
10. You didn’t recognize an actor on television last night. The actor was Kieer Sutherland.
The actor…………………………………………………………………………………………..
11. Mark wrote an essay while we were on holiday. It has won a prize in the school competition.
The essay……………………………………………………………..…………………………..
12. That is the woman. I was telling you about her.
That is……………………………………………………..………………………………………

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Exercise 3: Complete the following sentences, using relative clause.
1. This is Mrs. Jones ………………………………………….…………………………………….
2. We are moving to Dalat…………………………………………….…………………………….
3. The police have just caught Tom…………………………………………...…………………….
4. I don’t like Peter……………………………………………………………..……………………
5. The book is about a girl…………………………………………….…………………………….
6. Alexander Bell was the man…………………………………………………..………………….
7. The police have caught the men…………………………………………………..………………
8. I don’t like the people……………………………………………………………………………..
9. What is the name of the horse……………………………………………….…………………..?
10. Tell me the reason …………………………………………………………………………………