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Relative clauses
Answers
1:
a. Correct - where - Use 'where' to refer to places.
b. which - Use 'which' to refer to things.
c. who - Use 'who' to refer to people.
d. when - Use 'when' to refer to times.
2:
a. that - 'That' is correct – it refers to the house.
b. which - 'Which' is correct – it refers to the house.
c. --- - You can omit the pronoun when it refers to the object (they bought the house)
d. Correct - what - 'What' means 'the things that' and is not grammatically correct.
3:
a. Correct - who
- Use 'who' when the pronoun refers to a person in this type of 'extra
information' clause.
b. that - You cannot use 'that' in this type of 'extra information' clause.
c. --- - You cannot omit the pronoun in this type of 'extra information' clause.
d. which - You cannot use 'which' to refer to a person.
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