Relative Clauses Worksheet 1 Relative Pronouns Use the relative pronouns in the box to complete the sentences

1. Aberdeen, _______ my brother lives, is a town in Scotland.
a. where
b. which
c. who
d. when
2. Which word is NOT possible?
My parents live in the same house ________ they bought 50 years ago.
a. that
b. which
c. ---
d. what
3. Sheila, ________ lives next door, is a dinner-lady in our local school.
a. who
b. that
c. ---
d. which
4. The senior managers, with ________ we are meeting next week, are promising a
big money deal.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. whose
5. I met this woman yesterday _________ husband plays golf with my husband!
a. who
b. whom
c. whose
d. who's
6. The house _______ I live in is 150 years old.
a. where
b. which
c. who
d. what

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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.