relative pronoums. 3

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

1. Fill in with that, which, where, when, what, whose, who, whom.

a.    Last year we visited London ___________ I liked very much.

b.    Last year we visited London, ___________ we stayed for two weeks.

c.     I didn’t see Mary, ____________ was a pity.

d.    That is the woman ___________ we saw. She’s the woman _________ whose house we bought.

e.    That’s the time __________ you have to make a decision.

f.      Peter, ___________ works with me, is a nice chap.

g.    I don’t know __________ I should do.

h.    From _________ did you buy your car, Paul or Peter?

i.      That’s the pub ___________ I met Susan two years ago.

j.      That’s the hospital in __________ I had my last operation.

k.    That’s the hospital ___________ I had my last operation.

l.      James, with ___________ I studied Medicine, is very well off now.

m. That’s the kind of answer __________ I dislike.

n.    Penguins, in ____________ I am interested, are fascinating animals.

o.    Was that the day _________ you killed your wife?

p.    Thomas, of ___________ I haven’t heard for a long time, was my best friend.

q.    Opera, ___________ I cannot stand, is my husband’s favourite music.

r.     Sheila is terribly ugly; ____________ is worse, she is lazy.

s.     Sheila is ugly and also lazy, __________ is even worse.

t.     That is the girl ______________ came to see me on Saturday.

2. Make relative sentences using whose.

a.    Paul works with my brother. I met his sister at the party.

b.    The Richardson’s are nice people. We bought their car.

c.     Sally broke up with Joe. I published her novel.

d.    Tim is a fascinating man. I went to his party.

e.    That is the criminal. We sent his brother to prison.

f.      That is Richard. A dead body was found in his swimming-pool.

g.    That is Mr Smith. I work for one of his firms.

3. Write equivalent sentences avoiding the use of whom and which.

a.    He is the boy about whom I was talking to you.

b.    Pete is the man from whom we got a letter.

c.     That is the company for which I work.

d.    Oxford is the university to which I went.

e.    Jazz is the kind of music in which I am interested.

f.      With whom did you get there?

g.    That is the hotel at which we were staying.

h.    You are the person for whom I was waiting.

ANSWERS

1. Fill in with that, which, where, when, what, whose, who, whom. a.    WHICH b.    WHERE c.     WHICH d.    --/THAT/WHO/WHOM ____ WHOSE e.    WHEN f.      WHO g.    WHAT h.    WHOM i.      WHERE j.      WHICH k.    WHERE l.      WHOM m. --/THAT/WHICH n.    WHICH o.    WHEN p.    WHOM q.    WHICH r.     WHAT s.     WHICH t.     WHO/THAT

make relative sentences using whose. a.    Paul, whose sister I met at the party, works with my brother. b.    The Richardson’s, whose car we bought, are nice people. c.     Sally, whose novel I published, broke up with Joe. d.    Tim, whose party I went to, is a fascinating man. e.    That is the criminal whose brother we sent to prison. f.      That is Richard, in whose swimming-pool a dead body was found. g.    That is Mr Smith, one of whose firm I work for.

Write equivalent sentences avoiding the use of whom and which. a.    He is the boy I was talking to you about. b.    Pete is the man we got a letter from. c.     That is the company I work for. d.    Oxford is the university I went to. e.    Jazz is the kind of music I am interested in. f.      Who did you get there with? g.    That is the hotel we were staying at. h.    You are the person I was waiting for.