RELATIVE CLAUSES

RELATIVE CLAUSES

Multiple Choice

USE ______ FOR PEOPLE.

• WHO

• WHOM

• THAT

• ALL THE OPTIONS

WHO, WHOM, THAT

Use who or that in defining relative clauses (the clause is necessary to understand the sentence)

For example: The guy who/that is on your left is my boss.

Use who in non-defining relative clauses (the clause is extra info, separated by commas.)

For example: My boss, who is from Cuba, loves salsa.

Use whom to talk about the object of the verb or after prepositions.

For example: The man at whom we're looking is doing yoga.

We're looking at a man. We-subj / the man-object

Multiple Choice

USE ______ FOR THINGS, ANIMALS, IDEAS.

• WHO/THAT

• WHICH/THAT

• WHOSE

• WHOM

WHICH, THAT

USE WHICH OR THAT IN DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES.

FOR EXAMPLE: The book which/that you bought is on the table.

USE WHICH IN NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES.

FOR EXAMPLE: Our car, which we bought last year, is in the garage.

YOU CAN ALSO USE WHICH TO REFER TO A WHOLE SENTENCE.

FOR EXAMPLE: He offered to give me a lift, which was very nice of him.

Multiple Choice

USE ______ TO EXPRESS POSSESSION.

• WHOM

• WHICH

• WHOSE

• ON WHICH

WHOSE

WE USE IT TO EXPRESS POSSESSION, FOR EXAMPLE:

There's a boy in my class whose father is a professional tennis player.

There's a boy in my class. His father is a professional tennis player.

USE WHERE FOR PLACES AND WHEN FOR TIME

This is the restaurant where I met my wife.

Winter is the season when I'm happiest.

Multiple Choice

Is this the platform __________ you catch the train to Paris?

• who

• whose

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

This is the driver to __________ I told the joke.

• who

• whom

• which

• whose

Multiple Choice

I live in a town __________ a new shopping mall is being built.

• who

• whose

• where

• when

Multiple Choice

The girl with __________ you are dating is my sister.

• who

• whom

• which

• whose

Multiple Choice

Have you met the actor for __________ you sent the flowers?

• who

• whom

• which

• whose

Multiple Choice

He'll never forget the day __________ he first tried hang-gliding.

• whose

• where

• when

• whom

Multiple Choice

This is the man __________ daughter married my cousin.

• who

• whom

• which

• whose

Multiple Choice

The dog ..... barking you can hear is our neighbour's dog.

• who
• which
• whose
• where

Multiple Select

What have you done with the pen ................ I left on the table?

• which,I left

• where I left

• which I left

• that I left,

Multiple Choice

He's the man ______ son plays football for Manchester Utd.

• which
• who
• whose
• that

Multiple Choice

Overalls are clothes _______ people wear to protect their clothes when they are working.

• where
• who
• whose
• which

Multiple Choice

A waiter is a person ______ job is to serve customers in a restaurant.

• that
• which
• whose
• where

Multiple Choice

A hotel is a place ___ people stay when they're on holiday.

• which

• where

• who

• that

Multiple Choice

A hotel is a place ___ people stay when they're on holiday.

• which
• where
• who
• that