RELATIVE CLAUSES HOMEWORK

Exercise on Relative Clauses (Contact clauses)

Relative Pronouns (who / which / whose)

Choose the correct relative pronoun (who, which, whose).

1.     This is the bank   who which whose  was robbed yesterday.

2.     A boy   who which whose  sister is in my class was in the bank at that time.

3.     The man   who which whose  robbed the bank had two pistols.

4.     He wore a mask   who which whose  made him look like Mickey Mouse.

5.     He came with a friend   who which whose  waited outside in the car.

6.     The woman   who which whose  gave him the money was young.

7.     The bag   who which whose  contained the money was yellow.

8.     The people   who which whose  were in the bank were very frightened.

9.     A man   who which whose  mobile was ringing did not know what to do.

10.  A woman   who which whose  daughter was crying tried to calm her.

11.  The car   who which whose  the bank robbers escaped in was orange.

12.  The robber   who which whose  mask was obviously too big didn't drive.

13.  The man   who which whose  drove the car was nervous.

14.  He didn't wait at the traffic lights   who which whose  were red.

15.  A police officer   who which whose  car was parked at the next corner stopped and arrested them.

Exercise on Relative Clauses (Contact clauses)

Relative Adverbs

Choose the correct relative adverb.

1.     This is the station   where when why  Emily met James.

2.     July and August are the months   where when why  most people go on holiday.

3.     Do you know the reason   where when why  so many people in the world learn English?

4.     This is the church   where when why  Sue and Peter got married.

5.     Edinburgh is the town   where when why  Alexander Graham Bell was born.

6.     25 December is the day   where when why  children in Great Britain get their Christmas presents.

7.     A famine was the reason   where when why  so many Irish people emigrated to the USA in the 19th century.

8.     A greengrocer's is a shop   where when why  you can buy vegetables.

9.     The day   where when why  I arrived was very nice.

10.  A horror film was the reason   where when why  I couldn't sleep last night.