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Relative clauses: who, which, that, where

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Join ideas and give more information about people, things and places in one sentence.

Choose the relative word

Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

  1. The man ___ repaired our roof was very friendly.
    • a) which
    • b) who
    • c) where
  2. I've lost the umbrella ___ my aunt gave me.
    • a) who
    • b) where
    • c) which
  3. This is the park ___ we play football on Sundays.
    • a) where
    • b) which
    • c) who
  4. Do you know anyone ___ can fix a laptop?
    • a) who
    • b) which
    • c) where
  5. Sofia is the student ___ essay won the prize.
    • a) who
    • b) whose
    • c) who's
  6. The hotel ___ we stayed in was next to the river.
    • a) where
    • b) who
    • c) which
  7. Which sentence is correct?
    • a) The phone I bought last week is already broken.
    • b) The phone I bought it last week is already broken.
    • c) The phone what I bought last week is already broken.
  8. My brother, ___ lives in Canada, is visiting us next month.
    • a) that
    • b) which
    • c) who

Complete the sentences

Type one word in each gap: who, which, that, where or whose. If more than one word is correct, any correct one is accepted.

  1. A dentist is a person ___ looks after your teeth.
  2. That's the restaurant ___ we had dinner on my birthday.
  3. I need a bag ___ is big enough for my laptop.
  4. Ravi has a neighbour ___ dog barks all night.
  5. The village ___ my parents were born is very small now.
  6. Our town museum, ___ opened in 1950, is free on Sundays.
  7. The people ___ we met on holiday sent us a card.
  8. Is this the train ___ goes to the airport?

Answer key

Choose the relative word

  1. b) whoWe are talking about a person, so we use who.
  2. c) whichAn umbrella is a thing, so we use which.
  3. a) whereThe park is a place where an action happens, so we use where.
  4. a) whoAnyone refers to a person, so we use who.
  5. b) whoseThe essay belongs to Sofia, so we use whose. Who's means who is.
  6. c) whichThe clause already ends with the preposition in, so we need which (or that). Where already includes the idea of in.
  7. a) The phone I bought last week is already broken.The relative word is the object here, so we can leave it out. Don't add it after bought (the phone is already the object), and don't use what after a noun.
  8. c) whoThe clause between commas adds extra information about a person, so we use who. That is not used with commas.

Complete the sentences

  1. who / thatA dentist is a person, so we use who. That is also possible in a defining clause.
  2. whereThe restaurant is a place and there is no preposition at the end, so we use where.
  3. which / thatA bag is a thing, so we use which or that. It is the subject, so we cannot leave it out.
  4. whoseThe dog belongs to the neighbour, so we use whose.
  5. whereA village is a place, and they were born there, so we use where.
  6. whichThe clause between commas gives extra information about a thing, so we use which. That is not possible with commas.
  7. who / that / whomWe are talking about people, so who or that is correct. Whom is also possible in formal English.
  8. which / thatA train is a thing, and the word is the subject of goes, so we use which or that.

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