relatives

Q1. Identify the word or phrase which the relative pronoun refers to in the sentence.   The Indian cricket team is flying to Australia where the champion series is going to be held.  

• 1) India cricket team
• 2) Champion series
• 3) Australia
• 4) Team

Solution

The Indian cricket team is flying to Australia where the champion series is going to be held.  Relative: where Refers to: Australia

Q2. Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun. The country _____ he shifted to was very hot and humid.  

• 1) Where
• 2) That
• 3) Which
• 4) Who

Solution

The country where he shifted to was very hot and humid. 

Q3. Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun. I am looking for a policy ______ has maximum returns.

• 1) That
• 2) Whom
• 3) Where
• 4) Whose

Solution

I am looking for a policy that has maximum returns.

Q4. Identify the incorrectly used relative pronoun  in the sentence and replace it with the correct one.   My brother met a man that said that he would train him to be a good guitarist.

Solution

My brother met a man that said that he would train him to be a good guitarist.   My brother met a man who said that he would train him to be a good guitarist.

Q5. Identify the word which the relative pronoun refers to in the sentence. Oculists who treat eye diseases are paramedical eye specialists.

• 1) Diseases
• 2) Oculist
• 3) Specialists
• 4) Eye

Solution

Oculists who treat eye diseases are paramedical eye specialists. Relative: who Refers to: Oculists

Q6. Add the phrase in brackets to the sentence using 'that' or 'who' and a relative clause. They called a therapist (the therapist lived nearby). 

Solution

They called a therapist who lived nearby.

Q7. Add the phrase in brackets to the sentence using a relative clause. If possible, you should drop the relative pronoun.  The accountant was arrested (the accountant works for my father’s company).

Solution

The accountant who works for my father's company was arrested.

Q8. Add the phrase in brackets to the sentence using a relative clause. If possible, you should drop the relative pronoun. The man was late (Julie invited the man).

Solution

The man Julie invited was late.

Q9. Identify the word which the relative pronoun refers to in the sentence.   Copper, which is an element, is mixed with zinc to make brass.

• 1) Zinc
• 2) Brass
• 3) Copper
• 4) Element

Solution

Copper, which is an element, is mixed with zinc to make brass. Relative: which Refers to: Copper

Q10. Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun. The photographer _____ offered us a discount for this project is waiting at the reception.  

• 1) That
• 2) Which
• 3) Who
• 4) Whom

Solution

The photographer who offered us a discount for this project is waiting at the reception. 

Q11. Identify the word or phrase which the relative pronoun refers to in the sentence. Kurukshetra, where the Bhagwad Gita was preached, is located in Haryana, India. 

• 1) Kurukshetra
• 2) India
• 3) Haryana
• 4) Bhagwad Gita

Solution

Kurukshetra, where the Bhagwad Gita was preached, is located in Haryana, India.    Relative: where Refers to: Kurukshetra

Q12. Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun. I am looking for the boy _____ wanted to meet me to get an approval for his project. 

• 1) That
• 2) Who
• 3) Where
• 4) Which

Solution

I am looking for the boy who wanted to meet me to get an approval for his project. 

Q13. Identify the incorrectly used relative in the sentence and replace it with the correct one.  Gitanjali bought a palatial house in the city whose her old parents lived.  

Solution

Gitanjali bought a palatial house in the city whose her old parents lived. Gitanjali bought a palatial house in the city where her old parents lived.

Q14. Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun. The product, _______ seemed perfect in many ways, failed to succeed in the market.

• 1) Which
• 2) Where
• 3) Who
• 4) Where

Solution

The product, which seemed perfect in many ways, failed to succeed in the market.

Q15. Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun. The doctor _______clinic is at the end of the road met with an accident last night.

• 1) Which
• 2) Where
• 3) Whose
• 4) That

Solution

The doctor whose clinic is at the end of the road met with an accident last night.

Q16. Add the phrase in brackets to the sentence using a relative clause. If possible, you should drop the relative pronoun. The man was sick (I wanted to see the man).

Solution

I wanted to see the man who was sick.

Q17. Add the phrase in brackets to the sentence using a relative clause. Use 'that' or no pronoun. She bought the machine (her brother had recommended the machine).

Solution

With pronoun: She bought the machine that her brother had recommended. Without pronoun: She bought the machine her brother had recommended.

Q18. Identify the word which the relative pronoun refers to in the sentence.   Reema’s father, who is a lexicographer, makes dictionaries.

• 1) Dictionaries
• 2) Father
• 3) Reema
• 4) Lexicographer

Solution

Reema’s father, who is a lexicographer, makes dictionaries.   Relative: who Refers to: father

Q19. Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun. Mummy will not eat at a restaurant ______ serves meat.

• 1) Who
• 2) Whose
• 3) That
• 4) Where

Solution

Mummy will not eat at a restaurant that serves meat.

Q20. Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun. The house _______ Kimberly was born in now belongs to the government.

• 1) Which
• 2) Who
• 3) That
• 4) Where

Solution

The house where Kimberly was born in now belongs to the government.

Q21. Identify the incorrectly used relative pronoun  in the sentence and replace it with the correct one.  Nisha was talking about her friend which mother is an animal behaviourist.

Solution

Nisha was talking about her friend which mother is an animal behaviourist. Nisha was talking about her friend whose mother is an animal behaviourist.

Q22. Add the phrase in brackets to the sentence using 'that' or 'who' and a relative clause.  The waiter was poor (the waiter was wearing a brown shirt).

Solution

The waiter who was wearing a brown shirt was poor.

Q23. Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun. An army is a unified group of people _____ are trained to fight on land.

• 1) That
• 2) Which
• 3) Whose
• 4) Who

Solution

An army is a unified group of people who are trained to fight on land.

Q24. Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun. Charlie liked a girl _____ name was Grace.

• 1) Whose
• 2) Which
• 3) Whom
• 4) That

Solution

Charlie liked a girl whose name was Grace.

Q25. Add the phrase in brackets to the sentence using a relative clause. If possible, you should drop the relative pronoun.  I wrote to the friend (you met the friend last week).

Solution

I wrote to the friend you met last week.

Q26. Add the phrase in brackets to the sentence using 'that' or 'who' and a relative clause.  My sister has five children (my sister lives in Germany).

Solution

My sister who lives in Germany has five children.  

Q27. Identify the incorrectly used relative pronoun in the sentence and replace it with the correct one. The tree who gave shade to us in summer has been chopped off by the road-widening authorities.

Solution

The tree who gave shade to us in summer has been chopped off by the road-widening authorities. The tree that gave shade to us in summer has been chopped off by the road-widening authorities.  

Q28. Add the phrase in brackets to the sentence using a relative clause. Use 'that' or no pronoun.   He lost the watch (I had given him the watch)

Solution

With a pronoun: He lost the watch that I had given him. Without a pronoun: He lost the watch I had given him.

Q29. Identify the incorrectly used relative pronoun  in the sentence and replace it with the correct one. The teacher which hand was cut in the trip had to undergo surgery to enable normal functioning of her hand.  

Solution

The teacher which hand was cut in the trip had to undergo surgery to enable normal functioning of her hand. The teacher whose hand was cut in the trip had to undergo surgery to enable normal functioning of her hand.

Q30. Add the phrase in brackets to the sentence using a relative clause. Use 'that' or no pronoun.   We ate the pastry (I bought the pastry).

Solution

We ate the pastry that I bought.