Relative Clauses

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Common mistakes

1. My father, that is a doctor, works long hours. → My father, who is a doctor, works long hours.
   non-defining → never "that"
2. The book which I read it was great. → The book which I read was great.
   don't repeat the pronoun (it)
3. The company where I work in is small. → The company where I work is small.
   no preposition after where
4. She is the person who her book I read. → She is the person whose book I read.
   possession → whose

Relative Clauses — Exercises

Choose the relative pronoun

Circle the correct answer.

1. The boy _____ won the race is my cousin. (who / which / whose)
2. The app _____ I use most is WhatsApp. (that / who / where)
3. That's the café _____ we first met. (where / which / who)
4. She's the singer _____ song is number one. (whose / who / which)
5. My brother, _____ lives in Paris, is a chef. (who / that / which)
6. The museum _____ we visited was amazing. (that / where / who)
7. Our hotel, _____ was near the beach, was cheap. (which / that / where)
8. The girl _____ bike was stolen called the police. (whose / who / that)

Complete the sentence

Write who, which, that, whose or where.

1. This is the shop   I bought my trainers.
2. The man   fixed my car was very friendly.
3. I loved the film   we saw last night.
4. He's the player   goal won the match.
5. Madrid,   is the capital of Spain, is in the centre.
6. The teacher   I like most teaches music.

Relative Clauses — Answer Key

Choose the relative pronoun

1. who — For people → who.
2. that — For things → that (or which).
3. where — A place + subject + verb → where.
4. whose — Possession (her song) → whose.
5. who — Extra information with commas → who. Never that after a comma.
6. that — visited needs an object (we visited it) → that, not where.
7. which — Extra information about a thing, with commas → which.
8. whose — Her bike → whose bike.

Complete the sentence

1. where
2. who
3. that
4. whose
5. which
6. who