Exercise on Relative Clauses

Relative Pronouns (who / which / whose)

Choose the correct relative pronoun (who, which, whose). (Elige la cláusula de relativo correcta)

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

Relative Pronouns - necessary or not?

Decide whether the relative pronouns must be used or not. (Decide si los pronombres relativos deben ser usados o no)

1. A calendar is something which tells you the date.
   relative pronoun is necessary
   relative pronoun is not necessary
2. Strikers are soccer players who try to score goals for their team.
   relative pronoun is necessary
   relative pronoun is not necessary
3. Jane is a person who everybody likes.
   relative pronoun is necessary
   relative pronoun is not necessary
4. A stamp is something which you put on a letter if you want to send it.
   relative pronoun is necessary
   relative pronoun is not necessary
5. The Thames is a river which runs through London.
   relative pronoun is necessary
   relative pronoun is not necessary
6. Cheese is food which mice like eating.
   relative pronoun is necessary
   relative pronoun is not necessary
7. A racket is something which you use to hit a ball when you play tennis or badminton.
   relative pronoun is necessary
   relative pronoun is not necessary
8. Socks are things which you wear on your feet.
   relative pronoun is necessary
   relative pronoun is not necessary
9. A guide is a person who shows tourists around around a place.
   relative pronoun is necessary
   relative pronoun is not necessary
10. Love is a feeling which nobody can describe.
    relative pronoun is necessary
    relative pronoun is not necessary

Exercise on Relative Clauses

Relative clauses - defining or non-defining?

Study the situations and then decide whether the following relative clauses are defining- commas or non-defining -no commas.

 (Estudia la situación, es decir, analiza la información dada en la frase y decide cual es la frase correcta: la que lleva comas o la que no)

1. I have three brothers.
   My brother who lives in Sidney came to see me last month.
   My brother, who lives in Sidney, came to see me last month.
2. I have one sister.
   My sister who is 25 years old spent her holiday in France.
   My sister, who is 25 years old, spent her holiday in France.
3. Bob's mum has lost her keys.
   Bob's mum who is a musician has lost her car keys.
   Bob's mum, who is a musician, has lost her car keys.
4. My friend Jane moved to Canada.
   My friend Jane whose husband is Canadian moved to Canada last week.
   My friend Jane, whose husband is Canadian, moved to Canada last week.
5. I am a shoe fanatic.
   The shoes which I bought yesterday are very comfortable.
   The shoes, which I bought yesterday, are very comfortable.
6. Mr Robinson is very famous.
   Mr Robinson whom I met at the trade fair is a famous inventor.
   Mr Robinson, whom I met at the trade fair, is a famous inventor.
7. Tamara has two cats. Both of them are black.
   Tamara's two cats which can play outside are black.
   Tamara's two cats, which can play outside, are black.
8. Kevin has four cats. Two of them are black.
   Kevin's two cats which are black can play outside.
   Kevin's two cats, which are black, can play outside.
9. We are on holiday. Yesterday we visited a church.
   The church which we visited yesterday is very old.
   The church, which we visited yesterday, is very old.
10. We are on holiday. Yesterday we visited a church.
    St. Mary's Church which we visited yesterday is very old.
    St. Mary's Church, which we visited yesterday, is very old.

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