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Relative Clause Quiz (Level B1-B2) - Grammar Practice

⏱ Time: 07:30 📝 Questions: 15 📊 Level: B1, B2 📚 Type: Grammar ⭐ XP: up to +16 (on pass)

Just finished studying Relative Clause? Lock in what you learned with 15 practice exercises. This Level B1-B2 quiz is designed as a revision companion — quick to complete, easy to retake, and packed with explanations to solidify your understanding.

⏱ You have 07:30 to answer 15 questions. The timer only starts when you click Begin.

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Question 1: The woman ___ lives next door is a doctor.

Question 1 options
'who' is correct because it is the relative pronoun used to refer to people as the subject of a relative clause. 'which' refers to things, not people. 'whom' is used for the object, not the subject. 'whose' shows possession.
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Question 2: This is the laptop ___ I bought last month.

Question 2 options
'that' is correct because it is a relative pronoun used to refer to things in a defining relative clause. 'who' refers to people, not things. 'whom' is used for people as objects. 'whose' shows possession and does not fit here.
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Question 3: A relative clause must always contain both a subject and a verb.

Question 3 options
True because a relative clause is a type of subordinate clause and, like all clauses in English, it must contain both a subject and a verb to be grammatically complete.
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Question 4: What is the main purpose of a relative clause in a sentence?

Question 4 options
'To give more information about a noun or pronoun' is correct because a relative clause is used to modify, describe, or identify a noun or pronoun that has already been mentioned. It is not used to express time, show contrast, or replace a main verb.
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Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • The book
  • really interesting
  • that she recommended
  • was

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'The book that she recommended was really interesting' because the relative clause 'that she recommended' directly follows the noun 'book' it modifies, as required by English relative clause structure.
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Question 6: Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Question 6 options
'The teacher who taught us history retired last year' is correct because 'who' is the proper relative pronoun for a person acting as the subject of the relative clause. 'which' cannot refer to people; 'that' is acceptable but 'whom' is used for objects, not subjects.
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Question 7: Customer: 'Excuse me, is this the queue ___ leads to the ticket office?' Staff: 'Yes, that's right.'

Question 7 options
'that' is correct because it is used as a relative pronoun to refer to a thing (the queue) as the subject of the relative clause. 'who' refers to people, 'whom' is used for people as objects, and 'whose' shows possession.
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Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses 'whose' instead of 'who'?

Question 8 options
'The girl whose phone was stolen reported it to the police' is correct because 'whose' shows possession — the phone belongs to the girl. 'who' cannot show possession; it only introduces a subject or acts as the relative pronoun for a person without showing ownership.
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Question 9: Put the words in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • Paris
  • my parents got married
  • is the city
  • where

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'Paris is the city where my parents got married' because 'where' is the relative adverb used to refer to a place, and the relative clause follows the noun 'city' it modifies.
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Question 10: She returned to the town ___ she had grown up as a child.

Question 10 options
'where' is correct because it is a relative adverb used to refer to a place. 'when' refers to time, 'why' refers to a reason, and 'which' cannot directly replace a place adverb in this structure without a preposition.
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Question 11: Which statement about non-defining relative clauses is true?

Question 11 options
'They are separated from the rest of the sentence by commas' is correct because non-defining relative clauses add extra, non-essential information and are always set off by commas. They cannot use 'that', cannot be removed without losing the core meaning only in defining clauses, and do not identify which specific noun is meant.
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Question 12: Rewrite using a relative clause: 'I met a man. His daughter is a famous singer.' → I met a man ___ is a famous singer.

Question 12 options
'whose daughter' is correct because 'whose' is the relative pronoun showing possession — the daughter belongs to the man. 'who daughter', 'that daughter', and 'which daughter' are all grammatically incorrect ways to show possession in a relative clause.
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Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct grammar label.

Question 13 options
The scientist who discovered the vaccine won a prize.
The hotel where we stayed had a rooftop pool.
The car which broke down is now repaired.
The student whose essay won first prize was delighted.
Relative pronoun for a person (subject)
Relative adverb for a place
Relative pronoun for a thing (subject)
Relative pronoun showing possession

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

'who' = relative pronoun for people as subject; 'which' = relative pronoun for things; 'whose' = relative pronoun showing possession; 'where' = relative adverb for places.
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Question 14: The relative pronoun 'that' can be used in non-defining relative clauses, just like 'which' and 'who'.

Question 14 options
False because 'that' is only used in defining (restrictive) relative clauses, not in non-defining (non-restrictive) relative clauses. Non-defining clauses require 'who', 'whom', 'whose', or 'which'.
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Question 15: Which sentence best adds non-essential extra information about the noun, rather than identifying which one is meant?

Question 15 options
'My brother, who lives in Canada, is visiting next month' is correct as a non-defining relative clause — the commas show the information is additional, not needed to identify the person. The other options use defining relative clauses without commas, which identify which specific person or thing is meant.