Relative Pronouns Grammar Exercises: Level B1-B2 (with Answers)

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

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'Who' is correct because it is used as a relative pronoun referring to a person (the woman) acting as the subject of the relative clause. 'Which' is used for things, not people. 'Whom' is used when the person is the object, not the subject. 'Whose' shows possession.
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Question 2: The book ___ I borrowed from the library was very interesting.

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'That' is correct because it can refer to things and functions as the object of the relative clause here. 'Who' and 'whom' are used for people, not things. 'Whose' indicates possession and does not fit this structure.
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Question 3: The relative pronoun 'which' can be used to refer to both people and things.

Question 3 options
False because 'which' is only used for things and animals, not for people. To refer to people, we use 'who' or 'whom'.
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Question 4: What is the main purpose of a relative pronoun in a sentence?

Question 4 options
'To connect a noun to a clause that gives more information about it' is correct because relative pronouns link a main clause to a relative clause that modifies a noun. They do not show time, indicate verb tense, or replace adjectives.
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Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • that bit the child
  • my neighbour
  • belonged to
  • The dog

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

The correct order is 'The dog that bit the child belonged to my neighbour' because the relative clause 'that bit the child' immediately follows the noun it modifies ('dog'), and the main clause continues after.
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Question 6: Which sentence is grammatically correct?

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'She is the teacher whose students always pass their exams' is correct because 'whose' shows possession, linking 'teacher' to 'her students'. 'Who's' is a contraction of 'who is', not a possessive. 'Which' is for things, not people. 'That' cannot show possession.
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Question 7: Customer: 'Can you describe the bag you lost?' Tourist: 'It's a red bag ___ has a broken zip and my passport inside.'

Question 7 options
'Which' is correct because the bag is a thing, and 'which' is the appropriate relative pronoun for things acting as the subject of the relative clause. 'Who' and 'whom' are for people. 'Whose' shows possession and does not fit here.
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Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses 'whom' instead of 'who'?

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'The manager whom we interviewed yesterday offered me the job' is correct because 'whom' is used when the person is the object of the verb — here, 'we interviewed' the manager (object). In the other options, the relative pronoun functions as the subject of its clause, requiring 'who'.
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Question 9: Put the words in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • My sister
  • whose husband is a doctor
  • the hospital
  • works at

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

The correct order is 'My sister whose husband is a doctor works at the hospital' because the relative clause 'whose husband is a doctor' directly follows the noun it modifies ('sister') and precedes the main verb phrase.
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Question 10: This is the house ___ my grandfather built over fifty years ago.

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'That' is correct because it refers to a thing ('house') and functions as the object of the relative clause (my grandfather built it). 'Which' is also possible here, but among the options given, only 'that' is correct. 'Who' and 'whom' are reserved for people.
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Question 11: Which statement about relative pronouns is true?

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'That' can be used to refer to people, animals, and things is correct. 'That' is a flexible relative pronoun that can replace both 'who' (for people) and 'which' (for things/animals). It cannot always replace 'whose', and it is not only used in formal English.
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Question 12: Combine these sentences using a relative pronoun: 'I met a scientist. She discovered a new species.' → I met a scientist ___ a new species.

Question 12 options
'who discovered' is correct because the scientist (a person) is the subject of the relative clause. 'which discovered' uses the wrong pronoun for a person. 'whose discovered' incorrectly uses the possessive form. 'whom discovered' is wrong because 'whom' is used for the object, not the subject.
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Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct grammar label.

Question 13 options
The artist who painted this picture is famous.
The film which won the award was directed by her.
He is a writer whose novels have been translated into many languages.
The colleague whom she replaced has moved to another city.
Relative pronoun for a person as subject
Relative pronoun for a person as object
Relative pronoun showing possession
Relative pronoun for a thing as subject

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

'Who' is used for people as subject; 'which' is used for things; 'whose' shows possession; 'whom' is used for people as object of the verb.
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Question 14: A relative pronoun that acts as the subject of its clause can be omitted without changing the grammar of the sentence.

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False because a relative pronoun functioning as the subject of the relative clause must be kept. Only object relative pronouns (e.g. 'that' or 'which' when they are the object) can be omitted.
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Question 15: Which sentence is more appropriate in formal written English?

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'The candidate whom the committee selected has extensive experience' is more formal because 'whom' is the grammatically correct object form in formal writing. Using 'that' to refer to a person is acceptable in spoken English but considered less formal in written contexts.