English Relative Clauses

Practice using relative clauses in English grammar, including defining and non-defining clauses, and relative pronouns (who, which, that, whose, whom)

8 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

My car, ______, broke down yesterday!

  1. that I bought last week
  2. when I bought last week
  3. which I bought last week
  4. who I bought last week
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which question is correct?

  1. Is this the wallet you've been looking for?
  2. Is this the wallet who you've been looking for?
  3. Is this the wallet for that you've been looking?
  4. Is this the wallet for what you've been looking?
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The woman over there, ______, was my teacher.

  1. when wearing a hat
  2. while wearing a hat
  3. who's wearing a hat
  4. whose wearing a hat
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The nurse, ______, treated me well in the hospital.

  1. whom is from Australia
  2. that is from Australia
  3. who is from Australia
  4. where is from Australia
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

That's the house ______.

  1. whose I was born
  2. where I was born in
  3. I was born in
  4. which I was born
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The government has decided that medicines will be free of charge, ______ is really good news.

  1. which
  2. that
  3. who
  4. where
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When using non-defining clauses, commas are omitted.

  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

We use defining relative clauses to add information essential to the sentence.

  1. TRUE
  2. FALSE