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Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch27

Identify the sentence in which the relative pronoun is correctly omitted.

  1. The professor taught us linguistics retired last year.

  2. The letter I received this morning contained surprising news.

  3. The student who passed the test deserve a prize.

  4. The building where stands on the hill is historical.

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B Correct answer
Explanation

In option (B), the object pronoun 'that/which' is validly omitted from a defining clause ('the letter [that] I received'); options (A) and (D) omit subject pronouns, which is ungrammatical.

Multiple choice english-grammar-course mh-grammar-ch27

The village _____ my grandparents were born no longer exists on modern maps.

  1. when

  2. whom

  3. where

  4. whose

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C Correct answer
Explanation

'Where' is used to relate a clause to a place noun (the village); 'when' refers to time, making it incorrect here.