LESSON RELATIVE CLAUSES

LESSON : RELATIVE CLAUSES
EXERCISE 3: MULTIPLE CHOICE
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This is the village in ______ my family and I lived for six years.
A. which

B. that

C. whom

D.

where
2

She is the famous actress ______ everybody admires.
A. who

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B. whom

C. which

D. whose

The old building ______ was behind the local church fell down
A. of which

B. which

C. whose

D.

whom
4

My nephew ______ chose a lot of toys at the Toy World store for his father,
______ is my elder brother, paid a large amount of money.
A. which / whose
who / who

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B. whose

C. whom

D. that

B. whose

C. whom

D. that

The man ______ was in charge of the management didn't seem friendly to us at all.
A. who

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D.

The food ______ I like best of all is pie alamode.
A. who

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C. which / who

They need a teacher ______ native language is English.
A. who

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B. whom / who

B. whom

C. where

D. when

The physics teacher, ___ behaviour I don't like much, makes things harder for the
students.


A. who

B. that

C. whom

D.

whose
9

We’ll come in August ______ the schools are on holiday.
A. that

B. where

C. in which

D. when

10 Justine, ______ parents live in Christchurch, has gone to Southampton.

A. whom

B. whose

C. to whom

D. which.

11 The person with ______ she's been working is very friendly.

A. who

B. that

C. which

D.

whom
12 I think the Chinese are the people ______ habits are the most peculiar to us.

A. which

B. whom

C. whose

D. when

13 The people to ______ she was speaking didn't know German.

A. who

B. whose

C. that

D.

whom

14 Is that the same film ______ we watched last year?

A. when

B. which

C. why

D. who

15 The girl ______ dress you admire has worked for this company since she left

school.
A. who
D. whom

B. what

C. whose

16 The dam ______ they plan to build will cover acres of forest.

A. which

B. to which

C. whom

D. where

17 The girl ______ I borrowed the dictionary asked me to use it carefully.


A. whose

B. from whom

C. from whose

D.

whom
18 He is a cricket player ______ abilities include fast bowling and powerful batting.

A. where

B. whose

C. whom

D. of which

19 You may enroll our course by e-mail _____ can be faster than other registration

forms.
A. who

B. where

C. which

D. when

20 The pollution ______ they were talking is getting worse.

A. that

B. about which

C. which

D.

whom
21 The boy with -------------- I have talked is very successful student.

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23

24

25

A. who
B. whom
C. that
D. for
that
The composition -------------- by Jane was really interesting.

A. to write
B. writing
C. wrote
D.
written
Fleming’s discovery of penicillin, --------------, had a major influence on the
lives of people in the 20th century.
A. which was awarded the Nobel Prize
B. which awarded the Nobel
Prize
C. that he was awarded the Nobel Prize
D. for which he was awarded
the Nobel Prize
I want you to meet the woman -------------A. who taught me how to drive
B. teaching me how to
drive
C. that is taught me how to drive
D. who is taught me how to
drive
Mr. Pike, -------------- is our boss, has just come back from Paris.
A. who
B. whom
C. that
D. which


26 Colin told me about his job,………………very much.

a. that he’s enjoying
he’s enjoying it.

b. which he’s enjoying

c. he’s enjoying

d.

27 Sheila couldn’t come to the party,…………….was a pity.

a. that

b. it

c. what

d.

which
28 Some of the people………………..to the party can’t come.

a. inviting
invited

b. invited

c. who inviting

d. they were

29 They are never on time,……………..can’t be explained.

a. who

b, that

c. what

d.

which
30 The party …………………wasn’t very enjoyable.

a. we went

b. which we went to last night

c. where we went to

d. that we went to party last night.

31 They give their children everything…………they want.

a. what

b. no word

c. who

d. how

32 Tell me……………you want and I’ll try get it for you.

a. that
d. a and c

b. how

c. what

33 The women………….he fell in love left him after a few weeks.

a. with whom
whom .

b. who

c. to whom

34 The secretaries were the only people……………………. .

d. for


a. to get a pay rise

b. getting a pay rise

c. who to get a pay rise

d. to whom get a pay rise.

35 I have a message for people………..by the traffic chaos(sự hỗn độn).

a. delay
delayed

b. delayed

c. who delayed

d. whom

36 ……………I really need is a long holiday.

a. that

b. what

c. which

d.

who.
37 The girl -------------- is my new friend.

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39

41

43

A. who is sitting on the bench
B. that is sitting on the
bench
C. sitting on the bench
D. all are correct
We don’t know the reason ---------- Peter is absent today. A. who B. which C.
that D. why
Dr Smith is a good surgeon. He lives next door.
A. Dr Smith that lives next door is a good surgeon.
B. Dr Smith who lives next door is a good surgeon.
C. Dr Smith, who lives next door, is a good surgeon.
D. Dr Smith, whom lives next door, is a good surgeon.
40 The reading table -------------- I put my books is in the corner of the room.
A. when
B. where C. why
D. whose
It is him -------------- helped me last night.
A. who
B. that
C. which
D.
whose
42 Anybody -------------- finishes that test early can leave.
A. that
B. whom
C. why
D. when
He is the good colleague --------------.

A. to work for us with
B. to us for working with
C. for working with us
D. for us to work with


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45
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Mary was the last applicant -------------- by that interviewer.
A. to be interviewed B. to be interviewing C. to have interviewed
D. to interview
I’m hungry. Is there any food -------------- ?
A. to be eaten B. to eat C. eating
D. for me eating
Dien Bien Phu is a place -------------- our army won a resounding victory in
1954.
A. where
B. what
C. which
D. that
47. A bus-----to the airport runs every half an hour.
A. which go
B. to go
C. going
D. which going
48. The speech --------we listened last night was informative.
A. to that

B. which to
C. that
D. to which
49. The man------we’re going to see is a millionair.
A. he/whom/X B. that/ who/ X C. which/ that/ X D. that/ whom/ X
50. All the students--------do well in writing test.
A. whom Mr.David teaches them
B. which Mr.David teaches
B. that Mr.David teaches them
D. Mr.David teaches
WRITING:
1. We are living in a house that was built many years ago. (Reducing Relative
clause)
E………………………………………………………………......................
2. My students can finish the exercises before the limited time. (Cleft sentence
in Passive)
E ……………………………………………………….................................. .............
3. We went to Ho Chi Minh city last summer vacation. (Cleft sentence in Active
)
E ……………………………………………………….................................. .............
4. The last person who leaves the house must lock the door. (Rewrite the
sentences, using an infinitive phrase.)
E.................................................. ..................................................
5. The man was very kind. I talked to him last night. (Combine the sentences,
using preposition + whom or which)


E .................................................. .................................................. .............
..........................
6. Do you know the woman who is waiting for us? (Rewrite the sentences,

using a present participial phrase.E.................................................. .................................................. ..............
.................
7. A building was destroyed in the fire. It is now being rebuilt. (Join the
sentences, using the relative pronoun “which”)
E .................................................. .................................................. .............
........................
8. We've all met Michael Jackson. He is visiting us for three days. (Join the
sentences, using the relative pronoun “who”)
E .................................................. .................................................. .............
.........................
9. He is living in a flat which is decorated beautifully. (using past participle)
E.................................................. .................................................. .............
...........................
10. She is the first student who entered the classroom this morning. (using toinfinitive)
E .................................................. .................................................. ............
............................
11. The woman is absent today. You hope to talk to her. (using preposition+
relative pronoun )
E................................................. .................................................. ...............
......................... ..
12. Students who cheat in the final test will get zero mark. (Reducing Relative
clause)
E .................................................. .................................................. ............
...........................
13. The officers work 8 hours a day. Their salary is too low to support the
family. (Using Relative pronoun “whose”)
E................................................. .................................................. ..............
.........................

14. My mother gave me this camera on my 18th birthday. (Cleft Sentence)
E .................................................. .................................................. ............
............................