relative clause and concession clause

RELATIVE CLAUSES- CLAUSES OF CONCESSION
Exercise 1:
1. The woman ______ lives next door is a university professor.
a. which b. who she c. who d. where she
2. This is the school ______ I used to go as a child.
a. where b. which c. when d. in which
3. That’s the man ______ house was burnt down.
a. that his b. who’s c. whose d. which
4. The company ______ I work for has gone bankrupt.
a. where b. which c. who d. whom
5. We’ll come in August ______ the schools are on holiday.
a. that b. where c. in which d. when
6. Is there anything ______ you need?
a. that b. which c. who d. whom
7. Most of the people to ______ I wrote answered my letters.
a. which b. who c. whom d. whose
8. 1995 was the year _______ dad was so ill.
a. which b. where c. when d. that
9. I gave it to a boy______ name was Jim.
a. his b. who c. whose d. whom
10. What’s the name of the restaurant ______ we ate in?
a. where b. in which c. that d. where in
11. Excuse me, but are you the person _______ I spoke earlier?
a. to whom b. to which c. to who d. whom
12. _______ we left late, we still got there on time.
a. Despite b. But c. However d. Although
13. They told me not to go; ______ , I went.
a. even though b. In spite c. although d. even so
14. Florida’s climate is warm, _______ Alaska’s is cold.
a. even b. whereas c. despite d. in spite of
15. ______ the heat, I didn’t go swimming.

a. Although b. Nonetheless c. Despite d. However
16. She doesn’t have a dog; ______ she has a cat.
a. however b. while c. even though d. in spite of
17. My shirt still has dirt on it, ______ I washed it.
a. while b. whereas c. though d. despite
18. We bought the car in spite ______ the expense.
a. of b. the fact c. the fact that d. of the fact that
19. _______ she couldn’t afford it, she bought it.
a. Despite b. Even if c. Though d. However
20. They set out to sea ______ the storm.
a. nevertheless b. in spite of c. despite of d. anyway
21. She always forgets, ______ often you tell her.
a. however much b. no matter how c. nevertheless d. despite
22. “Which girl is your cousin?”
“She’s the one _______ I gave the book.”
a. which b. to which c. whom d. to whom
23. “I thought you didn’t want blue shoes.”
“I didn’t. ______, I decided to buy them.”
a. Even though b. Despite c. Whereas d. However
24. My cousin Nathan, ______ a speech therapist, lives in England.
a. whom is b. who’s c. whose d. that is
25. “Terry and Richenda bought a new car then?”
“Yes, _______ they couldn’t really afford it.”
a. In spite of b. whereas c. nevertheless d. despite the fact that
26. “Did you enjoy the game this afternoon?”
“Well, ______ it wasn’t a bad game, it was a bit boring.”
a. however b. despite c. even so d. while
27. “What was the restaurant like?”
“The food, ______ wasn’t that nice, was very expensive.”
a. that b. which c. whose d. which it

28. “So, what will you tell him now?”
“ I’m going to walk home, ________ time I will have decided what to say.”
a. for which b. on which c. since which d. by which
Exercise 2: choose the best answer:
1. Peter is the boy which/ whose /who /whom rides the blue bike.
2. This is the boy which /whose /who /whom had an accident.
3. Yesterday I saw a car which/ whose /who/ whom was really old.
4. Mandy is the girl which/ whose /who /whom I met on Friday.
5. I haven't seen Peter, which/ whose/ who /whom brother is five, for a long time now.
6. The robber stole the car which/ whose/ who/ whom the lady parked in front of the
supermarket.
7. This is the man which/ whose /who /whom house is on fire.
8. Can I talk to the girl which/ whose/ who/ whom is sitting on the bench?
9. The book which /whose/ who /whom you gave me is great.
10. An aeroplane is a machine where/ whom/ whose/ who/ which flies.
11. Last week we met the girl which /whose /who( that / which)/ that dog died.
1 2. The people where- whom- whos-e who- which work in the house are very
friendly.
1 3. A salesman is a man where- whom- whose- who- which works in a shop.
1 4. They live in the house where- whom-whose- who- which windows are broken.
15. My wife's mother, where -whom -whose -who -which I haven't seen for several
years, speaks too much.
1 6. I don't like the town where –whom- whose- who- which you work.
17. He is the only American where- whom- whose- who- which has swum.....
18. My wife, where- whom- whose- who -which lives in New York, has just written me
a letter.
19. The girl where –whom- whose- who -which lives next door is very boring.
20. This is the lady where- whom- whose- who- which husband died last year.
21. Her latest book, which-that- who is printed in colour, is selling well
22. This town,which-tha-twhose name I have forgotten, is situated near the border

23. Do you like the clothes whose-tha t -who -why-when he wears?
24. It's a book which-who-when -where-whose is full of pictures.
25. Do you remember the day when- which-whose- that-who my car broke down?
26. That's probably the reason when-that-why -whom-which he refused.
27. She never gets fat, so she can eat that-what- whom-when- which she likes.
28. The critics gave the film terrible reviews, that- whom-where- which-who did not
please the director.
29. It's mostly young people when-where- whose-which-who play those games.
30. They heard a version of the story who-which- thom-whose- what had been kept
secret for years