Grammar quiz on relative clauses with 16 questions and answer options.

Let's go through each question in the Grammar Quiz on Relative Clauses and choose the best answer with explanations.

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1. I know a great little restaurant ... we can get lunch.

- a) that
- b) who
- c) where

✔ Correct answer: c) where
👉 "Where" refers to a place (restaurant). We use *where* when the relative clause describes a location.
➡️ *"I know a great little restaurant where we can get lunch."*

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2. Sam knows a man ... brother works for the president.

- a) who
- b) whose
- c) whom

✔ Correct answer: b) whose
👉 "Whose" shows possession. The man’s brother works for the president.
➡️ *"Sam knows a man whose brother works for the president."*

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3. Students ... study hard get good grades.

- a) when
- b) whom
- c) who

✔ Correct answer: c) who
👉 "Who" refers to people (students), and it's the subject of the clause "who study hard."
➡️ *"Students who study hard get good grades."*

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4. Food ... is imported from other countries is expensive.

- a) that
- b) where
- c) why

✔ Correct answer: a) that
👉 "That" refers to food (a thing), and it's the subject of the relative clause.
➡️ *"Food that is imported from other countries is expensive."*
("Which" would also be correct, but not listed.)

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5. The bad weather is the reason ... I was late for class yesterday.

- a) whom
- b) when
- c) why

✔ Correct answer: c) why
👉 "Why" explains the reason.
➡️ *"The bad weather is the reason why I was late..."*
(Alternatively: "for which" — but "why" is more natural here.)

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6. The cookies ... you baked are really delicious.

- a) why
- b) which
- c) when

✔ Correct answer: b) which
👉 "Which" refers to the cookies (things).
➡️ *"The cookies which you baked are really delicious."*
(Also acceptable: "that", but "which" is correct here.)

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7. My grandfather remembers the time ... there was no television.

- a) when
- b) where
- c) that

✔ Correct answer: a) when
👉 "When" refers to time. The time period is being described.
➡️ *"My grandfather remembers the time when there was no television."*

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8. I visited my uncle ... lives in a different city.

- a) who
- b) which
- c) when

✔ Correct answer: a) who
👉 "Who" refers to a person (uncle), and is the subject of the clause.
➡️ *"I visited my uncle who lives in a different city."*

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9. The movie ... we saw last week won three awards.

- a) who
- b) when
- c) which

✔ Correct answer: c) which
👉 "Which" refers to the movie (a thing). "Who" is for people.
➡️ *"The movie which we saw last week won three awards."*

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10. Do you know the reason ... there are no penguins at the North Pole?

- a) where
- b) why
- c) whose

✔ Correct answer: b) why
👉 "Why" is used to explain the reason.
➡️ *"Do you know the reason why there are no penguins at the North Pole?"*

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11. The people ... names are on the list will stay here.

- a) whose
- b) where
- c) that

✔ Correct answer: a) whose
👉 "Whose" shows possession — the names belong to the people.
➡️ *"The people whose names are on the list will stay here."*

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12. He had a feeling ... something terrible was going to happen.

- a) why
- b) who
- c) that

✔ Correct answer: c) that
👉 "That" introduces a noun clause explaining the feeling.
➡️ *"He had a feeling that something terrible was going to happen."*

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13. I want to borrow the book ... you bought last month.

- a) whom
- b) that
- c) when

✔ Correct answer: b) that
👉 "That" refers to the book (a thing).
➡️ *"I want to borrow the book that you bought last month."*

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14. My home is a place ... I can come home and relax after work.

- a) where
- b) when
- c) whom

✔ Correct answer: a) where
👉 "Where" refers to a place (home).
➡️ *"My home is a place where I can come home and relax after work."*

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15. Most of the people ... she met were from Sydney.

- a) whom
- b) when
- c) whose

✔ Correct answer: a) whom
👉 "Whom" is the object of the verb "met".
➡️ *"Most of the people whom she met were from Sydney."*
(Note: "whom" is formal; "who" is often used informally, but "whom" is grammatically correct here.)

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16. Can you find the teacher ... you talked to this morning?

- a) whose
- b) whom
- c) when

✔ Correct answer: b) whom
👉 "Whom" is the object of the verb "talked to".
➡️ *"Can you find the teacher whom you talked to this morning?"*
(Informal: "who", but "whom" is correct.)

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✔ Final Answers:

| Q# | Answer |
|----|--------|
| 1 | c) where |
| 2 | b) whose |
| 3 | c) who |
| 4 | a) that |
| 5 | c) why |
| 6 | b) which |
| 7 | a) when |
| 8 | a) who |
| 9 | c) which |
| 10 | b) why |
| 11 | a) whose |
| 12 | c) that |
| 13 | b) that |
| 14 | a) where |
| 15 | a) whom |
| 16 | b) whom |

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🌟 Score:

You got 16/16 → Excellent! 😊

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