Relative Pronouns - Free Printable

Task Overview:

The task involves joining pairs of sentences into a single sentence using relative pronouns. The relative pronouns provided are: WHO, WHOM, WHICH, WHERE, WHOSE, WHEN, THAT.

Solution Approach:

1. Identify the relationship between the two sentences:
- Determine what connects the two sentences (e.g., person, place, thing, time).
2. Choose the appropriate relative pronoun:
- Use WHO for people (subject).
- Use WHOM for people (object).
- Use WHICH for things or animals.
- Use WHERE for places.
- Use WHOSE for possession.
- Use WHEN for time.
- Use THAT for both people and things (often used in restrictive clauses).

3. Combine the sentences:
- Replace the repeated noun with the relative pronoun and join the sentences into one.

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Detailed Solutions:

#### 1. Steven Spielberg is the movie director ______ produced Jurassic Park in 1994.
- Relative Pronoun: WHO
- Explanation: "Director" is a person, and "who" is used for people as the subject.
- Combined Sentence: Steven Spielberg is the movie director who produced Jurassic Park in 1994.

#### 2. They are planning to get married in a beach ______ everybody falls in love.
- Relative Pronoun: WHERE
- Explanation: "Beach" is a place, and "where" is used for places.
- Combined Sentence: They are planning to get married in a beach where everybody falls in love.

#### 3. I believed ______ the man ______ car is blocking our garage is Tom.
- Relative Pronoun: THAT (first blank), WHOSE (second blank)
- Explanation:
- First blank: "I believed that..." introduces the idea.
- Second blank: "Whose" is used for possession (the car belongs to the man).
- Combined Sentence: I believed that the man whose car is blocking our garage is Tom.

#### 4. I can’t understand ______ I failed my Literature exam! I studied so hard.
- Relative Pronoun: WHY
- Explanation: "Why" is used to explain the reason.
- Combined Sentence: I can’t understand why I failed my Literature exam! I studied so hard.

#### 5. My mom can’t stand it ______ none of us helped her in the kitchen.
- Relative Pronoun: THAT
- Explanation: "That" is used to introduce a clause explaining the situation.
- Combined Sentence: My mom can’t stand it that none of us helped her in the kitchen.

#### 6. Most of the students finished the exam ______ started at 6 o’clock.
- Relative Pronoun: THAT
- Explanation: "That" is used for things (the exam) and can be omitted in this case.
- Combined Sentence: Most of the students finished the exam that started at 6 o’clock.

#### 7. I know a doctor ______ hospital is located downtown. Let’s go!
- Relative Pronoun: WHOSE
- Explanation: "Whose" is used for possession (the hospital belongs to the doctor).
- Combined Sentence: I know a doctor whose hospital is located downtown. Let’s go!

#### 8. I can’t believe ______ we are traveling ______ we first met.
- Relative Pronoun: THAT (first blank), WHERE (second blank)
- Explanation:
- First blank: "That" introduces the idea.
- Second blank: "Where" is used for places.
- Combined Sentence: I can’t believe that we are traveling where we first met.

#### 9. Most of the workers are using equipment ______ is very old.
- Relative Pronoun: THAT
- Explanation: "That" is used for things (equipment).
- Combined Sentence: Most of the workers are using equipment that is very old.

#### 10. Brad is talking to the engineer ______ he met in the factory.
- Relative Pronoun: WHO
- Explanation: "Who" is used for people as the object.
- Combined Sentence: Brad is talking to the engineer who he met in the factory.

#### 11. I found a wallet ______ owner’s name is written in the label.
- Relative Pronoun: WHOSE
- Explanation: "Whose" is used for possession (the owner's name).
- Combined Sentence: I found a wallet whose owner’s name is written in the label.

#### 12. Don’t eat the food ______ Sam prepared! It’s getting rotten.
- Relative Pronoun: THAT
- Explanation: "That" is used for things (food).
- Combined Sentence: Don’t eat the food that Sam prepared! It’s getting rotten.

#### 13. You shouldn’t hang out with people ______ are into drugs.
- Relative Pronoun: WHO
- Explanation: "Who" is used for people as the subject.
- Combined Sentence: You shouldn’t hang out with people who are into drugs.

#### 14. Try telling me all the subject ______ you failed in school.
- Relative Pronoun: THAT
- Explanation: "That" is used for things (subjects).
- Combined Sentence: Try telling me all the subject that you failed in school.

#### 15. Is this the neighborhood ______ you grew up as a kid?
- Relative Pronoun: WHERE
- Explanation: "Where" is used for places.
- Combined Sentence: Is this the neighborhood where you grew up as a kid?

#### 16. Can you stop saying the word ______ I hate?
- Relative Pronoun: THAT
- Explanation: "That" is used for things (word).
- Combined Sentence: Can you stop saying the word that I hate?

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Final Answers:

1. WHO
2. WHERE
3. THAT, WHOSE
4. WHY
5. THAT
6. THAT
7. WHOSE
8. THAT, WHERE
9. THAT
10. WHO
11. WHOSE
12. THAT
13. WHO
14. THAT
15. WHERE
16. THAT

Final Answer Boxed:
\boxed{WHO, WHERE, THAT, WHOSE, WHY, THAT, THAT, WHOSE, THAT, THAT, WHERE, THAT, WHO, THAT, WHERE, THAT}