RELATIVE PRONOUN 2 Interactive Worksheet - Edform - Free Printable

Let's solve each sentence by filling in the blanks with the correct relative pronouns or relative adverbs. We’ll go through them one by one, explaining the choice.

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1. Alexander Fleming, ________ discovered penicillin received the Nobel Prize in 1945.

✔ who
→ "Who" refers to a person (Alexander Fleming) and is the subject of the clause "discovered penicillin."
✔️ *Correct: who*

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2. The book ________ I need can’t be found in the library.

✔ that / which
→ "That" or "which" refers to "the book" (a thing). Both are acceptable here.
✔️ *Correct: that / which*

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3. Here is the beach ________ is the safest for swimmers.

✔ that / which
→ Refers to "the beach" (a place), and it's the subject of the relative clause.
✔️ *Correct: that / which*
(Note: "which" is more common in non-defining clauses, but here it’s defining.)

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4. Do you know the American woman ________ name is Margaret Michelle?

✔ whose
→ "Whose" shows possession — the name belongs to the woman.
✔️ *Correct: whose*

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5. Jim, ________ I have known for ten years is one of my closest friends.

✔ whom
→ "Whom" is the object of the verb "have known." Since it's a formal structure and "Jim" is the subject of the main clause, we use "whom" in the relative clause.
✔️ *Correct: whom*
(Alternatively, "who" is also acceptable in informal English, but "whom" is grammatically correct here.)

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6. John found a cat ________ leg was broken.

✔ whose
→ "Whose" shows possession — the leg belongs to the cat.
✔️ *Correct: whose*

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7. This tree, ________ branches are dry should be cut down.

✔ whose
→ Again, "whose" indicates possession — the branches belong to the tree.
✔️ *Correct: whose*

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8. The child smiled at the woman ________ he didn’t know.

✔ whom
→ "Whom" is the object of the preposition "at" (though "at" is implied). "He didn’t know" → "he didn't know her", so "her" = "whom".
✔️ *Correct: whom*

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9. Children enjoy reading the books ________ have coloured pictures.

✔ that / which
→ Refers to "books" (plural), and they are the subject of the clause "have coloured pictures."
✔️ *Correct: that / which*

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10. The noise ________ he made woke up everybody.

✔ that / which
→ "Noise" is the object of "made", so "that" or "which" refers to the noise.
✔️ *Correct: that / which*

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11. The house ________ walls and roof are made of glass is a green house.

✔ whose
→ "Whose" refers to the house — the walls and roof belong to it.
✔️ *Correct: whose*

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12. Rod Lee ________ sister I know is a film actor.

✔ whose
→ "Whose" shows that the sister belongs to Rod Lee.
✔️ *Correct: whose*

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13. We saw many soldiers and tanks ________ were moving to the front.

✔ that / which
→ Refers to both "soldiers" and "tanks" (plural), acting as the subject of the clause.
✔️ *Correct: that / which*

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14. We must find a time ________ we can meet.

✔ when
→ "Time" is a point in time, so we use the relative adverb when.
✔️ *Correct: when*

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15. I know a place ________ roses grow in abundance.

✔ where
→ "Place" is a location, so we use where to refer to it.
✔️ *Correct: where*

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16. The teacher with ________ we studied last year no longer teaches in our school.

✔ whom
→ "With whom" is a prepositional phrase — "whom" is the object of the preposition "with".
✔️ *Correct: whom*

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17. This is the house ________ we have lived for five years.

✔ in which / where
→ "House" is a place, and "lived" implies location. So we can use:
- in which (more formal)
- where (common and natural)

✔️ *Correct: in which / where*

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18. Tom has three sisters, all of ________ are married.

✔ whom
→ "All of whom" is a standard construction. "Whom" refers to the sisters.
✔️ *Correct: whom*

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19. This doctor, ________ you visited yesterday, is very famous.

✔ whom
→ "Whom" is the object of "visited". It's a non-defining relative clause, so comma is used.
✔️ *Correct: whom*

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20. The day ________ she left was rainy.

✔ when
→ "Day" is a time, so we use when to refer to it.
✔️ *Correct: when*

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✔ Final Answers:

1. who
2. that / which
3. that / which
4. whose
5. whom
6. whose
7. whose
8. whom
9. that / which
10. that / which
11. whose
12. whose
13. that / which
14. when
15. where
16. whom
17. in which / where
18. whom
19. whom
20. when

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🔍 Summary of Relative Words:

| Word | Use |
|------------|-----|
| who | Subject of clause (person) |
| whom | Object of clause (person) |
| whose | Possession (person or thing) |
| which | Things (subject or object) |
| that | Things or people (subject/object) |
| when | Time (e.g., day, time, year) |
| where | Place (e.g., house, city, beach) |

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