Relative Clauses

Front

Ava _____sister is in my class was in the bank at that time.

Back

whose

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'whose' because it indicates possession, referring to the boy's sister. 'Who' and 'that' are used for subjects, while 'whom' is for objects, making 'whose' the only appropriate option here.

Front

The woman _____ gave Mason the money was young.
Options: which, who, whom, whose

Back

who

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'who' because it refers to the subject of the clause. 'Who' is used for people, while 'which' is for things, 'whom' is an object pronoun, and 'whose' indicates possession. Here, 'who' correctly identifies the woman.

Front

The bag _____ contained the money was yellow.

Back

which

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'which' because it introduces a non-restrictive relative clause that provides additional information about 'the bag'. 'Whom', 'whose', and 'who' are not appropriate in this context.

Front

The people who were in the bank were very frightened.

Back

who

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'who' because it is used as a subject pronoun referring to people. 'Whom' is an object pronoun, while 'which' and 'whose' do not fit the context of describing people in this sentence.

Front

A hotel is a place in_____ people stay when they're on holiday.

Back

which

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'which' because it introduces a non-restrictive clause that provides additional information about the hotel. The other options do not fit grammatically in this context.

Front

Hal didn't get the job ____ he applied for. Options: whose, whom, which, who

Back

which

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'which' because it introduces a non-restrictive relative clause, providing additional information about the job Hal applied for. 'Whose', 'whom', and 'who' do not fit grammatically in this context.

Front

Is that the shop ____ Benjamin bought his new laptop?

Back

where

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'where' because the question asks for the location of the shop where the laptop was purchased. 'When', 'that', and 'why' do not fit the context of asking about a place.

Front

Mason,_____ novels are still very popular, led a painful life.

Back

whose

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'whose' because it indicates possession, referring to Hemingway's novels. 'That', 'whom', and 'who' do not fit grammatically in this context.

Front

Sophia _____ doesn't study hard enough cannot be successful. Options: whom, who, whose, which

Back

who

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'who' because it refers to a person (the student) and is used as a subject in the clause. 'Whom' is used for objects, 'whose' indicates possession, and 'which' refers to things, making 'who' the only suitable option.

Front

We are living next to a woman _____ dog barks all the time. Options: that, which, whose, who

Back

whose

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'whose' because it indicates possession. The sentence refers to the woman who owns the dog that barks all the time, making 'whose' the appropriate relative pronoun to use.