Chương 8: Relative clauses and other types of clauses

1. My mother …………... enjoys hill walking.

A. who is in her seventies
B. that is in her seventies
C. which is in her seventies
D. who is in her seventies

2. She’s one of the kindest people…………....

A. that I know
B. I knew
C. who I know
D. which I know

3. Do you know the date …………... we have to hand in the essay?

A. on which
B. by which
C. when
D. All are correct

4. The valley…………... the town lies in heavily polluted.

A. in that
B. in which
C. in
D. which

5. The prisoners …………... are all women.

A. who being released
B. are being released
C. releasing
D. who are being released

6. Shelives in the house …………....

A. which the red door
B. has the red door
C. with the red door
D. which with the red door

7. ‘Wait a minute,’ said Amy…………....

A. running through the door
B. run through the door
C. ran through the door
D. runs through the door

8. …………...by the boy’s behavior, she complained to the head teacher.

A. She annoyed
B. Annoyed
C. She was annoyed
D. annoying

9. …………...at the party, we saw Ruth standing alone.

A. Arrived
B. We arrived
C. Arriving
D. We were arriving

10. Josh was the first person I saw…………...hospital.

A. by leaving
B. on leaving
C. in leaving
D. on to leave

11. That’s the man_____fixed my car.

A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. whose

12. Choose the correct sentence.

A. I like the books that you gave me.
B. I like the books what you gave me.
C. I like the books which gave me.
D. I like the books whom you gave me.

13. You want to sound formal in writing.

Choose the best option:
A. The student to whom I spoke was polite.
B. The student I spoke was polite.
C. The student who I spoke was polite.
D. The student whom I spoke was polite.

14. Combine the sentences: I know a girl. She lives next door.
A. I know a girl who lives next door.
B. I know a girl which lives next door.
C. I know a girl whom lives next door.
D. I know a girl what lives next door.

15. A: Who’s that woman?

B: She’s the one_____helped me last week.
A. who
B. which
C. whom
D. that which

16. That’s the artist_____paintings won the national prize.

A. whose
B. who
C. which
D. whom

17. Choose the most natural sentence for formal writing.

A. We need to know the time when the class begins.
B. We need to know the time that the class begins.
C. We need to know the time which the class begins.
D. We need to know the time where the class begins.

18. Select the best sentence to describe a system.

A. We need a system whereby all staff can log hours.
B. We need a system that all staff log hours.
C. We need a system whom all staff log hours.
D. We need a system which all staff can log hours.

19. Which of the following is most appropriate for academic writing?

A. The students had to solve problems whose solutions required calculus.
B. The students had to solve problems that the solutions required calculus.
C. The students had to solve problems which the solutions needed calculus.
D. The students had to solve problems whom solutions involved calculus.

20. A: I loved the city.

B: Me too! It’s the place_____we first met.
A. where
B. which
C. when
D. that

21. The company_____I applied to is hiring.

A. which
B. that
C. who
D. whom

22. Choose the correct formal sentence.

A. The team, for which she worked, won the award.
B. The team, which she worked for, won the award.
C. The team, she worked for which, won the award.
D. The team, for whom she worked, won the award.

23. Combine the sentences: I stayed in a hotel. The hotel was very expensive.
A. The hotel in which I stayed was very expensive.
B. The hotel which I stayed was very expensive.
C. The hotel where I stayed it was expensive.
D. The hotel whom I stayed in was very expensive.

24. Choose the grammatically correct option.

A. This is the house to which the letter was sent.
B. This is the house which the letter to was sent.
C. This is the house where the letter was sent to.
D. This is the house whom the letter was sent.

25. A: Did she like the professor?

B: Yes, especially the one_____she worked with.
A. whom
B. that
C. which
D. who

26. Choose the best sentence that adds detail with an appositive phrase.
A. My brother Tom, a professional chef, is opening a restaurant.
B. My brother Tom is a professional chef, he opens a restaurant.
C. My brother Tom, he is chef, opening a restaurant.
D. My brother, Tom who is a chef, is opening a restaurant.

27. Which sentence uses a participle phrase correctly?

A. The prisoners being released are all women.
B. The prisoners which are being released are all women.
C. The prisoners are being released, they are women.
D. The prisoners being release are all women.

28. Combine the ideas into one sentence: She applied for the job. She had studied for it.
A. She applied for the job she had studied for.
B. She applied for the job, having studied for it.
C. She had studied and she applied.
D. Having applied, she studied for the job.

29. Choose the sentence that avoids ambiguity.

A. The protesters demonstrated against animal cruelty on farms.
B. The protesters demonstrated on farms against animal cruelty.
C. The protesters demonstrated against animal cruelty kept on farms.
D. The protesters, who demonstrated, were on farms.

30. Which sentence uses a prepositional phrase as a noun modifier?

A. The man by the window is reading.
B. The man who is by the window reads.
C. The man sitting by window reads.
D. The man was at the window.

31.________ the book, she felt more confident for the exam.
A. Having read
B. To read
C. Reading
D. Been reading

32. Choose the correct reduced clause for this sentence: When I arrived, I saw her.
A. Arriving, I saw her.
B. When arriving, I saw her.
C. While I arriving, I saw her.
D. To arrive, I saw her.

33. Choose the sentence that uses a participle clause with implied cause.
A. Faced with a tough choice, she hesitated.
B. Because she had a choice, she hesitated.
C. She hesitated for tough choice.
D. With tough choice, she hesitated.

34. Which sentence best describes two events with the same subject?
A. Walking into the room, she turned on the light.
B. She walked and turned on the light.
C. She turned on light and entered.
D. She was turn and go.

35. A: Why didn’t you go?

 B:_____I was tired, I stayed home.
A. Feeling
B. Felt
C. Because
D. Feeling tired

36. Choose the sentence with correct use of by + -ing.

A. By working hard, he passed the test.
B. By to work hard, he passed.
C. Working by hard, he passed.
D. He working hard by passed.

37. Choose the version best suited to formal writing.

A. Without saying a word, she left the room.
B. She left the room, not saying.
C. She left, she didn’t say.
D. She didn’t say and left.

38. Which of the following uses a reduced clause correctly?

A. In choosing her, they made the right call.
B. They choose right.
C. Choosing in her, right call.
D. Make the right call in choose.

39. Complete the sentence:_____so much traffic, we were late.

A. With
B. By
C. Without
D. Through

40. A: Did she get a reply?

B: No._____emailing again, she gave up.
A. After
B. After emailing again
C. Email again
D. Without emailed