This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Relative Pronouns”.
1. Fill in the blanks.
A word that does the work of both a conjunction and a Pronoun is called a _______ Pronoun.
a) Demonstrative
b) Indefinite
c) Distributive
d) Relative
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Explanation: For example: I spoke to Raju who had just returned. In this sentence, the Pronoun “who” also acts as a conjunction and hence it is called a Conjunctive Pronoun. It is also called as Relative Pronoun.
2. Choose the correct option.
The Relative Pronoun doesn’t have different forms for accusative and genitive.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: For the Nominative form “who”, the accusative form is “whom” and genitive form is “whose”. Therefore, the Relative Pronoun does have different forms for accusative and genitive.
3. Fill in the blanks.
The Relative Pronoun ________ is used as a substitute for “of which”.
a) Whose
b) Which
c) Who
d) Whom
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Explanation: The Relative Pronoun has no genitive case. But, “whose” is used as a substitute for “of which”. It has same form for Nominative and Genitive case.
4. Choose the correct option.
__________ is used as the possessive form of “who”.
a) Whose
b) Which
c) Whom
d) Who
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Explanation: The word “whose” is used as the possessive form of “who” which is used in talking about persons, animals and also non-living things.
5. Fill in the blanks.
The __________ is where the clause introduced by a Relative Pronoun is continuative or defining.
a) Personal Pronoun
b) Antecedent
c) Adjective
d) Alliteration
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Explanation: Consider the example: “Sheela called Manasi, who (= and she) came at once.” In this example the clause introduced by the Relative Pronoun is continuative.
6. Identify the Relative Pronoun in the given sentence.
She was the strongest woman that I ever met.
a) She
b) The
c) That
d) Ever
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Explanation: After adjectives in the superlative degree, the Relative Pronoun “that” is used in preference to “who” or “which”.
7. Identify the Relative Pronoun in the given sentence.
She is the same professional that she has been.
a) Same
b) The
c) She
d) That
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Explanation: After the words some, all none, nothing, any, (the) only, the Relative Pronoun “that” is used in preference to “who” or “which”.
8. Identify the Relative Pronoun in the given sentence.
What is it that you’re worried about?”
a) It
b) Is
c) That
d) You’re
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Explanation: After the Interrogative Pronoun “who?”, “what?” etc, the Relative Pronoun “that” is used instead of “who” or “which”.
9. Find the Relative Pronoun in the given sentence.
The woman and her cat that lived in this house were very welcoming.
a) Her
b) That
c) This
d) The
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Explanation: After two antecedents, one depicting a person and the other depicting an animal or thing, the Relative Pronoun “that” is used in preference to “who” or “which”.
10. Identify the Relative Pronoun in the given sentence.
These cars are not such as I saw yesterday.
a) These
b) As
c) Are
d) Such
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Explanation: In older English, the word “as” was used as a Relative Pronoun after the word “such”. Therefore, in the given sentence, the word “as” acts as the Relative Pronoun.
11. Identify the Relative Pronoun in the given sentence.
He that is happy is healthy and wealthy.
a) He
b) That
c) Is
d) And
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the Relative Pronoun “that” has the same form in the Singular and Plural, and also in the nominative and accusative. It doesn’t have any Genitive case.
12. Identify the Relative Pronoun in the given sentence.
What had mattered now doesn’t matter.
a) What
b) Had
c) Now
d) Doesn’t
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the Relative Pronoun “what” is used only in the Singular and has the same form in the Nominative and Accusative.
13. Identify the Relative Pronoun used in the given sentence.
The guitar which Apoorva gifted is still with me.
a) The
b) Which
c) Is
d) Me
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Explanation: The Relative Pronoun “which” is used for things without life and for animals. It may also denote singular or plural noun.
14. Identify the Relative Pronoun used in the given sentence.
We went to the lake that is in the village outskirts.
a) The
b) To
c) That
d) Is
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Explanation: The Relative Pronoun “that” is used for persons and things. It may denote a singular or a plural noun and has no genitive case. It is also never used with a preposition preceding.
More English Grammar Exercises on Relative Pronouns:
- Relative Pronouns Exercises (Set 2)
- Relative Pronouns Exercises (Set 3)
- Relative Pronouns Exercises (Set 4)
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