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5 GRAMMAR BASIC
1 Choose the correct relative pronoun. 4 Underline the non-defining relative clause in
where | which | whose | who | that each sentence.
1 The dog, which is running around , loves playing
1 The woman who I saw was very tall.
with kids.
2 The woman lives next door is very
2 The main character, who lives in Georgia, is a poor
nice.
man.
3 This is the place I had my first kiss.
3 The prize-winning book, whose cover shows a
4 The garden he cares for is huge. picture of aliens, is a science fiction novel.
5 The screenplay I wrote wasn’t very 4 In France, where Pierre comes from, there is no
good. school on Wednesday afternoons.
6 Stephen King, stories are really scary, 5 The party, which ended at midnight, was really fun!
is my favorite author.
6 John Keats, who was a famous English poet, worked
2 Choose the correct option. as a doctor in a hospital.
1 The neighborhood where / who I grew up was 5 Put an X next to the sentences where that is
very poor. wrong and must be replaced with which.
2 He’s the person which / who won the prize. 1 She was tired, that put her in a bad mood. X
3 That’s the store where / that sells the best shoes. 2 The screenplay that I wrote wasn’t very good.
4 The author that / whose book is on sale is signing 3 The garden that he looks after is beautiful.
today. 4 My phone broke, that means no one
5 The house which / who is on the corner is haunted. can contact me.
6 That’s the castle who / where the story is set. 5 I read her latest book, that is a great story.

3 Underline the defining relative clause in each
sentence.
1 The dog that loves playing with kids is black.
2 The girl who has dark, curly hair is really friendly.
3 The family whose house was for sale moved out
yesterday.
4 A place where you can buy bread is called a
bakery.
5 The book which Lucy read is a horror story.
6 I couldn’t finish reading the romantic novel that I
borrowed from Martin.
6 The school that I used to go to has
closed down.
6 Complete the text with a relative pronoun in the
list.
which | who (x 3) | whose | that
Yesterday I saw a young boy, 1 who was sitting on
a bench, reading a book. The book 2
he was reading caught my attention. It was by an
international scientist 3 studies black
holes. I asked the boy why he was reading the book,
and he told me that he’s learning about space at
school. Then the boy, 4 book was almost
as big as him, started explaining black holes to me. I
was amazed because I’m a physics professor at the
university, 5 is a job I love. But never
before have I met someone so young 6
has so much enthusiasm for space!

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Name Class Date

5 GRAMMAR BASIC
Answer Key
1 4
1 who 1 which is running around
2 who 2 who lives in Georgia
3 where 3 whose cover shows a picture of aliens
4 which / that 4 where Pierre comes from
5 which / that 5 which ended at midnight
6 whose 6 who was a famous English poet

2 5
1 where 1 incorrect
2 who 2 correct
3 that 3 correct
4 whose 4 incorrect
5 which 5 incorrect
6 where 6 correct

3 6
1 that loves playing with kids 1 who
2 who has dark, curly hair 2 that
3 whose house was for sale 3 who
4 where you can buy bread 4 whose
5 which Lucy read 5 which
6 that I borrowed from Martin 6 who

American Think Level 3 Unit 5 Grammar Basic PHOTOCOPIABLE © Cambridge University Press 2018