A relative pronoun is one which is

used to refer to nouns mentioned

previously, whether they are people,
places, things, animals, or ideas.
The most common relative pronouns
are who, whom, whose, which, and
that.
These exercises will help you
gain greater understanding
about how relative pronouns
work.
Fill in the blanks with an
appropriate relative
pronoun.
The children _________ shouted in
the street are not from our school.

whom which

who whose

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The children _________ shouted in
the street are not from our school.

whom which

who whose
It was very sad to see the bird
________ wing was broken.

that which

whom whose

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It was very sad to see the bird
________ wing was broken.

that which

whom whose
Jaime was named valedictorian
________ surprised no one.

who whom

which whose

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Jaime was named valedictorian
________ surprised no one.

who whom

which whose
I need someone ________ can fix
my computer.

who which

whom whose

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I need someone ________ can fix
my computer.

who which

whom whose
The children, ________ we love
dearly, need better educations.

that which

whom who

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The children, ________ we love
dearly, need better educations.

that which

whom who
 I am looking for someone ______
can watch my dog while I go on
vacation.
that which

who whose

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I am looking for someone ______
can watch my dog while I go on
vacation.
that which

who whose
The computer ________ I bought
last week is already broken.

whose which

whom who

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The computer ________ I bought
last week is already broken.

whose which

whom who
I don't like people ______ interrupt
me.
whom who

whose which

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I don't like people ______ interrupt
me.
whom who

whose which
I don’t know the names of the children
________ parents forgot to pick them up
from school.
whose whom

which who

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I don’t know the names of the children
________ parents forgot to pick them up
from school.
whose whom

which who
We don’t know the person ________
donated this money.

whose whom

which who

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We don’t know the person ________
donated this money.

whose whom

which who
Air, ________ is present everywhere,
is essential for the existence of life.

whose which

whom who

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Air, ________ is present everywhere,
is essential for the existence of life.

whose which

whom who
This is the boy ________ won the
first prize.

whose whom

which who

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This is the boy ________ won the
first prize.

whose whom

which who
Ants are small insects ________ live
in big groups.

whose whom

which who

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Ants are small insects ________ live
in big groups.

whose whom

which who
I know a person ________ can speak
seven languages.

whom whose

which that

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I know a person ________ can speak
seven languages.

whom whose

which that
Of all my friends, she’s the one
________ I know I can rely on.

whom whose

which who

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Of all my friends, she’s the one
________ I know I can rely on.

whom whose

which who
Yesterday I met Jeff and Joey,
________ are my brother's friends.

whom whose

which who

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Yesterday I met Jeff and Joey,
________ are my brother's friends.

whom whose

which who
Thank you for the present ________
you sent me.

whom whose

which who

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Thank you for the present ________
you sent me.

whom whose

which who
I am not sure ________ this book
belongs to.

who whose

which whom

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I am not sure ________ this book
belongs to.

who whose

which whom
I made this cake with the recipe
________ your mother gave me.

whom whose

which who

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I made this cake with the recipe
________ your mother gave me.

whom whose

which who
The man ________ came to the door
left flowers for you.

whom whose

who that

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The man ________ came to the door
left flowers for you.

whom whose

who that
She didn’t see the snake ________
was lying on the ground.

whom whose

which who

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She didn’t see the snake ________
was lying on the ground.

whom whose

which who
The little girl ________ doll was
lost is sad.
whom whose

which who

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The little girl ________ doll was
lost is sad.
whom whose

which who
My bicycle, ________ I've had for
more than ten years, is falling apart.

whom whose

which who

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My bicycle, ________ I've had for
more than ten years, is falling apart.

whom whose

which who
The boy ________ we were
talking about has come.
whom whose

which who

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The boy ________ we were
talking about has come.
whom whose

which who
The teacher ________ gives out prize
is always the students’ favorite.

whom whose

which who

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The teacher ________ gives out prize
is always the students’ favorite.

whom whose

which who
She said something ________
surprised me.
whom whose

that who

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She said something ________
surprised me.
whom whose

that who
It’s a book ________ will interest
you.
which whose

whom who

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It’s a book ________ will interest
you.
which whose

whom who
The boy ________ teased the girl
was punished by the teacher.
whom whose

which who

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The boy ________ teased the girl
was punished by the teacher.
whom whose

which who
I have a friend ________ I like
very much.
whom whose

which who

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I have a friend ________ I like
very much.
whom whose

which who
Our family vacation, ________
took a week, was relaxing for all
of us.
which whose

that who

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Our family vacation, ________
took a week, was relaxing for all
of us.
which whose

that who