Defining and non-defining relative clauses – English Grammar Test for B1
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2 This is the book who I borrowed from the library.
3 The film, that we saw yesterday, was very boring.
4 My uncle, that lives in Paris, is an engineer.
5 The girl which won the prize is my cousin.
6 The school, where has 1,000 students, is very modern.
7 The man whose car it was stolen called the police.
8 The park, that we go jogging, is very beautiful.
9 The teacher who taught me English, he has retired.
10 The house where was built in 1920 is expensive.
11 This is the singer which song is very popular.
12 The woman, who purse was found, was very happy.
13 The laptop, that I bought last year is broken.
14 The students, who homework was late, were punished.
15 The hotel which we stayed there last summer was nice.
16 The car which parked outside has been stolen.
17 The author, that wrote this novel, is very young.
18 The day when we met it was very special.
19 The café, where we usually meet there, is closed.
20 The woman which children are playing outside is my neighbor.
21 The book, who you gave me, is interesting.
22 The museum, that we visited yesterday, it was fascinating.
23 The man, whose wallet was stolen, he is upset.
24 The restaurant, which we had dinner, was expensive.
25 The teacher which gave us extra homework is very strict.
26 The village where is near the river is very old.
27 My brother, who he lives in Canada, is coming soon.
28 The boy, whose mother she is a doctor, is in my class.
29 The train that goes to London it leaves at 9 a.m.
30 The hotel, where was built in 1920, is very expensive.
Answer
1 Correct: The man who/that lives next door is very kind.
→ “which” is for things, not people.
2 Correct: This is the book which/that I borrowed from the library.
→ “who” is wrong for things.
3 Correct: The film, which we saw yesterday, was very boring.
→ Non-defining → use “which”, not “that”.
4 Correct: My uncle, who lives in Paris, is an engineer.
→ For people in non-defining, use “who”.
5 Correct: The girl who/that won the prize is my cousin.
→ “which” is for things.
6 Correct: The school, which has 1,000 students, is very modern.
→ Subject clause must use “which”, not “where”.
7 Correct: The man whose car was stolen called the police.
→ “it was stolen” is wrong – restructure.
8 Correct: The park, where we go jogging, is very beautiful.
→ Need verb after “where”.
9 Correct: The teacher who taught me English has retired.
→ Remove unnecessary “he”.
10 Correct: The house which/that was built in 1920 is expensive.
→ “where was built” is incorrect.
11 Correct: This is the singer whose song is very popular.
→ “which song” wrong – use “whose”.
12 Correct: The woman, whose purse was found, was very happy.
→ “who purse” wrong.
13 Correct: The laptop that/which I bought last year is broken.
→ Remove comma or use proper relative pronoun.
14 Correct: The students, whose homework was late, were punished.
→ “who homework” wrong.
15 Correct: The hotel which/that we stayed in last summer was nice.
→ Avoid “there” redundancy.
16 Correct: The car which/that was parked outside has been stolen.
→ Need passive “was parked”.
17 Correct: The author, who wrote this novel, is very young.
→ Use “who” for people.
18 Correct: The day when we met was very special.
→ Remove extra “it”.
19 Correct: The café, where we usually meet, is closed.
→ Remove “there” redundancy.
20 Correct: The woman whose children are playing outside is my neighbor.
→ “which children” wrong.
21 Correct: The book, which you gave me, is interesting.
→ “who” is for people.
22 Correct: The museum, which we visited yesterday, was fascinating.
→ Remove “it was”.
23 Correct: The man, whose wallet was stolen, is upset.
→ Remove extra “he”.
24 Correct: The restaurant where we had dinner was expensive.
→ Need “where” for place, not “which”.
25 Correct: The teacher who/that gave us extra homework is very strict.
→ “which” wrong for people.
26 Correct: The village which/that is near the river is very old.
→ “where is” is incorrect structure.
27 Correct: My brother, who lives in Canada, is coming soon.
→ Remove extra “he”.
28 Correct: The boy, whose mother is a doctor, is in my class.
→ Remove extra “she”.
29 Correct: The train that goes to London leaves at 9 a.m.
→ Remove extra “it”.
30 Correct: The hotel, which was built in 1920, is very expensive.
→ “where was built” wrong.