High School

1. Use one of the relative pronouns below to fill the gaps in the following sentences.

Example: The team who/which/that wins will qualify for the final.

Options: who, whom, that, whose, which

1. Wasn't there some German or Czech author beginning with a K in ______ novels individuals got lost in bureaucratic mazes?
2. We are blessed with good health, for ______ we should all be grateful.
3. Anything ______ you want you can have.
4. All ______ want to help should leave their contribution in this box.
5. Much ______ has been said will soon be forgotten.
6. We bought six loaves of bread for the party, half of ______ weren't touched.
7. My daughter invited five of her friends to dinner, none of ______ expressed any kind of thanks.
8. We had quite an informal supper actually, ______ is what may not have pleased them.

2. Rewrite each of the following sentences to include the word "which" and another wh-word.

Example: I had a holiday in Rome last year and that's the place it all began.
Rewritten: I had a holiday in Rome last year, which is where it all began.

1. I met him in May and it was then that I fell in love with him.
2. We met because a friend introduced us.
3. He had the most beautiful smile and it was that that attracted me initially.
4. We spent a weekend in Venice and that was the place we decided to get engaged.
5. We had a big white wedding and that was something I'd always wanted.

3. Underline the options that can complete each sentence. In each case, one, two, or three may be possible.

1. My tennis-playing friend retired in 1996, ______ he had earned over £3 million.
- a. by which time
- b. since when
- c. at which point
- d. when
2. Over there are the twelfth-century dungeons, ______ hundreds of well-known people were tortured.
- a. when
- b. where
- c. in which
- d. from whose
3. My parents, ______ speak fluent French, are off to Paris for a week.
- a. that
- b. neither of who
- c. both of whom
- d. who
4. There is a company, ______ escapes me, that sells such things.
- a. the name of which
- b. its name
- c. whose name
- d. that
5. I was interested to see that ______ who felt strongly about the issue were getting very worked up.
- a. many
- b. all
- c. those
- d. these

4. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and eight words, including the word given.

Example: My thanks to my family, who made all of this possible.
Given: none
Rewritten: My thanks to my family, without whom none of this would have been possible.

1. There were a lot of survivors and most of them were in pain.
- Given: majority
- Rewritten: There were a lot of survivors, the ______ were in pain.
2. We are holding a meeting to acquaint the public with the facts.
- Given: purpose
- Rewritten: We are holding a meeting, ______ to acquaint the public with the facts.
3. When the fire spread, the theatre was cleared.
- Given: point
- Rewritten: The fire spread, ______ the theatre was cleared.
4. You can borrow up to five books at any one time from the library.
- Given: taken
- Rewritten: There is a library, from ______ at any one time.
5. Although the robbery was seen by numerous people, they were unable to identify the two men witnessed.
- Given: None who
- Rewritten: None who ______ to identify the two men.

Answer :

Let's go through each of the sections one by one.

1. Filling the Gaps with Relative Pronouns:

  1. Wasn't there some German or Czech author beginning with a K in whose novels individuals got lost in bureaucratic mazes?
  2. We are blessed with good health, for which we should all be grateful.
  3. Anything that you want you can have.
  4. All who want to help should leave their contribution in this box.
  5. Much that has been said will soon be forgotten.
  6. We bought six loaves of bread for the party, half of which weren't touched.
  7. My daughter invited five of her friends to dinner, none of whom expressed any kind of thanks.
  8. We had quite an informal supper actually, which is what may not have pleased them.

2. Rewriting Sentences using ‘which’ and another ‘wh’-word:

  1. I met him in May, which was when I fell in love with him.
  2. We met, which was because a friend introduced us.
  3. He had the most beautiful smile, which was what that attracted me initially.
  4. We spent a weekend in Venice, which was where we decided to get engaged.
  5. We had a big white wedding, which was something I'd always wanted.

3. Underlining Options that Can Complete Each Sentence:

  1. My tennis-playing friend retired in 1996, a. by which time he had earned over £3 million.
  2. Over there are the twelfth-century dungeons, c. in which hundreds of well-known people were tortured.
  3. My parents, c. both of whom speak fluent French, are off to Paris for a week.
  4. There is a company, a. the name of which escapes me, that sells such things.
  5. I was interested to see that c. those who felt strongly about the issue were getting very worked up.

4. Completing the Second Sentence with a Given Word:

  1. There were a lot of survivors, the majority of whom were in pain.
  2. We are holding a meeting, the purpose of which is to acquaint the public with the facts.
  3. The fire spread, at which point the theatre was cleared.
  4. There is a library, from which up to five books can be taken at any one time.
  5. None who witnessed the robbery were able to identify the two men.

In each of these exercises, the focus is on understanding how relative pronouns and adverbs help connect clauses and sentences, adding clarity and depth to writing. They also provide essential detail and context.