English Grammar Exercises: Relative clauses 3: whose/whom/where

Exercise 1 

You met these people at a party:

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The next day you tell a friend about these people. Complete the sentences using who or whose .

1) I met somebody ________

2) I met a man ________

3) I met a woman ________

4) I met somebody ________

5) I met a couple ________

6) I met somebody ________

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1   whose mother writes detective stories

2   whose wife is an English teacher

3   who owns a restaurant

4   whose ambition is to climb Everest

5   who have just got married

6   whose parents used to work in a circus

Exercise 2 

Read the situations and complete the sentences using where .

1) You grew up in a small town. You went back there recently. You tell someone this.

     I recently went back to ________

2) You're thirsty and you want a drink. You ask a friend where you can get some water.

     Is there a shop near here ________ ?

3) You work in a factory. The factory is going to close down next month. You tell a friend.

     The ________ is going to close down next month.

4) Sue is staying at a hotel. You want to know the name of the hotel. You ask a friend.

     Do you know the name of ________ ?

5) You play football in a park on Sundays. You show a friend the park. You say:

     This is the ________ on Sundays.

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1   the small town where I grew up

2   where I can get some water

3   (The) factory where I work

4   the hotel where Sue is staying

5   (the) park where 1/we play football

Exercise 3 

Complete each sentence using who/whom/whose/where .

1) What's the name of the man ________ car you borrowed?

2) A cemetery is a place ________ people are buried.

3) A pacifist is a person ________ believes that all wars are wrong.

4) An orphan is a child ________ parents are dead.

5) What was the name of the person to ________ you spoke on the phone?

6) The place ________ we spent our holidays was really beautiful.

7) This school is only for children ________ first language is not English.

8) The woman with ________ he fell in love left him after a month.

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1   whose

2   where  

3   who  

4   whose  

5   whom

6   where

7   whose

8   whom

Exercise 4 

Use your own ideas to complete these sentences.

1) I can't meet you on Friday. That's the day ________I’m going away__..

2) The reason ________ was that the salary was too low.

3) I'll never forget the time ________

4) Do you remember the day ________ ?

5) The reason ________ is that they don't need one.

6) _____ was the year ________

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Example answers:

2   The reason I left job was that the salary was very low.

3   I'll never forget the time I got stuck in a lift.

4   Do you remember the day we first met?

5   The reason they don't have a car is that they don't need one.

6   2003 was the year Amanda got married.

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