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relative pronouns: revision test

^ Which answer is right: A, B or both?

► The people ... play loud music very late. A who live downstairs B live downstairs
► I don't much like the music .... A they play B that they play
1 The girls ... gave me flowers for my birthday. A with whom I work B that I work with
2 I don't want a phone ... more intelligent than me. A that is B is
3 Where's the paper... ? A that you wrote the address on B that you wrote the address on it
4 I like people ... laugh at themselves. A can B who can
5 ... she said made me very angry. A What B That what

6 Yesterday everything ... was wrong. There are days like that. A I did B that I did
7 'What do you call a thing that... bottles?''A bottle-opener.' A opens B itopens
8 There are the keys .... A I was looking for B that I was looking for
9 The train ... was very uncomfortable. A in which we travelled B which we travelled in
10 There's a shop near here ... open all night. A that stays B which stays
11 I've found the shoes .... A that I lost B that I lost them
12 Do you know anybody ... Russian? A who speaks B speaks
13 She married a man ... on holiday. A she met B that she met
14 The woman ... wanted to speak to James. A phoned B who phoned

15 Who were those people that you ...? A were talking to B were talking to them

^ Six of sentences 1 -15 have mistakes. Find them and correct them.

► The people which live next door have got five children. ..^1°.............
► Do you know a shop which sells good cheese? . . .................

1 I didn't understand the language which she was speaking......................

2 We stayed in a hotel who had a beautiful garden....................................
3 I didn't understand the language she was speaking................................
4 Is the book you're reading interesting? ..................................
5 I didn't understand the language that she was speaking.........................

6 The woman came to dinner stayed very late......................................
7 A vet is a doctor who works with animals......................................
8 I didn't like the man which my sister married......................................
9 Did I tell you about the film which we saw last night? ..........................
10 Eric said a word which I couldn't understand it......................................
11 I'm spending the day with some people I know......................................
12 People what live in London are called'Londoners'. ...............................
13 There's the man I was telling you about......................................

14 The train I came home on was an hour late......................................
15 I don't like people that you can't relax with them.....................................

^ Put in that or what.

1 I like everything.................. you cook. 6 I learnt nothing.................. was useful.
2 Nobody rememers everything.................. they do. 7 Peter will tell you.................you have to do.
3 .................. I said shocked everybody. 8 I can't wear.................. I like at work.
4 The only thing.................. I need is a 9 .................. you need is a long holiday.
toothpaste. 10 Amy said something.................. was interesting.
5 They couldn't give m e.................. I asked for.

262 RELATIVE PRONOUNS In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full
forms (for example / am, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.