Unit 10 (Brain Drain) - Grammar : Relative pronouns

 

Unit 10 (Brain Drain) - Grammar : Relative pronouns

Relative Pronoun	What it refers to	Example
Who	People	1. This is the teacher who works in my school.
Which	Objects and Animals	1. The car which is outside the house is my car.
Where	Place	1. The mosque is the place where Muslims pray.
When	Date/Time	I was in France when my brother got married
Whose	Possession	1. I know the boy whose father died in a car accident.
Whom	People as object	1. The man to whom you were talking to is my father.
That	people /animals and objects	1. The car that was stolen last month was found in a river.
Why	Reason	1.do you know why he is absent ?

 

I- Practice 1 - Complete with: who - which - where - whose - why – whom

1.The man ……………………….. talked to you yesterday is my father.

2.Students ……………………… got the best scores will receive a prize.

 3.The lady ………………………….. I met is my French teacher.

4.Marrakech is the city …………………… I was born.

5.The reason ………………….. he went to the US is to study.

6.My friend Sara, ……………………father is a teacher, is very smart.

7.The story …………………..I read last week is about brain drain.

8.My friend Amine, ………………father is a doctor, is funny.

9.The person …………………. I spoke to is a celebrity.

10.The reason ……………………… I went to Canada is to find a good job.

Practice 2 Fill in the blanks with the appropriate relative pronoun :

1.The hotel ……………………….. we stayed last holiday was really expensive.

2.The man ……………………….. you met the other day is a manager.

3.The pop singer ………………………..album is the best has come to Mawazine festival.

4.My uncle has a company ……………………….. employs a large number of people.

5.Jane's brother ……………………….. works in Casablanca hopes to be transferred to Marrakech.

6.Gad Elmaleh ……………………….. lives in France is a Moroccan comedian.

7.The book …………………………….. is under the table is mine.

8.The student …………………. got the best score last year is my brother.

9.The scholarship …………………… he received from a US university is very interesting.

10.The school …………………………………….. I study is very nice.

Practice 3 - Fill in the blanks with the appropriate relative pronoun :

1-The children, …………….. families were killed in war, were taken to the refugees camps.

2-The United Nations is an organisation ………………… mission is to maintain peace in the world.

3-The UN official …………………was interviewed by CNN last week declined any responsibility for the present financial situation of the organisation.

4-Many projects……………………………….. are financed by the UN aim at promoting development in poor countries.

5-The lady ………………….. Banki Moon appointed as his deputy is well qualified.

6.The write ………………………….. Novels are translated to many languages is from Morocco.

7.The internet …………………….. is widely used, many have a negative impact of teenagers.

8.Do you know any safe garage ……………… I can park my car.

9.The girl ……………………. phoned me yesterday is the secretary.

10.This is the house ………………….. we used to live in the past.

Practice 4 -- Fill in the blanks with the appropriate relative pronoun :

1.That’s the book ……………………… got the first rank in the “top ten” books

2.The man …………………. you talked to is my husband.

3.The lady ……………………….. you spoke to is a doctor.

4.Weekends are the perfect time ………………………… people go out to cinemas.

5.He is the lawyer ………………….. I have heard so much about.

6.I talked to the girl ………………….. car had broken down in front of the shop.

7.That's Peter, the boy ……………….. has just arrived here.

8.I like in the house ……………………. my parents lived a long time ago.

9.The man ……………………………… father is a professor forgot the umbrella.

10.The car …………………………. is parked over there is my father's.

Restrictive Relative Clause :The student who got the best score last year is my best friend. Non-restrictive Relative Clause : My friend Amine, whose father is a doctor, is funny