List the common relative pronouns and provide examples of their use. When the relative pronoun is an object, it can be omitted except with whose and where. Relative clauses practice relative pronouns exercise 1 2 3 who vs which exercise 1 2 3 which or where exercise drag and drop exercises. In this exercise you will practise using relative pronouns. Relative clause exercise 3 4 intermediate pdf exercises. She and herself is the same person rule b for extra emphasis. Pronouns are nouns that can replace more formal ones, like the tree, my sister, or chattanooga, and they can come in superhandy. Relative pronouns exercises with answers click here to download this printable exercise in pdf. An introduction to relative clausesadjective clauses that use subject and object relative pronouns worksheet download. Relative pronouns who, whose or which relative clauses. Heres a list of all the relative clause exercises on the site.
Relative pronouns exercise english practice learn and. So it acts as a conjunction and a pronoun at the same time. These describe the preceding noun in such a way as to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class. This grammar exercise tests your understanding of relative pronouns. Intermediate english grammar course relative clauses alison. English esl relative clauses, upperintermediate b2. In this case the reflexive pronoun is needed in the understanding of the meaning of the sentence. We use whose as the possessive form of who this is george, whose brother went to school with me. Join the following sentences by using a relative pronoun. B combine each pair of sentences with a relative clause. Relative pronouns online exercises english grammar. Relative pronouns are words like who, which, that, whom and where. An adjective clause and relative clause are the same. Put who, which, that or whose in each gap to make one sentence from the two sentences given.
Fernandez carmona, english grammar with exercises, longman, 2000. If the relative pronoun is unnecessary, put it in brackets. Pdf exercises, handouts to print, printable resources. Complete the exercise with who, whom, whose or where. Worksheets pdf exercises reflexive and reciprocal pronouns. Defining relative pronouns exercise people that who whom owners whose things that which places where when the relative pronoun is an object, it can be omitted except with whose and where. Relative pronouns adjective clauses whose vs of which vs of whom subject exercises. Home page grammar exercises intermediate relative pronoun gap fill relative pronoun gap fill.
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun. This is george, whose brother went to school with me. English grammar exercises online with answers pdf on this page you will find various free grammar worksheets of increasing difficulty that can be completed directly online, or at home. Relative pronouns are the words that introduce relative clauses. Sophie decides to post videos on her worldfamous travel blog. A clause of this kind is essential to clear understanding of the noun. Rule a when the subject and object is the same thing. Exercise 1 combine the two sentences using who, whose, which et where. Nondefining relative clauses are not used in spoken english. Subject relative pronouns, object relative pronouns, final exercises. Relate why we do not use personal pronouns in relative clauses. I bought my first car ten years ago, when i was a salesman. There is a girl in my class whose family emigrated from india. In this exercise you will practise personal pronouns you, him, her, us, etc.
Its a traffic warden putting a parking ticket on my car and i havent any money to pay the fine ill have to pay. Defining relative clauses 1 in pdf here defining relative clauses 2 in pdf here defining relative clauses 3 in pdf here defining relative clauses 4 in pdf here go to the main relative clauses explanation page here. Combine the sentences using defining relative pronouns. The relative pronoun can define the subject or the object of the verb. Test your knowledge of relative pronouns with this grammar test. In formal english the preposition is placed before the relative pronoun, which. English grammar defining relative clauses esl activities. In everyday speech, that is often used instead of who or whom. We sometimes use whom as the object of a verb or preposition this is george, whom you met at our house last year. Relative pronouns exercises 2 choose from who, whom, whose, where, that. A relative pronoun is used to repeat the meaning of a previous noun.
The following esl efl resources are available for defining relative clauses grammar. Explain why we use whothat for people and thatwhich for things. Intermediate grammar relative clause gap fill esllounge. Sunday is the day most countries respect a day of rest in the week. They also act as the subject or object of the verb in the relative clause. A collection of english esl relative clauses, upperintermediate b2 worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to. Types and positions exercise 1 exercise 2 unit test unit 2. Rp004 relative clauses with who, which and where elementary. Lots of people walk in the park where i jog every morning. Rp003 relative clauses match the sentence parts elementary. As you watch the video, look at the examples of relative clauses. A worksheet with a bunch of exercises to practice relative pronouns and relative clauses 7,553 downloads.
Where it is possible to leave the empty space without a relative pronoun, write 0 zero in the box. We use relative clauses to describe or give extra information about something we have already mentioned. You may sometimes have to change the word order or change a into the. Reflexive pronouns for upperintermediate students learn. Relative clauses exercises intermediate join the following sentences to make one sentence using a relative pronoun when necessary. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise english prepositions. An introduction to relative clausesadjective clauses that use subject and object relative pronouns. The relative clause is closed off by commas and is quite similar to information in brackets. Rp002 relative clauses who, which, where elementary. Relative clauses defining and nondefining test english. English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level.
Students solutions upperintermediate grammar exercise 2 relative clauses. They can act as the subject or the object of the relative clause. Exercises on pronouns in english focusenglishschool. Intermediate grammar relative pronoun gap fill esl.
Students match the definitions to the headwords and fill in the relative pronouns. Rp001 relative pronouns whose, who, why, where, which or whom elementary. Choose the correct relative pronoun who, whose, that, which, why, when or where. Intermediate grammar relative pronoun gap fill esllounge.
We sometimes use whom as the object of a verb or preposition. Finally, do the grammar exercises to check you understand, and can use, relative clauses correctly. Sep 30, 2017 relative pronouns are words like who, which, that, whom and where. Relative clause exercise 1 2 advanced relative clause exercise 3 4 intermediate pdf exercises. My cousin ethan, who whom that which when where whose why. We know you and your students will love this resource. They are clauses that you need in the sentence for it to make sense. English grammar practice exercise, for pre intermediate and intermediate level. Nondefining relative clauses defining relative clauses these describe the preceding noun in such a way to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class. Marks sister, who has just graduated, is getting married tomorrow.
Home page grammar exercises intermediate relative clause gap fill. Combine the sentences using nondefining relative pronouns. This is george, whom you met at our house last year. Defining relative clauses these describe the preceding noun in such a way as to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class. Choose the correct and most naturalsounding response to. Intermediate english grammar course relative clauses. Tenses printable pdf worksheets for english language learners intermediate level b1.
English grammar exercises online with answers pdf on this page you will find various free grammar worksheets of increasing difficulty that can be completed directly online, or at home theyll help you to put into practice all the key notions of the english grammar previously shown in the grammar lessons part of the website, and if you are a beginner you can use them to familiarize. Work with all different kinds of pronouns, from possessive to relative to reflexive, using these pronoun exercises developed by the experts at. Also, when it comes to whowhom, while it is important to know when to use each one, most people will only use who in everyday conversation. Relative clauses b1 pdf worksheets english practice. English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate. Choose the correct answer in the following sentences. Relative pronouns and relative clauses learnenglish. Theyll help you to put into practice all the key notions of the english grammar previously shown in the grammar lessons part of the website, and if you are a beginner. Complete the sentences with relative pronouns or relative adverbs. Students use given prompts to form sentences using both defining and nondefining relative clauses. The relative pronoun can be the subject or the object of the relative clause. Complete these sixteen sentences to score your knowledge of relative clauses. Sep 29, 2012 a relative pronoun is used to repeat the meaning of a previous noun.
Relative pronouns relative pronouns introduce relative clauses. A clause of this kind is essential to the clear understanding of the noun. Note that that can be used in informal english instead of whowhomwhich but it is never used after commas, i. Without the defining relative clause we do not know which film or man is being spoken about. Relative clauses learnenglish teens british council. Summarize why the relative pronoun what, like that and which, means the thing we are talking about. Relative pronouns english grammar today cambridge dictionary.
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