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RELATIVE CLAUSE

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         The reason ........ he handed in his work late did not sound convincing at all.

A) where          B) why               C) which                 D) what                  E) how

2-         The reason .......... they stated for moving premises was quite believable.

A) that              B) why                                              C) when                 D) where                        E) who

3-         While in England, I visited the town .......... Charles Darwin was born in.

A) whose          B) when              C) where                D) whom                   E) which   

4-         Let's go somewhere ......... the children can run around and enjoy themselves.

A) where          B) when              C) why                   D) who                   E) which

5-         That was the moment .......... I realised he had been lying to me.

A) how             B) when              C) who                   D) whom                   E) why

6-         The items ......... were on sale had been overpriced originally.

A) why             B)                    C) which                 D) whose                E) where

7-         The player .......... he competed against was relatively unknown.

A) whose          B) which             C) when                 D) where                   E) that

8-         The gentleman ......... you are referring has been transferred to our head office in

London.

A) for which    B) to whom         C) for what             D) at which             E) about whose

9-         The time ......... I feel most stressed every day is 4 p.m. because we balance the shop's cash register then.

A) where          B) to whom         C) at which             D) whose               E) why

10-     The student .......... design won the competition had never entered such an event before.

A) whom          B) who                C) whose                D) where                   E) when

11-     The story ........... I based my play originated in the Middle Ages.

A) on which     B)                    C) why                   D) about what         E) when

 

 

12-     The crowd ........... had marched to parliament wanted to protest about the new law.

A) why             B) whose             C) when                 D) where                   E) that

13-     The products .......... we have had more than two months will be reduced by 20%.

A) why             B) when              C)                       D) whose               E) where

14-     The only person who didn't seem to be enjoying the party was the girl for ........ it was organised.

A) that              B) which              C) who                   D) whom                   E) where

15-     The injury for ......... she was compensated was caused by a fall in a restaurant ......... they held their anniversary dinner.

A) when/that  B) that/when         C) whom/            D) why/what           E) which/where

16-     We really didn't believe the explanation .......... was given to us at the time.    

A) that              B) why                C) when                 D) where               E) whom

17-     2002 will be the year in ........... the football World Cup is hosted by two Asian countries.

A) which          B) where             C) when                 D) why                      E) that

18-     The point of the bridge .......... there is the most strain is the middle.

A) that              B) which              C) when                 D) where                   E) whom

19-     The girl ........ article was published in last week's issue of the school magazine is in my brother's class.

A) where          B) whose             C) that                                                  D) whom                         E) when

20-     I hope she can produce the same kind of tennis ........ she won the semi-final.

A) where          B) when              C) with which         D) for whom           E) that