RELATIVE CLAUSES
Choose the correct word:
The boy ______ won the race is my cousin.
A) which
B) who
C) where
Answer: B) who
Fill in the blank: "Everyone must bring _____ own textbook." (his or her or their)
Answer: their — modern usage accepts "their" as gender-neutral singular.
Change to passive:
The teacher explains the lesson.
Answer: The lesson is explained by the teacher.
Choose the correct connective:
"I was tired. _____, I kept studying."
(However / Therefore)
Answer: However — it shows contrast.
Fill in the blanket
I ______ (finish) my homework already.
Answer: have finished
Find the mistake:
This is the book who I borrowed from the library.
Answer: who → (which / that)
Find the mistake:
Him and I are best friends.
Answer: Him → (He)
Change to passive voice:
"Someone has stolen my wallet!"
Answer: My wallet has been stolen!
Choose the correct sentence:
A) Because I was tired, I went to bed early.
B) Because I was tired but I went to bed early.
c.) Becsuse i was tired so I went to bed early.
A) Because I was tired, I went to bed early.
Which is correct?
A) "I have seen that film yesterday."
B) "I saw that film yesterday."
Answer: B — present perfect cannot be used with specific past time expressions like "yesterday."
Combine the sentences:
She has a teacher. The teacher is very strict.
Answer: She has a teacher who is very strict.
Each student must bring ______ own notebook.
A) their
B) his
C) his or her
Answer: c
Choose the correct answer:
The emails ______ already ______.
A) have sent
B) have been sent
C) were sent
D.) are send
Answer: B
Fill in the blank:
He was late. ______, the teacher was angry.
A) Therefore
B) Although
C) Because
D) So
A) Therefore
"I have been to the shops an hour ago."
wrong, cannot use present perfect with "an hour ago" — it's a specific finished time. Correct: "I went to the shops an hour ago."
Which is correct?
A)"The man whose car was stolen called the police."
B) "The man who's car was stolen called the police."
Answer: A — "whose" shows possession. "Who's" = who is.
Choose the correct sentence:
A) Everyone finished their work.
B) Everyone finished his or her work.
Answer: B
Choose the correct passive form:
"People speak English in many countries."
A) English is spoken in many countries.
B) English was spoken in many countries.
C) English speaks in many countries.
D.) Many countries speak in English
Answer: A (object+be+past participle)
Subject: people
verb: speak
object: english
Correct or incorrect:
"Despite he was tired, he finished the work."
incorrect: "he was tired" is a full sentence and "despite" must followed by "a noun" or "verb+ing"
Example: "despite the rain, we went outisde."
"Despite being tired, he finished the work"
By the time she finishes university, she _____ (study) for 4 years."
A: will have studied — this is future perfect! An action that will be completed before a future point.
Find the mistake:
"This is the woman who I met her at the conference."
A: Remove "her" — you cannot repeat the object when using a relative pronoun.
Correct: "This is the woman who I met at the conference."
Q: Choose the correct sentence:
A) "Neither of the boys have done their homework."
B) "Neither of the boys has done his homework."
A: B is more formally correct — "neither" is singular, so it takes "has" and "his."
Q: Change to passive: "They made him apologize."
A: He was made to apologize.
because "to" appears in the passive but NOT in the active
Q: What is wrong?
"Although it was raining, but we still went out."
A: You cannot use BOTH "although" and "but" together — they do the same job.
Use one or the other: "Although it was raining, we went out."
OR "It was raining, but we still went out."
Q: Why is this wrong?
"I have gone to Japan three times."
A: It should be "I have BEEN to Japan."
"Have gone" means you went and never came back — you're still there! "Have been" means you visited and returned.