English Grammar Exercises: Relative clauses 3: whose/whom/where

Exercise 1   

You met these people at a party:

The next day you tell a friend about these people. Complete the sentences using who or whose.

1   I met somebody …………………….

2   I met a man …………………….

3   I met a woman …………………….

4   I met somebody …………………….

5   I met a couple …………………….

6   I met somebody …………………….

Exercise 2   

Read the situations and complete the sentences using where.

1   You grew up in a small town. You went back there recently. You tell someone this.

     I recently went back to …………………….

2   You’re thirsty and you want a drink. You ask a friend where you can get some water.

     Is there a shop near here ……………………. ?

3   You work in a factory. The factory is going to close down next month. You tell a friend.

     The ……………………. is going to close down next month.

4   Sue is staying at a hotel. You want to know the name of the hotel. You ask a friend.

     Do you know the name of ……………………. ?

5   You play football in a park on Sundays. You show a friend the park. You say:

     This is the ……………………. on Sundays.

Exercise 3   

Complete each sentence using who/whom/whose/where.

1   What’s the name of the man ……………………. car you borrowed?

2   A cemetery is a place ……………………. people are buried.

3   A pacifist is a person ……………………. believes that all wars are wrong.

4   An orphan is a child ……………………. parents are dead.

5   What was the name of the person to ……………………. you spoke on the phone?

6   The place ……………………. we spent our holidays was really beautiful.

7   This school is only for children ……………………. first language is not English.

8   The woman with ……………………. he fell in love left him after a month.

Exercise 4   

Use your own ideas to complete these sentences.

1   I can’t meet you on Friday. That’s the day …..I’m going away…..

2   The reason ……………………. was that the salary was too low.

3   I’ll never forget the time …………………….

4   Do you remember the day ……………………. ?

5   The reason ……………………. is that they don’t need one.

6   ……………………. was the year …………………….