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 …………………….
Answers
1
1 whose mother writes detective stories
2 whose wife is an English teacher
3 who owns a restaurant
4 whose ambition is to climb Everest
5 who have just got married
6 whose parents used to work in a circus
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.
Answers
2
1 the small town where I grew up
2 where I can get some water
3 (The) factory where I work
4 the hotel where Sue is staying
5 (the) park where 1/we play football
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.
Answers
3
1 whose
2 where
3 who
4 whose
5 whom
6 where
7 whose
8 whom
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 …………………….
Answers
4
Example answers:
2 The reason I left my job was that the salary was very low.
3 I’ll never forget the time I got stuck in a lift.
4 Do you remember the day we first met?
5 The reason they don’t have a car is that they don’t need one.
6 2003 was the year Amanda got married.
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