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Relative clauses (1)
BEI Underline all the possible relative pronouns that can complete each sentence. ('-'means that the
sentence is correct with no relative pronoun.) If there is more than one possible answer, decide which one(s)
are less formal.
The new drug should be of benefit for anyone
1 suffers from severe back pain.
C which
A who B - D that 'that' Less forroal Bun 'who'
took the decision on the new housing estate meet local protestors?
2 Did the committee
B with D whom
A - C who
is available in a number of colours, is based on an eighteenth-century
3
The wallpaper,
design.
A with C - D who
B that
Carlson worked with in his youth.
4 Howard Stevens was one of the artists
C which
A whom B - D who
Conservationists have called for a programme to eliminate the rats
5 are killing seabirds on
the island.
B - D whom
A that C which
did not wish to be named, said that there had been a major
6 A government spokesperson,
disagreement between the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister.
A which C who D -
B that
7 Were the coins
he dug up worth a lot of money?
B - D which
A who C that
8 he married in 1936.
He was survived by his wife Anastasia,

D who
B that
A whom C-
al
Complete these sentences with an appropriate preposition.
which, in my view, was

1 There were many excellent matches in the World Cup, the best
of
France against Brazil in the semi-final.
2 which the election was conducted.
There were criticisms of the way
We climbed to the top of the mountain
3 where it is possible to see three countries.
She has recently published a collection of short stories, most
4 which first appeared in the
London Literary Magazine.
They showed enormous kindness to me
5 which I will always be grateful.
The Red Spider has spread rapidly
6 when it was spotted in the country in 2005.
He was married in 1253 to a woman named Purcelle,
7 whom nothing more is known.
We're trying to speed up the process
B which decisions are made in the company.

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