Relative Clauses

Respuesta correcta: C) who

• A) whichIncorrect. "Which" is for things or animals.
• B) whereIncorrect. "Where" is for places.
• C) whoCorrect! We use "who" to refer to people.
• D) whenIncorrect. "When" is for time.

Respuesta correcta: D) that

• A) whoIncorrect. A book is not a person.
• B) where"Where" points to a place, but "this is the book" refers to a thing, not to a location.
• C) whom"Whom" is used for people in the object position; the antecedent here is a book, so it cannot take "whom".
• D) thatCorrect! "That" can be used for both people and things in defining relative clauses.

Respuesta correcta: C) where

• A) whichIncorrect. While a library is a thing, here we refer to it as a location where an action happens.
• B) who"Who" is used for people, and a library is a place, so it needs the locative relative pronoun.
• C) whereCorrect! "Where" is the relative pronoun for places.
• D) that"That" can join things to clauses, but after "a place" the clause describes a location, which is what "where" does.

Respuesta correcta: D) which

• A) whoIncorrect. "Who" is strictly for humans.
• B) where"Where" marks a place, but the relative pronoun here refers to the condor, which is an animal.
• C) whoseIncorrect. "Whose" is for possession.
• D) whichCorrect! "Which" is used for animals and inanimate objects.

Respuesta correcta: C) whose

• A) whoIncorrect. "Who" doesn't show possession.
• B) which"Which" introduces a thing, not a person; the clause here describes a student's father.
• C) whoseCorrect! "Whose" is used to show possession (whose father = el padre del cual).
• D) whom"Whom" marks the object of a preposition for people, but possession is expressed with "whose".

Respuesta correcta: D) that

• A) who"Who" refers to a person, and an arepa is a food, so it cannot be the antecedent of "who".
• B) where"Where" marks a place, but the clause describes what the arepa is made from, not where it is.
• C) when"When" marks a time, and the clause about corn states an ingredient rather than a moment.
• D) thatCorrect! Referring to an object (food).

Respuesta correcta: A) The movie (that) we watched yesterday was boring.

• A) The movie (that) we watched yesterday was boring.Correct! "That" is the object (we watched it), so it can be omitted.
• B) The man who lives next door is a musician.Incorrect. "Who" is the subject of "lives".
• C) The girl who won the prize is my sister.Incorrect. "Who" is the subject.
• D) A hospital is a building where people go when they are sick.Incorrect. "Where" is rarely omitted this way.

Respuesta correcta: D) It gives essential information to define what an orphan is.

• A) It describes where the child lives.The clause says nothing about where the child lives; it identifies the parents as the ones who are dead.
• B) It is extra information that we can delete without changing the meaning.Incorrect. It's a defining clause.
• C) It tells us the name of the child.The clause never gives a name, so it cannot be telling us who the child is called.
• D) It gives essential information to define what an orphan is.Correct! Without this clause, we don't know which child we mean.

Respuesta correcta: B) I lost the watch that my grandmother gave to me.

• A) I lost the watch who my grandmother gave to me.Incorrect. Watch is not a person.
• B) I lost the watch that my grandmother gave to me.Correct! "That" connects the object to its origin.
• C) I lost the watch where my grandmother gave to me."Where" marks a place, but the clause explains the origin of the watch, which points to a thing.
• D) I lost the watch whose my grandmother gave to me."Whose" shows possession, and the grandmother gave the watch; she is not claiming to own it beforehand.

Respuesta correcta: D) This is the park who I used to play in.

• A) The woman with whom I was speaking is my aunt.Incorrect. This is formal but correct.
• B) That's the house in which I grew up.Incorrect. Formal but correct.
• C) The people whose car was stolen are very sad.Incorrect. This is correct.
• D) This is the park who I used to play in.Correct! Error found. "Park" is a place or thing, so "who" is wrong.

Respuesta correcta: C) A pen is an instrument that uses ink to write on paper.

• A) A pen is a thing for writing.Incorrect. Too simple.
• B) A pen is who you use to write.Incorrect. Grammatically wrong.
• C) A pen is an instrument that uses ink to write on paper.Correct! Precise use of a relative clause to define purpose.
• D) Pen is a place where words are.A pen is an instrument used for writing, not a location, so calling it a place where words are reverses its meaning.

Respuesta correcta: A) It is a world-famous museum which houses the largest collection of pre-Hispanic gold work.

• A) It is a world-famous museum which houses the largest collection of pre-Hispanic gold work.Correct! Uses a relative clause to provide essential and impressive information.
• B) It is a place who has many golden things for people.Incorrect. "Who" is for people, not places.
• C) It is the building where gold was invented long ago.Incorrect. Gold is a natural element, not "invented" in a museum.
• D) It is a museum that it is near the city center.Incorrect. Doubling the subject (that it is) is a common error.