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RELATIVE CLAUSE

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�������� The reason ........ he handed in his work late did not sound convincing at all.

A) where��������� B) why�������������� C) which���������� ����� D) what������� ��������� E) how

2-�������� The reason .......... they stated for moving premises was quite believable.

A) that������������� B) why��������������� ����������������������������� C) when���������� ����� D) where��������������� ������� E) who

3-�������� While in England, I visited the town .......... Charles Darwin was born in.

A) whose��������� B) when����������� C) where���������� ���� D) whom��������������� �� E) which���

4-�������� Let's go somewhere ......... the children can run around and enjoy themselves.

A) where��������� B) when�������� ���� C) why��������������� �� D) who��������� �������� E) which

5-�������� That was the moment .......... I realised he had been lying to me.

A) how������������ B) when����������� C) who������������ ����� D) whom��������������� �� E) why

6-�������� The items ......... were on sale had been overpriced originally.

A) why������������ B) ��������� �������� C) which���������� ����� D) whose���� ���������� E) where

7-�������� The player .......... he competed against was relatively unknown.

A) whose��������� B) which�������� ��� C) when��������� ������ D) where��������������� �� E) that

8-�������� The gentleman ......... you are referring has been transferred to our head office in

London.

A) for which��� B) to whom�������� C) for what������ ����� D) at which������ ����� E) about whose

9-�������� The time ......... I feel most stressed every day is 4 p.m. because we balance the shop's cash register then.

A) where��������� B) to whom�� ����� C) at which���� ������� D) whose�������������� E) why

10-���� The student .......... design won the competition had never entered such an event before.

A) whom��������� B) who��������� ����� C) whose������ �������� D) where��������������� �� E) when

11-���� The story ........... I based my play originated in the Middle Ages.

A) on which��� B) ������������������ C) why������� ���������� D) about what����� �� E) when

12-���� The crowd ........... had marched to parliament wanted to protest about the new law.

A) why������������ B) whose�������� ��� C) when��������� ������ D) where��������������� �� E) that

13-���� The products .......... we have had more than two months will be reduced by 20%.

A) why������������ B) when����� ������� C) �������������� ������ D) whose�������������� E) where

14-���� The only person who didn't seem to be enjoying the party was the girl for ........ it was organised.

A) that������������� B) which��������� ��� C) who����� ������������ D) whom��������������� �� E) where

15-���� The injury for ......... she was compensated was caused by a fall in a restaurant ......... they held their anniversary dinner.

A) when/thatB) that/when�������� C) whom/����������� D) why/what��� ������ E) which/where

16-���� We really didn't believe the explanation .......... was given to us at the time.����

A) that������������� B) why����������� ��� C) when��������� ������ D) where�������������� E) whom

17-���� 2002 will be the year in ........... the football World Cup is hosted by two Asian countries.

A) which��������� B) where������� ���C) when������������� �� D) why������������������ �� E) that

18-���� The point of the bridge .......... there is the most strain is the middle.

A) that������������� B) which�������� ���� C) when�������������� D) where��������������� �� E) whom

19-���� The girl ........ article was published in last week's issue of the school magazine is in my brother's class.

A) where��������� B) whose��������� �� C) that�������������������� ���������������������������� D) whom������������� ���������� E) when

20-���� I hope she can produce the same kind of tennis ........ she won the semi-final.

A) where��������� B) when����������� C) with which����� �� D) for whom������ ��� E) that