1. Stratford is the town ____ Shakespeare was born in.
where
which
Either could be used here.
2. The hotel ____ we stayed was good.
where
which
Either could be used here.
3. The man ____ interviewed me seemed friendly enough.
who
which
Either could be used here.
4. The British Prime Minister, ____ was interviewed yesterday, denied responsibility.
who
that
Either could be used here.
5. The car ____ was stolen belonged to my partner.
which
that
Either could be used here.
6. The house ____ they have rented is in the centre of town.
which
that
Either could be used here.
7. The crowd, ____ were making a lot of noise, were told to move on by the police.
who
that
Either could be used here.
8. The company, _____ CEO is under investigation, is doing very badly.
which
whose
Either could be used here.
9. The capital city, ____ cathedral is one of the finest in the country, is worth visiting.
whose
which
Either could be used here.
10. The school, ____ has seven hundred students, had the bext exam results in the country last year.
that
which
Either could be used here.
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Perdue provides some detailed information about relative pronouns.
The Tongue Untied website can also help you learn more about relative pronouns.
The Lousy Writer website offers a very detailed description of relative pronouns. What is most interesting about this site is that it provides grammar examples from classic literature!

I was on my way to fill in for a middle school teacher around 10:15 this morning. The morning was cold with a dusting of snow. As I started out, the roads were all clear. I decided I would take a common route to my destination.
Some of the road is hilly.

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It’s been a struggle for us to get this site back, but it’s up now. I have missed blogging everyday! It’s where I store stuff I consider interesting and I put stuff here that is educational for my children.
Soooooooooo glad to be back.

Relative pronouns join dependent clauses to independent clauses. They are who, whose, whom, which, and that. For example, He found his money that he had lost. That joins the two clauses together into one sentence. Clauses will be taught in detail later.
Find the relative pronouns in the sentences, and see how many other pronouns you can find as a bonus.
1. I want the house, which is brick.
2. Jack ordered the meal that we picked up.
3. Freddie is the girl who won the contest.
4. Jon is a man on whom I can rely.
5. The student whose answer was wrong turned bright red.
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gratuitous
hackneyed
incessant
insidious
1._______________(adjective) going on without stopping or in a way that seems endless
2._______________(adjective) used so often that it has become stale or dull
3._______________(adjective) given or gotten free
4._______________(adjective) dishonest, sly or tricky
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My husband found this interesting entry telling of the origin of black-eyed peas for New Year’s Day tradition on a message board called Online Baptists.
The Humble Cow Pea
Tomorrow is New Years Day, 2008. Here in the South we are fond of
tradition and one of the traditions which will be observed tomorrow
is the eating of Black-eyed Peas also known in the South as Cow Peas
and often served in a dish known as Hoppin’-John.
Tradition is a good and useful thing. It’s purpose is to make us
remember and it serves to teach those who were too young to witness
the original lesson first hand what was so important to their
ancestors.
So what’s so important about Black-eyed Peas? What lesson could that
humble little pea possibly teach us? Well, let me tell you a little
story.

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Lexophiles are people who love words. And of course, that would refer to me. Here is a list my husband found that plays with words and their meanings. They will make you laugh.
HUMOR FOR LEXOPHILES (word lovers)
I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.
Police were called to a day care where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.
Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He’s all right now.
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I found a site by teacher who’s got it all together! It is called Mrs. Dowling’s Grammar and she teaches the eleventh grade in Virginia, USA.

3. The underlined pronouns in the following sentences are ambiguous, since it is not obvious to which antecedents they refer. For each sentence, first underline the two possible antecedents of the pronoun. Then make the sentence unambiguous by choosing one of the antecedents and repeating it, instead of using the pronoun. When repeating the antecedent, it is also necessary to repeat any words which modify it. For example:
I invited the woman and her sister, but she could not come.
I invited the woman and her sister, but her sister could not come.
or I invited the woman and her sister, but the woman could not come.
George gave Tom a book. Then he went home.
George gave Tom a book. Then Tom went home.
or George gave Tom a book. Then George went home.
The boys challenged the girls to a game, but they did not play well.
The boys challenged the girls to a game, but the boys did not play well.
or The boys challenged the girls to a game, but the girls did not play well.
1. I used your pen to finish the assignment, but then I lost it.
2. My father told my uncle the story, but he did not believe it.
3. When the students met the teachers for the first time, they were not sure what to expect.
4. The girl was dressed like her mother, except that she was not wearing a hat.
5. The man had arranged to meet his son at four o’clock, but he was late.
6. The box was the same size as the trunk, but it was much heavier.
7. The lady wanted to visit my aunt, but she had to leave town unexpectedly.
8. The riders slowed down their horses because they were growing tired.
9. The butterfly was sitting close to the flower, but it could not be seen in the photograph.
10. The cups were supposed to match the saucers, but they were a lighter shade of blue.
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