My grandfather, ____ is 90, still reads the newspaper every day.
- A. who(correct answer)
- B. that
- C. which
- D. whose
Why: A person, after a comma: who. Never that.
B114 questions · Intermediate · Conjunctions, Clauses and Linking
Non-Defining Relative Clauses Exercises with Answers
Practise extra information between commas: who, which, whose and where, never that, never leaving the relative word out, and which for a whole idea. Answers and short explanations included.
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Sample questions with answers
Nha Trang, ____ is famous for its beaches, is busy in summer.
- A. which(correct answer)
- B. that
- C. who
- D. where
Why: Nha Trang is the subject of is famous: which. Where needs its own subject after it.
Phong didn't come to the party, ____ surprised everyone.
- A. which(correct answer)
- B. that
- C. what
- D. who
Why: The whole event surprised everyone. Use which.
Lessons on this topic
- Non-Defining Relative Clauses: Commas, Who and Which
How to add extra information with who, which, whose and where between commas, why that is never used, and how which can refer to a whole idea.
