Exercises B2 : practice relevant propositions in English

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The relevant propositions in English [B2] — VocaVerb

These exercises are based on the course on relative clauses in English at B2 level. You will practise choosing the correct relative pronoun and identifying whether a clause is defining or non-defining.

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Exercice 1 — Fill in the blank with the correct relative pronoun

Complete each sentence with the appropriate relative pronoun: who, which, that, whose, where, or when. Write the full sentence in your answer.

  1. The scientist ___ discovered the vaccine received a Nobel Prize.
  2. This is the village ___ my grandmother was born.
  3. She works for a company ___ headquarters are in Berlin.
  4. I still remember the summer ___ we travelled across Canada.
Correction

  1. The scientist who discovered the vaccine received a Nobel Prize.
  2. This is the village where my grandmother was born.
  3. She works for a company whose headquarters are in Berlin.
  4. I still remember the summer when we travelled across Canada.

Exercice 2 — Spot and correct the error

Each sentence contains one error related to relative clauses. Identify the mistake and rewrite the full sentence correctly.

  1. The book which I told you about it was published last year.
  2. My brother, that lives in Tokyo, is visiting us next month.
  3. The report who the manager submitted was full of errors.
  4. This is the hotel where we stayed there during our honeymoon.
Correction

  1. The book which I told you about was published last year.
  2. My brother, who lives in Tokyo, is visiting us next month.
  3. The report that the manager submitted was full of errors.
  4. This is the hotel where we stayed during our honeymoon.

Exercice 3 — Defining or non-defining? Choose the correct sentence

Select the option that is grammatically correct and appropriate in context, paying attention to whether the relative clause is defining or non-defining.

  1. Which sentence uses a non-defining relative clause correctly?
  2. Which sentence correctly uses a defining relative clause?
  3. Which sentence contains a correctly placed non-defining relative clause with proper punctuation?
  4. In which sentence can 'that' NOT replace the relative pronoun?
Correction

  1. B) London, which is the capital of England, attracts millions of tourists.
  2. C) The employee that submitted the report first will get a bonus.
  3. B) My laptop, which I bought two years ago, has started overheating.
  4. C) His latest novel, which became an instant bestseller, is now a film.

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