Relative pronouns worksheet

Complete the following sentences using appropriate relative pronouns.

1. I don’t believe ……………….. he says. (what / that)

2. My uncle, ……………….. I loved, is dead. (whom / that)

3. ……………… you say is true. (what / that)

4. A lady ……………… I know nursed the baby back to health. (that / whom)

5.  I say ……………….. I mean. (what / that)

6. I know ………………… you want. (what / that)

7. You have not returned the book ………………… you borrowed from me. (what / that)

8. Only he ………………….. bears the burden knows its weight. (who / that)

9. Man is the only animal ………………… can talk. (that / who)

10. The fruits …………………… grow in our garden are not edible. (that / which)

Answers

1. I don’t believe what he says.

2. My uncle, whom I loved, is dead.

3. What you say is true.

4. A lady that / whom I know nursed the baby back to health.

5.  I say what I mean.

6. I know what you want.

7. You have not returned the book that you borrowed from me.

8. Only he that bears the burden knows its weight.

9. Man is the only animal that can talk.

10. The fruits that / which grow in our garden are not edible.