IMO Practice Test — Relative Clauses
8 Questions • 15 min • Olympiad level
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Question 1 of 8
Combine using a relative clause: 'I have a friend. His brother is an actor.'
I have a friend who brother is an actor.
I have a friend whose brother is an actor.
I have a friend which brother is an actor.
I have a friend, his brother is an actor.
Explanation: Possession → 'whose'.
Question 2 of 8
Choose the correctly punctuated non-defining clause.
The Taj Mahal which is in Agra attracts millions.
The Taj Mahal, which is in Agra, attracts millions.
The Taj Mahal, which is in Agra attracts millions.
The Taj Mahal which is in Agra, attracts millions.
Explanation: A unique noun takes a non-defining clause with commas on both sides.
Question 3 of 8
Reduce the relative clause: 'The boy who is standing there is my brother.'
The boy standing there is my brother.
The boy stood there is my brother.
The boy who standing there is my brother.
The boy is standing there my brother.
Explanation: 'who is standing' reduces to the participle 'standing'.
Question 4 of 8
Spot the error: 'She is the only person who do not agree.'
do → does
who → which
person → persons
no error
Explanation: 'who' refers to 'person' (singular) → 'does not'.
Question 5 of 8
Choose the formal version: 'This is the house I was born in.'
This is the house in which I was born.
This is the house which I was born.
This is the house where in I was born.
This is the house I was born.
Explanation: Formal: 'in which I was born'.
Question 6 of 8
Which sentence correctly omits the relative pronoun?
The man called me is here.
The film we saw was great.
The boy won is happy.
The girl sings is talented.
Explanation: Only the object relative can be dropped: 'the film (that) we saw'.
Question 7 of 8
Rearrange: 'whose / the / honesty / man / admire / all / we'
The man whose honesty we all admire.
The man we all admire whose honesty.
Whose honesty the man we all admire.
The man honesty whose we all admire.
Explanation: 'The man whose honesty we all admire.' uses possessive 'whose'.
Question 8 of 8
Choose the correct relative pronoun: 'Everything ___ glitters is not gold.'
who
that
whom
whose
Explanation: After 'everything/all', use 'that'.