The colleague to ___ I spoke was helpful.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: whom
Completed sentence: The colleague to whom I spoke was helpful. Defining relatives restrict reference; non-defining relatives add parenthetical information with commas. That is excluded from non-defining clauses and after a fronted preposition. Whom is formal for a person as object; which can refer to an entire previous clause.
He missed the train, ___ annoyed him.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: which
Completed sentence: He missed the train, which annoyed him. Defining relatives restrict reference; non-defining relatives add parenthetical information with commas. That is excluded from non-defining clauses and after a fronted preposition. Whom is formal for a person as object; which can refer to an entire previous clause.
My aunt, ___ lives abroad, is visiting.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: who
Completed sentence: My aunt, who lives abroad, is visiting. Defining relatives restrict reference; non-defining relatives add parenthetical information with commas. That is excluded from non-defining clauses and after a fronted preposition. Whom is formal for a person as object; which can refer to an entire previous clause.
The house ___ roof collapsed is empty.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: whose
Completed sentence: The house whose roof collapsed is empty. Defining relatives restrict reference; non-defining relatives add parenthetical information with commas. That is excluded from non-defining clauses and after a fronted preposition. Whom is formal for a person as object; which can refer to an entire previous clause.
The person ___ you met is my tutor.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: that
Completed sentence: The person that you met is my tutor. Defining relatives restrict reference; non-defining relatives add parenthetical information with commas. That is excluded from non-defining clauses and after a fronted preposition. Whom is formal for a person as object; which can refer to an entire previous clause.
