Question

Porfaa. Relative clauses: choose the correct answer. (6 points)

1. An inventor is usually a person who / when / which is creative.

2. The bicycle is an invention who / which / when changed history.

3. A laboratory is a place whose / when / where scientists work.

4. A microscope is an instrument which / who / when allows you to examine small objects.

5. Stephen Hawking was a genius who / whose / which work contributed to mankind. 6. It’s a mistake to say the Dark Ages was a time who / which / when no progress was made.

2. Choose the correct answers to complete the text. (9 points) A cat door is a special hole (1) which / where / who people cut into doors and (2) which / whose / that purpose is to let the cats in the house move around freely. They can go in and out at times (3) where / which / when they choose without disturbing their owners. It’s a brilliant idea, and like most brilliant ideas, it has given rise to many stories. Probably the most interesting story is about the man (4) which / who / whose is often credited with building the first cat door in his house. Sir Isaac Newton was a mathematician (5) whose / which / who work revolutionised our knowledge of the world. He also had cats (6) when / where / which liked to come in and out of his work room. This disturbed the experiments (7) when / that / who Newton was doing, so, apparently, he made holes in his door for the cats. No one is sure if this is a true story or one of the first urban myths, but there were holes in the door of the room (8) where / who / what Newton worked. However, it’s a story (9) who / where / that has amused people for many years.

Answer 1

Respuesta:

1) who

2) which

3) where

4) which

5) whose

6) when

2)

1) a cat door is a speacial hole where

2) which

3) when  

4) who

5) whose

6) which

7) that

8) where

9) that