Uestions 1–4: test your knowledge of relative pronouns by choosing the correct form in each of the following sentences. 1. all of the zoo animals who/that were indoors were fed by four o’clock. 2. the march hare, who/which appears in the next chapter, is quite eccentric. 3. the french soldiers, who/that arrived after dark, went without supper. 4. i am reading a biography of napoleon, that/which is a remarkable book.

1. All of the zoo animals who/that were indoors were fed by four o’clock.

2. The March Hare, who/which appears in the next chapter, is quite eccentric.

3. The French soldiers, who/that arrived after dark, went without supper.

4. I am reading a biography of Napoleon, that/which is a remarkable book.

Explanation:  

A relative pronoun is a pronoun used to introduce relative clauses, which are a group of words with a subject and a verb that tells us more about someone or something. These relative clauses can be defining (when it gives essential information about a noun in the sentence) or non-defining (when it does not give essential information about a noun and is set off by commas). There are five relative pronouns:

ANSWERS:

1. All of the zoo animals that were indoors were fed by four o’clock.

"That" is the correct option because it refers to animals. "Who", on the other hand, only refers to people.

2. The March Hare, who appears in the next chapter, is quite eccentric.

"Who" is the correct option because it refers to the name of a character in Alice in Wonderland.

3. The French soldiers, who arrived after dark, went without supper.

"Who" is the correct option because it refers to "the French soldiers" (people). And even though "that" is also used to refer to people, it is not correct to place it here because the clause given is a non-defining one (it is set off by commas) and "that" is used to introduce defining clauses only.

4. I am reading a biography of Napoleon, which is a remarkable book.

"which" is correct because it refers to the "biography" (a thing), and it introduces a non-defining clause.

if this is a true or false question its true

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.