Relative (Adjective) Clause Quiz

1.

Bay to Breakers, ________ , is a marathon race held annually in San Francisco. (Its runners wear hilarious costumes.)

a. its runners wear hilarious costumes

b. the runners of which wear hilarious costumes

c. which the runners wear hilarious costumes

d. runners of which wear hilarious costumes

e. which its runners wear hilarious costumes

2.

The 12 km race route, ________ , goes from San Francisco Bay across town to the Pacific Ocean. (Most of it is lined with people.)

a. most of its lined with people

b. most of people which line it

c. which most of it is lined with people

d. which most of people line it

e. most of which is lined with people

3.

The word "breakers" refers to the ocean _______. (Its waves break onto the shore.)

a. the waves break onto the shore

b. the waves of which break onto the shore

c. its waves break onto the shore

d. which its waves break onto the shore

e. its waves which break onto the shore

4.

Along with the race, there is a giant street party ______. (Some of it takes place before the race.)

a. some of which takes place before the race

b. which some of it takes place before the race

c. some of its take place before the race

d. whose takes place before the race

e. which some of takes place before the race

5.

At the pre-race gathering, I saw a man ________. (His costume was a banana.)

a. whose costume was a banana

b. who his costume was a banana

c. his costume was a banana

d. whose his costume was a banana

e. which he costume was a banana

6.

The runners __________ gather at the starting line near the Ferry Building at 8:00 a.m. (Their registrations have been received.)

a. theirs registrations have been received

b. who their registrations have been received

c. whose registrations have been received

d. whose their registrations have been received

e. their registrations have been received

7.

The race officials allowed the serious runners _________ to line up at the start line. (Their T-shirts were numbered from 1 to 100.)

a. their T-shirts were numbered from 1 to 100

b. whose their T-shirts were numbered from 1 to 100

c. whose T-shirts were numbered from 1 to 100

d. who their T-shirts were numbered from 1 to 100

e. theirs T-shirts were numbered from 1 to 100

8.

The 2007 event was the first Bay to Breakers race to track the times of individual racers ______. (The racer’s shoes were equipped with timing chips.) chip = device

a. who their shoes were equipped with a timing chip

b. whose their shoes were equipped with a timing chip

c. shoes of whose were equipped with a timing chip

d. whose shoes were equipped with a timing chip

e. their shoes were equipped with a timing chip

9.

The marathon race, _________ , passes by the famous Hayes Street Hill houses. (Its theme is "Painted Ladies".)

painted ladies – a term for "ladies of the night" or in this case the painted old Victorian houses located on Hayes Street.

a. whose theme was "Painted Ladies"

b. whose its theme was "Painted Ladies"

c. its theme who was "Painted Ladies"

d. who its theme was "Painted Ladies"

e. it theme "Painted Ladies"

10.

One man ____ lost his costume half way through the race. All of his balloons popped.

a. all of whose balloons popped

b. whose all balloons popped

c. all his balloons popped

d. who all his balloons popped

e. his balloons all of them popped

11.

Another group of women _____ ran by in tight short and t-shirts. (The group name was "Weapons of Mass Distraction", a play on words: destruction - distraction.)

a. its name was "Weapons of Mass Distraction"

b. their name was "Weapons of Mass Distraction"

c. which name was "Weapons of Mass Distraction"

d. which was its name "Weapons of Mass Distraction"

e. whose name was "Weapons of Mass Distraction"

12.

One man ______ ran with a bouquet of flowers over his "privates". (His body was naked.)

a. who his body was naked

b. the body of which was naked

c. the body whose was naked

d. whose body was naked

e. his body was naked

13.

The winner __________ ran the 12 km race in 34 minutes and 24 seconds. (His origin is Kenya.)

a. , whose origin is Kenya,

b. whose origin is Kenya

c. , who his origin is Kenya,

d. who his origin is Kenya

e. his origin was Kenya

14.

San Francisco _________ was warm and sunny on the day of the marathon run. (Its weather is often foggy)

a. , the weather of which is often foggy,

b. the weather of which is often foggy

c. , which the weather is often foggy,

d. which the weather is often foggy

e. its weather is often foggy

15.

Bay to Breakers, also known as B2B, is a crazy event _____ . (Its winner is shown on national news.)

a. its winner is shown on national news.

b. who its winner is shown on national news.

c. the winner of which is shown on national news.

d. which winner often is shown on national news.

e. winner of which is shown on national news.

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Relative Clause Quiz (Adjective Clause Quiz)

Modify a noun with a clause

Select the answer which best completes the sentence.