How does whose differ from of which?

Whose shows possession and works for people and things alike, while of which is the formal alternative.

When can the relative pronoun be left out?

It may be omitted when it is the object of a verb or a preposition, but never when it is the subject.

Primary English: Relative Clauses Advanced (10 Questions)

2026-11-05

The second paper focuses on whose, where, when and whom: whose marks possession and is followed directly by a noun, where covers places, when covers times, and whom is the formal object form for a person; it also tests when an object pronoun may be left out.

Quick answer Whose marks possession and is followed straight by the noun, for people and things alike; a place takes where, equal to in which; a time takes when, equal to in which or on which; whom is the formal object form for a person; an object pronoun may be omitted while a subject pronoun may not.

01 Paper details (check answers afterwards)

Item	Detail
Questions	10 questions
Suggested time	about 25 minutes
Difficulty mix	Intermediate 10
Chapter	Chapter: Primary English \| Relative clauses: who, which, that, whose, where
Level	P6

02 Questions (10 items)

IntermediateThis is the house ______ we lived in for ten years.
IntermediateI met a writer ______ books are famous.
IntermediateThe day ______ we first met was rainy.
IntermediateThe students ______ you helped yesterday are grateful.
IntermediateThe man ______ car was stolen reported it to the police.
IntermediateThis is the school ______ my father studied.
IntermediateI remember the morning ______ the typhoon signal was raised.
IntermediateThe person ______ I spoke to was very helpful.
IntermediateThe book ______ cover is torn is on the shelf.
IntermediateWinter is the season ______ I enjoy most.

03 Answers and one-line notes

#	Answer	One-line note
1	where	A place takes the relative adverb where, which equals in which.
2	whose	Possession is shown by whose.
3	when	A time antecedent takes the relative adverb when.
4	whom	For a person as object in formal writing the form is whom.
5	whose	Whose is followed directly by the noun it possesses.
6	where	A place where something happens takes where rather than which.
7	when	A time antecedent takes when.
8	whom	The object of the preposition to is a person, so formal English uses whom.
9	whose	Whose also shows possession for things.
10	when	A season counts as time, so the relative adverb is when.

04 What to do after marking

After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.

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