That, Whose, Where, When Exercises

Beyond who and which, English has several more relative pronouns for different situations. Use whose to show possession: "The girl whose bag was stolen went to the police" (the bag belongs to the girl). Use where for places: "This is the city where I was born." Use when for times: "Do you remember the day when we first met?" And that is a general pronoun that works in most defining clauses.

A common mistake is using who or which where you need whose, where, or when. "The city which I was born" is wrong — you need "where" because you are talking about a place. "The man who car is red" is wrong — you need "whose" because you are talking about possession (his car). For times, you can often use "that" or "when": "The day when we met" = "The day that we met" — both are correct. Choosing the right pronoun depends on whether you are describing a person, thing, place, time, or possession.