Question

use the drop-down menus to choose the correct relative pronoun for each sentence.

my hockey team— won the state championships last year—will hold tryouts next week.
the mug i broke this morning is my dads favorite.
penguins, live in the southern hemisphere, are flightless birds.

Explanation:

Analyze the first sentence

The sentence is: "My hockey team—[blank] won the state championships last year—will hold tryouts next week."
The clause is set off by em-dashes, indicating a nonrestrictive relative clause describing a collective noun ("team"). For nonrestrictive clauses describing things or groups, "which" is the correct relative pronoun.

Analyze the second sentence

The sentence is: "The mug [blank] I broke this morning is my dad's favorite."
This is a restrictive relative clause identifying a specific object ("mug"). The relative pronoun "that" is used for restrictive clauses referring to things.

Analyze the third sentence

The sentence is: "Penguins, [blank] live in the Southern Hemisphere, are flightless birds."
This is a nonrestrictive relative clause set off by commas, describing an animal species ("Penguins"). The relative pronoun "which" is used for nonrestrictive clauses referring to animals or things.

Answer:

Question 1

My hockey team—<blank>which</blank> won the state championships last year—will hold tryouts next week.

Question 2

The mug <blank>that</blank> I broke this morning is my dad's favorite.

Question 3

Penguins, <blank>which</blank> live in the Southern Hemisphere, are flightless birds.