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    The document discusses the use of relative pronouns such as who, whom, which, that, and whose to provide additional information about nouns or to identify which person or thing is being referred to. It explains that who and which are used for things, whom can be used as the object of a verb or preposition, and that can replace who or which. The document also provides examples of using relative clauses in sentences.

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    We use:

     who and whom for people


     which for things
     that for people or things

    There are two kinds of relative clause:

    1. We use relative clauses to make clear which person or thing we are talking about:
    Marie Curie is the woman who discovered radium.
    This is the house which Jack built.
    In this kind of relative clause, we can use that instead of who or which:
    Marie Curie is the woman that discovered radium.
    This is the house that Jack built.
    We can leave out the pronoun if it is the object of the relative clause:
    This is the house that Jack built. (that is the object of built)

    2. We also use relative clauses to give more information about a person, thing or situation:
    Lord Thompson, who is 76, has just retired.
    We had fish and chips, which I always enjoy.
    I met Rebecca in town yesterday, which was a nice surprise.
    With this kind of relative clause, we use commas (,) to separate it from the rest of the sentence.

    whose and whom


    We use whose as the possessive form of who:
    This is George, whose brother went to school with me.
    We sometimes use whom as the object of a verb or preposition:
    This is George, whom you met at our house last year.
    (whom is the object of met)
    This is George’s brother, with whom I went to school.
    (whom is the object of with)
    but nowadays we normally use who:
    This is George, who you met at our house last year.
    This is George’s brother, who I went to school with.
    1. Who are these people? What do they do? Use the relative WHO
    a. A policeman is a person who takes care of your security.
    b. A vet _________________________________________________________________.
    c. A dentist _____________________________________________________________.

    2. Write sentences using the relative WHICH


    a. This is the bank which was robbed yesterday.
    b. This is the building _____________________________________________________. (built)
    c. This is the book ________________________________________________________.(buy)

    3. WHO, WHICH or WHOSE?


    a. Where is the towel ___________ I bought last week?
    b. I saw a guy _________ was taking his dog for a walk.
    c. I asked for directions to the girl _________ car was parked next to mine.
    d. I took a book __________ wasn’t mine.
    e. The woman ___________ you were talking to, is my wife.
    f. The cat, _________ owner is a tall boy, is lost.

    4. Join the following sentences. Write all the possible relatives.


    a. Lord Thompson has just retired. He is 76 years old
    Lord Thompson, who is 76, has just retired
    b. I saw a boy near the harbor. His name was Peter.
    _____________________________________________________________________________
    c. Chris met Allan last month. Allan is a salesman.
    _____________________________________________________________________________
    d. I’m interested in mystery books. They are in the higher shelf.
    ________________________________________________________________________________
    e. I never listen to my mom. My mom is always right.
    _______________________________________________________________________________

    5. Famous facts and people. Complete with a relative.


    a. Pablo Ruiz Picasso, __________ was born in Málaga, painted a self-potrait.
    b. The Tower Bridge, __________ is in London, was completed in 1894.
    c. Shakespeare, ___________ first play was Henry VI, died in 1616.
    d. 25 December is the day _________children in Great Britain get their
    Christmas presents.

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