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    WHO WHOM

    RELATIVE
    PRONOUNS

    WHOSE

    WHICH THAT
    HOW TO DIFFERENCIATE ONE FROM THE OTHER?
    relative
    pronoun use example
    who subject or object pronoun for people I told you about the woman who lives
    next door.
    which subject or object pronoun for animals and things Do you see the cat which is lying on
    the roof?
    which referring to a whole sentence He couldn’t read which surprised me.
    whose possession for people animals and things Do you know the boy whose mother
    is a nurse?
    whom object pronoun for people, especially in non- I was invited by the professor whom I
    defining relative clauses (in defining relative met at the conference.
    clauses we colloquially prefer who)
    that subject or object pronoun for people, animals and I don’t like the table that stands in the
    things in defining relative clauses (who or which are kitchen.
    also possible)
    subject Pronoun or Object Pronoun?

    Subject and object pronouns cannot be distinguished by their forms - who, which, that are
    used for subject and object pronouns. You can, however, distinguish them as follows:
    If the relative pronoun is followed by a verb, the relative pronoun is a subject pronoun.
    Subject pronouns must always be used.
    The apple which is lying on the table
    If the relative pronoun is not followed by a verb (but by a noun or pronoun), the relative
    pronoun is an object pronoun. Object pronouns can be dropped in defining relative clauses,
    which are then called Contact Clauses.
    The apple (which) George lay on the table
    Relative Pronouns (who / which / whose)
    Choose the correct relative pronoun (who, which, whose).

    This is the bank ______ was robbed yesterday.


    A boy ________ sister is in my class was in the bank at that time.
    The man ________ robbed the bank had two pistols.
    He wore a mask ____________ made him look like Mickey Mouse.
    He came with a friend ___________ waited outside in the car.
    The woman____________ gave him the money was young.
    He didn't wait at the traffic lights ____________ were red.
    A police officer _________________ car was parked at the next corner stopped and
    arrested them.
    The bag ____________ contained the money was yellow.
    The people __________ were in the bank were very frightened.
    A man ________ mobile was ringing did not know what to do.
    A woman ___________ daughter was crying tried to calm her.
    The car ________ the bank robbers escaped in was orange.
    The robber _________ mask was obviously too big didn't drive.
    The man _____________ drove the car was nervous.
    Relative Adverbs

    A relative adverb can be used instead of a relative pronoun plus preposition. This often

    makes the sentence easier to understand.

    This is the shop in which I bought my bike.

    → This is the shop where I bought my bike.


    relative adverb meaning use example

    when in/on which refers to a time expression the day when we met him

    where in/at which refers to a place the place where we met him

    why for which refers to a reason the reason why we met him

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