Relative Pronouns & Clauses
Our topic for today is Relative Pronouns & Clauses. Relative pronouns are pronouns used to mark relative clauses. We use a relative clause when we want to tell others which person or things we mean. We want to specify the person or thing we are talking about.
Let’s see the following relative pronouns.
who whom that which whose where Relative Pronouns | Who We use who before a relative clause when we are talking about people . We use who instead of she/he/they. Let’s see the following examples.
I like a girl who The man who I know a lot of people who A nurse is a person who Where is the girl who
Relative Pronouns | Whom We use whom
The girl whom Who is the man whom I will never forget the girl whom
Relative Pronouns | That We use that before a relative clause when we are talking about things or people . Let’s see the following examples.
I like houses that have large backyard. ( things ) The car that My sister works for a company that The police are chasing the men that stole the car. ( people ) I’m looking for the girl that I always miss every day. ( people )
Relative Pronouns | Which We use which before a relative clause when we are talking about things only .
Let’s see the following examples.
I cannot find the books which I put in my room. She kept all the letters which you sent Relative Pronouns | Whose We use whose before a relative clause when we are talking about people’s ownership. Let’s see the following examples.
I am seeing the girl whose brother is my classmate. He’s going to marry a woman whose husband The old man whose hair
Relative Pronouns | Where We use where before a relative clause when we are talking about places. Let’s see the following examples.
I’m going back to the town where He doesn’t know where Paris is the place where Exercise In this exercise you have to complete the sentences with the who, whom, that, which, whose, where.
The girl … was sitting beside me is so beautiful. The man … car you borrowed yesterday is my brother. The hotel …. we stayed last week was impeccable. Have you found the book ……..you lost? The boy ….they’re going to invite to the meeting is genius. The man … the police arrested last night is in jail now. The food … you cook is always delicious. I’ll never come back to the place … I lost my beloved girlfriend.
Answer The girl who/that was sitting beside me is so beautiful. The man whose car you borrowed yesterday is my brother. The hotel where we stayed last week was impeccable. Have you found the book that/which you lost? The boy who/whom they’re going to invite to the meeting is genius. The man whom the police arrested last night is in jail now. The food that/which you cook is always delicious. I’ll never come back to the place where I lost my beloved girlfriend.
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