Relative pronouns, relative clauses, who, which, whose exercise learning english. The connective relatives are who and which i met mary. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl relative pronouns relative pronouns who, where which whose relative pronouns who, where which whose relative pronoun practice. Relative pronouns include who, whom, whose, which and that. Firstly, keep in mind that your usage of the pronoun who vs whom will depend on the answer you are looking for. It is also called nonrestrictive, nonessential, or unnecessary clause. Who, whom, whose fill in each blank space with who, whom or whose. Do the exercise below on the relative pronouns who whom, whose and which.
He was especially kind to the guests who whom i had brought. Who is generally used for people, which is used for things, and whose indicates possession ex. Interrogative and relative pronouns who, whom, and whose function as interrogative pronouns and relative pronouns. You will have to decide whether the missing word should be who or whom. In this exercise you will practise using relative pronouns. The clause, a comment, is set off with commas before and, if necessary, after the clause. I met with many beautiful girls at the party last night, the most beautiful of whom was nora. Online exercise on the use of who, whose, whom, that, which and where for learners of english. Displaying all worksheets related to who whom whose. Whom is the correct form, though who is sometimes used in conversation.
Drag and drop who which whose exercise 3 answer the questions by dragging and. This is the restaurant we used to eat when we lived in boston. A youll be shocked when i tell you who called me last night. When trying to determine which pronoun to use, you must first. And does it matter introduction as a college student, you will probably be expected to know when to use the pronouns who and whom correctly.
The correct form is whom because whom is the object of the preposition to. Include two exercises, one of them students choose the correct answer in a. The child at whom we are looking has sunk into her mattress she shouldnt sleep in a bed whose mattress is so soft she needs to find someone who can rescue her from her mattress notice how the relative clause always follows directly after the noun it describes the child has sunk into her mattress. Remember, if you can rearrange the sentence and put a subject pronoun i or he in the space, you should use who. It is a story that which will captivate readers of all. She married a nice young guy who was her senior at college. His thesis, of which the last hundred pages are nonsense, will probably win him a lot of notoriety. We use who to ask which person does an action or which person is a certain way. Who, whom did mom invite to marcelas birthday party.
English esl whose worksheets most downloaded 54 results. Whos is a contraction, a shortened version of who is, or who has. The man whose car had been stolen called the police. Who whom was the one who received the highest score. Check your answers with the interactive version of the exercise. We use whose to find out which person something belongs to. Exercises for who and whom when who is used for the subject of a sentence. This is the newest phone whom that whose you can buy in the shops. Peter, whom everyone suspected, turned out to be innocent c. Complete the exercise with who, whom, whose or where. Mr jones, for whom i was working, was very generous about overtime payments. We use who when referring to people or when we want to know the person. This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial noderivatives 4. English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level.
She was a pretty woman whom everyone seemed to admire. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach whowhomwhose, shared by english language teachers. Practice exercises complete the following sentences with who, whom, or whose. Lesson by tristan, teacher at ec malta english school. Link these sentences together using relative clauses. Of which vs whose we can use of which instead of whose for the objects but of which is used in nondefining relative clauses.
Grammar quiz relative clauses complete these sixteen sentences to score your knowledge of relative clauses. Who, which, whom, what, whose, that english grammar. Whose and whos are much easier to differentiate than who and whom. The children for whom it was built must feel so happy. Sheila asked who whom would be the new principal at the school. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate choicewho or whom.
Exercise 1 combine the two sentences using who, whose, which et where. Rewrite the sentences using a relative pronoun who, which, whose, add commas where necessary. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach who whomwhose, shared by english language teachers. Whose, possessive case youll use the possessive case whose in those clauses that have their subject and their object already satisfied and dont need an object of a preposition. Choose the correct answer for each gap below, then click the check button to check your answers. Whom quiz from the blue book of grammar and punctuation. The child the teacher paid the most attention to made good grades.
Nov 29, 2018 relative pronouns exercises with answers click here to download this printable exercise in pdf. Who whose whom that and which are relative pronouns. Complete with the correct relative adverb why, where, when or pronoun who, which. Of which is possible for things, but it is unusual except in very formal english.
Grammar exercise who, whom, whose, which my english pages. Feel free to leave a comment if you find any errors or if you have any suggestions to make to improve this lesson. Relative pronouns used in defining relative clauses. In 99% of the cases, the correct form after a preposition is whom. The treehouse, whose owners must be very brave, climbing up so high. Use the hehim method to decide which word is correct. The doctor whom you recommended is not available for three months. She has acted in a movie whose name i dont remember. Relative pronouns exercises with answers click here to download this printable exercise in pdf.
English grammar online 4 u camino selectividad relative clauses exercises 1. The following is a minitutorial on the uses of who, whom, and whose. B youll be shocked when i tell you whom called me last night. We are looking at her the child at whom we are looking has sunk into her. Drag the appropriate relative pronoun into the answers area to complete this exercise. Write the sentences with the same abbreviations you find in the given clauses. Welcome to my guestmap please place a pin on the guestmap to show where you come from. Who, whom, and whose are pronouns and therefore have specific cases that dictate where each can be used in a sentence. Relative clauses practice relative pronouns exercise 1 2 3 who vs which exercise 1 2 3 which or where exercise drag and drop exercises. The children with whom they play are probably jealous of them. To download and print this free pdf course, click here. For example, you could respond to this question by saying. Relative pronouns who, where which whose interactive.
If you already know how to use these words, you can skip the explanation and go directly to the exercises. The treehouse, whose ladder is made of rope looks fun to climb. English esl whom worksheets most downloaded 10 results. Complete the following sentences with who, whom, or. My dog, whose temper is very uncertain, often bites the judges at dog shows. English esl whom worksheets most downloaded 10 results prev. Like personal pronouns, interrogative and relative pronouns change form according to how they function in a question or in a clause. His house, whose windows are all broken, was a depressing sight. Relative pronouns who, which, whose exercise englischhilfen. If you can put an object pronoun me, him in the space, you should use whom.
Who is generally used for people, which is used for things, and whose indicates. Worksheets are who whom and whose, grammar work who or whom, who vs whom, whowhom answer keyteaching tips, word choice exercise 6 who and whom, who whom whoever and whomever, grammar who whom whose interrogative and relative, learnenglishfeelgood. A nonidentifying clause adds extra information about a noun already identified by other means, for example, by name, by shared knowledge or context. Please note that british english spelling is used on this website. This is the house that i was born in where i was born in which i was born. The car, whose handbrake wasnt very reliable, began to slide backwards. Who, whom, whose fill in each blank space with who. It was george who whom they saw at the bank earlier that morning. Explain to your students that a subject of a sentence is the person, place or thing we are talking about. For each of the following, choose the correct sentence. I dont know to who, whom i should send the package. Relative clause exercise 1 2 advanced relative clause exercise 3 4 intermediate pdf exercises. With this worksheet you can practise the question word whose. See explanation on whowhosewhomthatwhichwhere more exercises.
Relatives elementary intermediate level advanced level home. Whom quiz the blue book of grammar and punctuation. Who is a subject pronoun like i, he, she, we and etc. The person who answered the phone was very helpful. The child whose parents are dead lives in foster care. Martinet, a practical english grammar, oxford university press, 1986.
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