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Relative pronouns (who which whose)
- 1. Relative Pronouns WHO, WHICH and WHOSE
- 2. Definition: We use the relative pronouns to refer to a noun mentioned before and of which we are adding more information. They are used to join two or more sentences and forming in that way what we call "relative sentences".
- 3. WHO is used when talking about people. * you can also use THAT Ex: People who speak two languages are called bilingual. * In this example, the relative "who" introduces the relative sentence "speak two languages" that describes or gives more information about the noun "people".
- 4. WHICH is used to talk about animals, things or ideas.*You can also use THAT Ex: The science fair, which lasted all day, ended with an awards ceremony. Typically,whichisthepreferredrelativepronounforindicating thatarelativeclauseisnon-restrictive.Non-restrictiverelative clauses(alsoknownasnon-definingrelativeclauses)provide non-essentialinformationabouttheantecedentinthemain clause.Theinformationisnotcrucialforunderstandingthe sentence'smeaningcorrectlyandcanbeomittedwithout affectingthesentence'smeaning. *UseTHATwhentheinformationisessential.
- 5. Whose is the only possessive relative pronoun.“WHOSE" can be used to talk about both people and things. Ex: There goes the man whose phone got stolen
- 6. Use WHO, WHICH or WHOSE to complete the sentences.
- 7. I talked to the girl ______ car had broken down in front of the shop.
- 8. I talked to the girl WHOSE car had broken down in front of the shop.
- 9. Mr. Richards, _____ is a taxi driver, lives on the corner
- 10. Mr. Richards, WHO is a taxi driver, lives on the corner
- 11. We often visit our aunt in Norwich _____ is in East Anglia.
- 12. We often visit our aunt in Norwich WHICH is in East Anglia.
- 13. This is the girl ___ comes from Spain.
- 14. This is the girl WHO comes from Spain.
- 15. That's Peter, the boy ___ has just arrived at the airport.
- 16. That's Peter, the boy WHO has just arrived at the airport.
- 17. Thank you very much for your e- mail _____ was very interesting.
- 18. Thank you very much for your e- mail WHICH was very interesting.
- 19. The man, _____ father is a professor, forgot his umbrella.
- 20. The man, WHOSE father is a professor, forgot his umbrella.
- 21. The children, ___ shouted in the street, are not from our school.
- 22. The children, WHO shouted in the street, are not from our school.
- 23. The car, _____ driver is a young man, is from Ireland.
- 24. The car, WHOSE driver is a young man, is from Ireland.
- 25. What did you do with the money _____ your mother lent you?
- 26. What did you do with the money WHICH your mother lent you?