Who whom whose he so vividly describes in his scandalous new book. I am going to the party with whoever whomever asks me. Explain to your students that a subject of a sentence is. As a member, youll also get unlimited access to over 79,000 lessons in math, english, science, history, and more. You will have to decide whether the missing word should be who or whom. Online exercise on the use of who, whose, whom, that, which and where for learners of english. A fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using either which or what. Sheila asked who whom would be the new principal at the school.
Which for the following exercises, complete the sentence with either who, that, or which. Please note that british english spelling is used on this website. Grammar exercise who, whom, whose, which my english pages. Multiple choice exercise on the use of the words who, whom, and whose. If it doesnt make sense, then the right spelling is whose. No one knows who s whose responsible for the broken eggs. Do you know anybody who is going to canada this week. Whose possessive, possessive form as relative pronouns they are used to introduce a dependent clause that refers to a noun or personal pronoun in the main clause. Who whom did the supervisor recommend for the position. Before doing the exercises you may want to read the lesson on relative clauses and relative pronouns choose the correct answer. After a preposition about, above, below, for, in, to, toward, use whom. She introduced me to her husband, whom i hadnt seen before. The following is a minitutorial on the uses of who, whom, and whose.
Whom object, objective form whose foot is on first base. Which means that if were talking about someone who is the doer, then we. Who is generally used for people, which is used for things, and whose indicates possession ex. In the following exercise you will have to decide whether to use whos or whose in these sentences.
Peter, with whom i played tennis on sundays, was fitter than me. Practice exercises complete the following sentences with who, whom, or whose. We are concerned about who s whose going to take our place when we leave. Whose indicates ownership or possession and relates to student. Whowhosewhom whichof which other english exercises on the same topic. Mr yates, who has worked for the same company all his life, is retiring next month. So theres this basic idea that who is the subject form, and whom is the object form. Who, whom, and whose are pronouns and therefore have specific cases that dictate where each can be used in a sentence. The question of whether or not you should use who or whom in a sentence as a relative pronoun. Drag and drop who which whose exercise 3 answer the questions by dragging and dropping relative pronouns into the correct boxes. Who whom was investing in edison electric light company. Intermediate fill in each blank space with who, which, or whose. We use whose because the pronoun is indicating that the book belongs to someone.
Check your answers with the interactive version of the exercise. Who whose whom whichof which relative pronoun relative pronoun that what, which and all that relative pronounsthat or who who s. The detective was trying to figure out whos whose car was used in the escape. Choose the correct answer for each gap below, then click the check button to check your answers. Heres a list of all the relative clause exercises on the site. If the clause uses an object pronoun him, her, or them, use whom. Who, whom, whose fill in each blank space with who. I dont know to who, whom i should send the package. Martinet, a practical english grammar, oxford university press, 1986. Relative pronouns exercise english practice learn and. He was especially kind to the guests who whom i had brought. Relativpronomen who which whose entscheide, ob du who, which oder whose einsetzen musst.
See explanation on whowhosewhomthatwhichwhere more exercises. Who, whom, whose fill in each blank space with who, whom or whose. Do you know anybody whos going to canada this week. Whom is a pronoun in the objective case and must be used as the object of verbs or prepositions. Contrary to certain opinions, there is no difficulty at all in using whose with reference to things. Use whom to express objects of verbs or objects of prepositions.
This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial noderivatives 4. Defining relative clauses 1 in pdf here defining relative clauses 2 in pdf here defining relative clauses 3 in pdf here defining relative clauses 4 in pdf here go to the main relative clauses explanation page here. The car, whose handbrake wasnt very reliable, began to slide backwards. We use whom because the pronoun acts as the object of the preposition for. Do the exercise below on the relative pronouns who whom, whose and which. Exercises for who and whom when who is used for the subject of a sentence. In 99% of the cases, the correct form after a preposition is whom. If you can put an object pronoun me, him in the space, you should use whom. The correct use of who and whom is a matter which many nonnative and native. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate choicewho or whom.
Who whom whose im going to support in the upcoming election. Whowhosewhomwhichof which relative pronoun relative pronoun that what, which and all that. No one knows whos whose responsible for the broken eggs. The plane, whose pilot had safely ejected, crashed into the woods. His house, whose windows are all broken, was a depressing sight. Join the following sentences by using a relative pronoun. The correct form is whom because whom is the object of the preposition to. My sister, whom you once met, is visiting us next week. The relative pronouns who and whom give information about people. As in the other instances, whose could be replaced by another pronoun in the possessive case, such as his, her, our, my, your, etc. If youre not sure whether youre dealing with a subject or an object, put he or him in the mystery words place. This is the restaurant we used to eat when we lived in boston. Plus, get practice tests, quizzes, and personalized coaching to help you succeed.
Robert anderson is the running back who, whom the pittsburgh steelers drafted in the second round. Who whom was the one who received the highest score. If you already know how to use these words, you can skip the explanation and go directly to the exercises. That man over there, whose name i dont remember, is an artist. The detective was trying to figure out who s whose car was used in the escape. That is much less usual than who as a subject except after superlatives and after. Relative pronouns include who, whom, whose, which and that.
How to troubleshoot in your mind, substitute a she or her, or a he or him, for the who or the whom. To figure out whether to use who or whom, restate the dependent clause with a personal pronoun. Whom can be used because it functions as the object of the relative clause. Mrs miller, father is a painter, came to new york in 1950. Complete the exercise with who, whom, whose or where. After sensing a problem with the senior class, the principal demanded to know who, whom the class. Of which is possible for things, but it is unusual except in very formal english. Peter, who whom i played tennis with on sundays, was fitter than me.
Remember that him and whom are both used as objects. If whom is the object of a preposition, keep the preposition with whom. The singer, name i dont remember, has a beautiful voice. Who versus whom video relative pronouns khan academy. Relative pronouns who, which, whose and that he knows the girl has three dogs. He is the one who whom we think will give up first.
Peter, is fifteen years old, is already in a high school. James watt was an inventor ideas changed the world. If the clause uses a subject pronoun he, she, or they, use who. Use the hehim method to decide which word is correct. For example, you could respond to this question by saying, this is her book. Who whom whose spent 10 years living with the pygmies in central africa. If this makes sense in the context, then you can use whos if you wish. Do the exercise below on the relative pronouns who, whom, whose and which. Do not use whos, the contraction for who is, for the possessive whose.
Explain to your students that a subject of a sentence is the person, place or thing we are talking about. 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 subject is generally the person or thing that the sentence is about and is often the one performing the action of the verb. It was george who whom they saw at the bank earlier that morning. When trying to determine which pronoun to use, you must first. In this instance, whom could be replaced by another pronoun in the objective case, such as him, her, us, me, you, etc. Welcome to one the thorniest fights in english usage today. It is perfectly normal in standard english to write sentences like the following. Relative clause exercise 1 2 advanced relative clause exercise 3 4 intermediate pdf exercises. Who whose whom whichof which relative pronoun relative pronoun that what, which.
Remember, if you can rearrange the sentence and put a subject pronoun i or he in the space, you should use who. See explanation on who whose whom thatwhichwhere more exercises. This one is quite hard to forgive as its so easy to check. This includes all of the worksheets in both pdf and doc format.
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