Relative pronouns include who, whom, whose, which and that. Who whom was the one who received the highest score. Do not use whos, the contraction for who is, for the possessive whose. Practice and learn when to use who, which or whose in english. After sensing a problem with the senior class, the principal demanded to know who, whom the class. Unlike possessive nouns, most possessive pronouns do not use apostrophes.
Drag and drop who which whose exercise 3 answer the questions by dragging and dropping relative pronouns into the correct boxes. Here are 10 exercises free online exercises to help you practice and learn when to use who and when to use whose in english. The correct use of who and whom is a matter which many nonnative and native. Practice exercises complete the following sentences with who, whom, or whose. Do the exercise below on the relative pronouns who whom, whose and which. This is the house whichthat was built in two weeks.
Relative pronouns who, which, whose exercise englischhilfen. Join the following sentences by using a relative pronoun. So, whose can refer back to ideas, where of which doesnt fit, as in a question whose answer is required. The plane, whose pilot had safely ejected, crashed into the woods. Who, which, whom, what, whose, that english grammar. In this instance, whom could be replaced by another pronoun in. You will have to decide whether the missing word should be who or whom. Firstly, keep in mind that your usage of the pronoun who vs whom will depend on the answer you are looking for. Who is generally used for people, which is used for things, and whose indicates possession ex. Do you know anybody who is going to canada this week.
Relative clauses who, whose, where, which learn english. Whowhom was investing in edison electric light company. In this instance, whom could be replaced by another pronoun in the objective case, such as him, her, us, me, you, etc. Relativpronomen who which whose entscheide, ob du who, which oder whose einsetzen musst. It shows possession without an apostrophe because its already a possessive pronoun. In the following exercise you will have to decide whether to use who s or whose in these sentences. Choose the correct answer for each gap below, then click the check button to check your answers. Who, whom, whose fill in each blank space with who. Before doing the exercises you may want to read the lesson on relative clauses and relative pronouns choose the correct answer. This is the only one of his stories is worth reading. You will meet the student whose favorite class is business communication.
Peter, whowhom i played tennis with on sundays, was fitter than me. Who, whom, and whose are pronouns and therefore have specific cases that dictate where each can be used in a sentence. She introduced me to her husband, whom i hadnt seen before. Oct 23, 2009 we use whose in relative clauses instead of hisherstheirs. Relative pronouns, relative clauses, who, which, whose exercise learning english. Robert anderson is the running back who, whom the pittsburgh steelers drafted in the second round. This website has been written for teaching english grammar and vocabulary through interactive lessons and example sentences for showing and teaching how to use these grammar points and words in a sentence with the meaning in the authentic examples. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate choicewho or whom.
Which for the following exercises, complete the sentence with either who, that, or which. When trying to determine which pronoun to use, you must first. As a member, youll also get unlimited access to over 79,000 lessons in math, english, science, history, and more. Choose the correct pronoun to fill the gap in the sentences on the right. A hammer is a tool is used to knock nails into wood. Do the exercise below on the relative pronouns who, whom, whose and which. In the following exercise you will have to decide whether to use whos or whose in these sentences. Do you know anybody whos going to canada this week. In this exercise, you will be presented with some sentences with a word missing. Check your answers with the interactive version of the exercise.
A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach whowhomwhose, shared by english language teachers. Online exercise on the use of who, whose, whom, that, which and where for learners of english. If you already know how to use these words, you can skip the explanation and go directly to the exercises. He was especially kind to the guests who whom i had brought.
It is perfectly normal in standard english to write sentences like the following. Preposition exercise some students find it easier to remember that if there is a preposition, the rule is generally whom. Sheila asked who whom would be the new principal at the school. We use where in relative clauses to talk about a place. Who, whom, whose fill in each blank space with who, whom or whose. Eliminate the dependent clause that starts with although. Whose indicates ownership or possession and relates to student.
Relative clause exercise 1 2 advanced relative clause exercise 3 4 intermediate pdf exercises. Peter, who whom i played tennis with on sundays, was fitter than me. Grammar exercise who, whom, whose, which my english pages. It was george who whom they saw at the bank earlier that morning.
Use the hehim method to decide which word is correct. Contrary to certain opinions, there is no difficulty at all in using whose with reference to things. If the sentence uses a preposition like for, to, with, of, or about. We use whose in relative clauses instead of hisherstheirs. Possessive pronouns dont need no stinking apostrophes. We use whom because the pronoun acts as the object of the preposition for. People who whom agreed to the terms of the contract could signit. Which or what exercise which for choices and limited groups which bus shall we take, the number 10 or 89. Plus, get practice tests, quizzes, and personalized coaching to help you succeed. Intermediate fill in each blank space with who, which, or whose. The following is a minitutorial on the uses of who, whom, and whose. He is the one who whom we think will give up first. We use which and that in relative clauses to talk about a thing. The man who that stole the money has been arrested.
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun. Whom is a pronoun in the objective case and must be used as the object of verbs or prepositions. Fernandez carmona, english grammar with exercises, longman, 2000. Exercise on the pronouns who who is who has and whose with an online check. The pronoun him is object case, so whom is the correct response. Relative pronouns exercise english practice learn and. A fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using either which or what.
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