Personal and Relative Pronouns

Front

To _______ did you speak? Was it the store manager?

Back

whom

Answer explanation

verb -> speak

We are relating to the manager as the object being spoken to. Thus, the answer is the relative pronoun, whom.

Front

The girl _______ approached you is my sister.

Back

who

Answer explanation

verb -> approached

We are relating to the girl, the subject of the sentence doing the action. Thus, we refer to her using the relative subject pronoun, who.

Front

The student _______ artwork won the competition is my classmate.

Back

whose

Answer explanation

Main focus: artwork

The artwork belongs to the student. Thus, we relate to the student's possession using the relative pronoun, whose.

Front

My father is bringing my brother and _______ to watch a movie.

Back

me

Answer explanation

Verb -> bringing

(My brother and _______) are the objects of the sentence, affected by the action. When replacing, we use the personal object pronoun, me.

Front

Cassie and _______ are in charge of the school funfair this year.

Back

I

Answer explanation

Cassie and _______ are the subjects of the sentence. When replacing, we use a personal subject pronoun, I.

Front

The injured dog _______ was rescued by John was adopted by his neighbour.

Back

which

Answer explanation

main focus: dog

When relating to the dog, an animal, we use the relative pronoun, which.

Front

Jack and Ben despise _______ other since the match.

Back

each

Answer explanation

Jack and Ben = 2 people

For reciprocal pronouns, we use "each other" to refer to two people.

Front

Sue split the work equally and _______ .

Back

her

Answer explanation

Verb -> split

Sue and her group mates are the objects affected by the action. We replace Sue with the personal objective pronoun, her.

Front

The soccer players began arguing with _______ another after losing the match.

Back

one

Answer explanation

soccer players -> 3 or more people

For reciprocal pronouns, we use "one another" to refer to three or more people.