Relative pronouns-who/whom

Relative pronouns-who/whom

Multiple Choice

My car, _____ is brand new, is parked on 5th Street.

• which

• that

Multiple Choice

The flower ____ my mother loves most is the rose.

• which

• that

Multiple Choice

The pencil, _____ costs a lot of money, is on the floor.

• which

• that

Who/whom

These relative pronouns are ONLY used for humans! No other relative pronous can be used for humans!

who

who is used when it is the subject of the sentence

Examples:

Who owns this pencil?

Who won the game?

Who wants pizza for lunch?

Multiple Choice

_____ is my best friend?

• who

• whom

Multiple Choice

_____ wants to go to the mall?

• who

• whom

Trick!

restate the sentence as a question and if you answer it with he/she the relative pronoun is who!

1. _____ is my best friend?

anwer it: He/she is my best friend

if it is he/she WHO is the correct relative pronoun

whom

should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition

If you ask the statement as a question and the answer would be him/her it is whom!

examples

To _____ should I give these letters?

make it a stament: I should give them to him.....so it is whom

Multiple Choice

Torry decided _____ she should pick for her team. (who should she pick....(him....so it's)

• who

• whom

Multiple Choice

My brother, ____ loves golf, purchased new clubs.

ask yourself: who loves golf..........

• who

• whom