Relative Pronouns

Relative Pronouns

Today we're going to talk about 5 relative pronouns

• who - refers to the person that is the SUBJECT in the sentence (who the whole sentence is about)

• whom - refers to a person in the sentence that IS NOT the subject

• whose - possesive form of who, shows ownership of something

• that - use with essential clauses in a sentence, meaning it has to be there to be understood, and does not use commas

• which - used with non-essential clauses in sentences that just give us extra information, but are not important to the core meaning of the sentence, and DO use commas

Who, Whom, Whose

• all of these talk about PEOPLE

• Jane, who is older than me, plays the guitar.

• Ty, whom Mark yelled at, left the party.

• Kyle, whose bike is broken, walked to school.

That, Which, and sometimes Whose

• These talk about THINGS.

• The lamp that is on the table is broken.

• Cats, which are carnivores, love to hunt.

• Whose animals are those?

Let's practice choosing the relative pronouns!

Multiple Choice

The kitten, ___________ was found by the freeway, was adopted by a loving family.

• who

• whom

• whose

• which

Multiple Choice

Identify the relative pronoun:

The Russell Family bought a house that has a pool.

• The

• a

• that

• has

Multiple Choice

My aunt, ________ I absolutely adore, is coming to visit me.

• who

• whom

• whose

• which

Multiple Choice

Mr Richards, __________ is a taxi driver, lives on the corner.

• who

• which

• whose

Multiple Choice

I used to work with the woman ___ husband was a brilliant artist.

• which
• that
• who
• whose