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Relative pronouns and relative clauses

The relative pronouns are:

who/whom

whose

which

whose

that

We use relative pronouns to introduce relative clauses. Relative clauses tell us more about people and things:

Mr.Valenzuela, who is 35, has just retired.

This is the house which Juan built.

Marie Curie is the woman that discovered radium.

We use:

who and whom for people

which for things

that for people or things.

whose for possession

where is for places

when is for time

• Do you know the girl who started in grade 7 last week?

• Can I have the pencil that I gave you this morning?

• A notebook is a computer which can be carried around.

• I won't eat in a restaurant whose cooks smoke.

• I want to live in a place where there are lots to do.

• Yesterday was a day when everything went wrong!

The relative pronoun whose is used in place of the possessive pronoun. It must be followed by a noun.

Example: There's a boy in grade 8 whose father is a professional tennis player. (There's a boy in 8 grade. His father is a professional tennis player.)

 The relative pronouns where and when are used with place and time nouns.

Examples: 

-LNNM is a school where people from more than 50 cities are educated.

-2001 was the year when terrorists attacked the Twin Towers in New York.

Some relative clauses are not used to define or identify the preceding noun but to give extra information about it. Here are some examples:

• In the summer I'm going to visit Italy, where my brother lives.

• The heavy rain, which was unusual for the time of year, destroyed most of the plants in my garden.

• Einstein, who was born in Germany, is famous for his theory of relativity.

• The boy, whose parents both work as teachers at the school, started a fire in the classroom.

The relative pronoun that cannot be used to introduce an extra-information (non-defining) clause about a person

• Wrong: Neil Armstrong, that was born in 1930, was the first man to stand on the moon.

•  Correct: Neil Armstrong, who was born in 1930, was the first man to stand on the moon.

  
  

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Multiple Choice

There are eighteen different kinds of penguins ______ live south of the equator.

• who

• whom

• which

• where

Multiple Choice

Paris is the city. I’ve always wanted to visit it

• Paris is the city which I’ve always wanted to visit.

• Paris which I’ve always wanted to visit is the city.

• Paris which I’ve always wanted to visit it is the city.

• Paris is the city which I’ve always wanted to visit it.

Multiple Choice

It’s the book . It’ll interest children of all ages.

• It’s the book that it’ll interest children of all ages.

• It’s the book which will interest children of all ages.

• It’s the book which it is interested children of all ages.

• It’s the book who is interested children of all ages.

Multiple Choice

John is absent from school . His mother is in the hospital.

• John is absent from school whose mother is in the hospital.

• John is absent from school who mother is in the hospital.

• John whose mother is in the hospital is absent from school.

• John whose mother is in the hospital is absent from the school.

Multiple Choice

The boy is Jane’s brother . He sat beside you at the party last night.

• The boy is Jane’s brother who sat beside you at the party last night.

• The boy who sat beside you at the party last night is Jane’s brother.

• The boy whom sat beside you at the party last night is Jane’s brother.

• The boy whose sat beside you at the party last night is Jane’s brother.

Multiple Choice

I saw a girl. Her beauty took my breath away

• I saw a girl whose her beauty took my breath away.

• I saw a girl whom her beauty took my breath away.

• I saw a girl who beauty took my breath away.

• I saw a girl whose beauty took my breath away

Multiple Choice

We stayed at the Grand hotel. Ann recommended it to us

• We stayed at the Grand hotel which Ann recommended to us

• We stayed at the Grand hotel who Ann recommended to us

• We stayed at the Grand hotel whom Ann recommended to us

• We stayed at the Grand hotel which Ann recommended it to us

Multiple Choice

What do you call someone _____ writes computer programs?

• which
• whose
• when
• that

Multiple Choice

Do you know anyone ________ drives a sports car?

• which
• that
• whose
• when

Multiple Choice

The day __________ I arrived was very nice.

• where
• which
• who
• when

Multiple Choice

A library is a building 

• where you can borrow books
• where you can buy books
• where you can send books
• where you can see books

Multiple Choice

blablabla things blabla  , (comma!!) ........ blablablabla

• which
• that
• whom
• who

Multiple Choice

That´s the famous scientist ............. research was published in several leading newspapers. 

• who
• which
• that
• whose

Multiple Choice

All the cats .............. were sleeping were purring quietly.

• whom
• where
• that
• there

Multiple Choice

All the cats, .............. were sleeping, were purring quietly.

• which
• whom
• that
• those

Multiple Choice

The man ................. was speaking loudly on his mobile phone was a journalist.

• who
• where
• which
• which

Multiple Choice

There were lots of people at the fancy-dress party, some of ......... had made great efforts with their costumes.

• whom
• which
• them
• that

Multiple Choice

The day __________ I arrived was very nice.

• where
• which
• who
• when

Multiple Choice

Pizza Hut is the restaurant __________ we had dinner last night.

• who
• which
• where

Multiple Choice

Select the correct relative pronoun

1-Linda, __________is out in the open all day, never catches a cold.

• a-whose

• b-who

• c-which

Multiple Choice

Select the correct relative pronoun

1-Linda, __________is out in the open all day, never catches a cold.

• a-whose

• b-who

• c-which