Relative Pronouns - Buehler

Relative Pronouns

Poll

We don’t know the person _______ donated this money.

• who

• which

Poll

He went to the school ________ my father went to.

• who

• that

Poll

We drove past my old school, __________ is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

• who

• which

Definition

Relative pronouns help us to give essential information about a person, object, place, time or possession in a sentence.

Example:

She's the girl who sent me the status report

She's the girl whose house is by the beach

They help us to join 2 sentences that are related:

He is the man. He plays soccer during the nights

He is the man who plays soccer during the nights.

It is the company. It sells carton boxes

It is the company that sells carton boxes

The blue sentences are known as defining relative clause and the red sentences the main clause

Relative pronouns

• Which --> to talk about things It's the school which gives scholarships

• Who--> to talk about people They are the people who revolutionized social media

• Whose--> to talk about possessions. This is the customer whose order went missing

• When--> to talk about time. 1999 is the year when I launched my first product

• Where-->to talk. about places. This is he office where you'll be working.

• That--> to talk about things/people. It's the school that gives scholarships

Multiple Choice

we use this relative pronoun to talk about things

• whose

• which

• where

• when

Multiple Choice

we use this relative pronoun to talk about time

• when

• where

• whose

• which

Multiple Choice

we use this relative pronoun to talk about place

• when

• where

• who

• that

Multiple Choice

The books _____ my father brought aren't interesting.

• who

• whose

• which

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

I met the woman _____ son got married last Sunday.

• who

• whose

• which

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

They'll never forget the day _____ their village caught fire.

• who

• whose

• which

• when

• where

Multiple Choice

Students ____ study hard get good grades.

• who

• whose

• which

• where

Multiple Choice

You use "who" for...

• things

• people

• animals

• people, things and animals

Multiple Choice

You use "which" for...

• things

• people, things and animals

• people

• children

Multiple Choice

You use "that" ...

• only for animals

• only for things

• only for people

• for people, things and animals

Multiple Choice

You use "whose" as the possessive form of...

• which

• who

• that

• what