Personal and Relative Pronouns

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

• who

• what

• which

• 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.

The girl _______ approached you is my sister.

• who

• which

• whom

• whose

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.

The student _______ artwork won the competition is my classmate.

• who

• which

• whom

• 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.

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

• I

• me

• mine

• myself

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.

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

• I

• me

• mine

• myself

Answer explanation

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

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

• who

• which

• whose

• whom

Answer explanation

main focus: dog

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

Jack and Ben despise _______ other since the day of the match.

• all

• one

• each

• every

Answer explanation

Jack and Ben = 2 people

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

In order to finish the project on time, Sue split the pending work equally between her group mates and _______ .

• her

• she

• they

• them

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.

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

• all

• one

• each

• every

Answer explanation

soccer players -> 3 or more people

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