Essentially, who is a subject pronoun and should be used to replace the subject of the verb. Remember, if you can rearrange the sentence and put a subject pronoun i or he in the space, you should use who. This is the restaurant we used to eat when we lived in boston. This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial noderivatives 4. The form whom is becoming less and less common in english.
Who whom whose spent 10 years living with the pygmies in central africa. Relative clauses practice relative pronouns exercise 1 2 3 who vs which exercise 1 2 3 which or where exercise drag and drop exercises. This is the picture which that caused such a sensation. Relative clause exercise 1 2 advanced relative clause exercise 3 4 intermediate pdf exercises. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun. Who is generally used for people, which is used for things, and whose indicates possession ex. Whowhosewhomwhichof which relative pronoun relative pronoun that what, which and all that relative pronounsthat or who whos. If you already know how to use these words, you can skip the explanation and go directly to the exercises.
When trying to determine which pronoun to use, you must first. She introduced me to her husband, whom i hadnt seen before. If whom is the object of a preposition, keep the preposition with whom. If youre not sure whether youre dealing with a subject or an object, put he or him in the mystery words place. Who whom was investing in edison electric light company. My gardener, who is very pessimistic, says that there will be no apples this year. Use the hehim method to decide which word is correct. Who, which, whom, what, whose, that english grammar.
We use where in relative clauses to talk about a place. Welcome to one the thorniest fights in english usage today. Grammar exercise who, whom, whose, which my english pages. We use whose because the pronoun is indicating that the book belongs to someone. In 99% of the cases, the correct form after a preposition is whom. Intermediate fill in each blank space with who, which, or whose. You will have to decide whether the missing word should be who or whom. These words sound the same, but how do you know which one to use.
The plane, whose pilot had safely ejected, crashed into the woods. Peter, with whom i played tennis on sundays, was fitter than me. Do you know anybody who is going to canada this week. The question of whether or not you should use who or whom in a sentence as a relative pronoun. We are concerned about whos whose going to take our place when we leave. This one is quite hard to forgive as its so easy to check. Peter, who whom i played tennis with on sundays, was fitter than me. Relative pronouns english grammar today cambridge dictionary. As a member, youll also get unlimited access to over 79,000 lessons in math, english, science, history, and more. A fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using either which or what.
Who whose whom which of which relative pronoun relative pronoun that what, which and all that relative pronounsthat or who who s. Who versus whom video relative pronouns khan academy. It was george who whom they saw at the bank earlier that morning. Use whom to express objects of verbs or objects of prepositions. Join the following sentences by using a relative pronoun. Relativpronomen who which whose entscheide, ob du who, which oder whose einsetzen musst. If you can put an object pronoun me, him in the space, you should use whom. He is the one who whom we think will give up first. This trend is particularly common in the united states. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate choicewho or whom. The singer, name i dont remember, has a beautiful voice. Before delving into the problem of choosing between who and whom, you should understand the difference between the subject and the object of a sentence. We use whose in relative clauses instead of hisherstheirs.
Who whom whose im going to support in the upcoming election. This includes all of the worksheets in both pdf and doc format. Sheila asked who whom would be the new principal at the school. We use which and that in relative clauses to talk about a thing. See explanation on who whose whom that which where more exercises. His house, whose windows are all broken, was a depressing sight. Do the exercise below on the relative pronouns who, whom, whose and which.
Check your answers with the interactive version of the exercise. As in the other instances, whose could be replaced by another pronoun in the possessive case, such as his, her, our, my, your, etc. Update your browser to be able to use these exercises online. If this makes sense in the context, then you can use whos if you wish.
Who whom whose he so vividly describes in his scandalous new book. Exercises for who and whom when who is used for the subject of a sentence. James watt was an inventor ideas changed the world. If you choose the correct response, it might still be a good idea to consult the. Who whom did the supervisor recommend for the position. Below each sentence select the pronoun that will best fit in the blank. So theres this basic idea that who is the subject form, and whom is the object form. For example, you could respond to this question by saying, this is her book. See explanation on whowhosewhomthatwhichwhere more exercises. After sensing a problem with the senior class, the principal demanded to know who, whom the class. Complete the exercise with who, whom, whose or where. The following is a minitutorial on the uses of who, whom, and whose. Relative pronouns include who, whom, whose, which and that. I am going to the party with whoever whomever asks me.
Martinet, a practical english grammar, oxford university press, 1986. You will meet the student whose favorite class is business communication. Whom object, objective form whose foot is on first base. The car which that i hired broke down after five minutes. Who, whom, whose fill in each blank space with who, whom or whose. He was especially kind to the guests who whom i had brought. How to troubleshoot in your mind, substitute a she or her, or a he or him, for the who or the whom. Relative pronouns exercise english practice learn and. Which for the following exercises, complete the sentence with either who, that, or which. If it doesnt make sense, then the right spelling is whose. Especially when combined with prepositions, most people prefer to use who as the object pronoun. The detective was trying to figure out whos whose car was used in the escape.
Plus, get practice tests, quizzes, and personalized coaching to help you succeed. Who, whom, and whose are pronouns and therefore have specific cases that dictate where each can be used in a sentence. The easiest way is to remember that whos is a contraction it is short for who is or who has. The subject is generally the person or thing that the sentence is about and is often the one performing the action of the verb. The car, whose handbrake wasnt very reliable, began to slide backwards.
The correct use of who and whom is a matter which many nonnative and native. Peter, is fifteen years old, is already in a high school. The subject is the one in the sentence doing the action. Who, whom, whose fill in each blank space with who. Remember that him and whom are both used as objects. The drag and drop activity below might not work properly in old browsers. Explain to your students that a subject of a sentence is the person, place or thing we are talking about. This seems to cause some problems but can be easily sorted out. After a preposition about, above, below, for, in, to, toward, use whom. Whowhom was investing in edison electric light company. Do the exercise below on the relative pronouns who whom, whose and which. Choose the correct answer for each gap below, then click the check button to check your answers.
The correct form is whom because whom is the object of the preposition to. Many native english speakers think whom sounds outdated or strange. Practice exercises complete the following sentences with who, whom, or whose. We use whom because the pronoun acts as the object of the preposition for.
Drag and drop who which whose exercise 3 answer the questions by dragging and dropping relative pronouns into the correct boxes. Of which is possible for things, but it is unusual except in very formal english. Whom is a pronoun in the objective case and must be used as the object of verbs or prepositions. Whose possessive, possessive form as relative pronouns they are used to introduce a dependent clause that refers to a noun or personal pronoun in the main clause. Who whom was the one who received the highest score. Contrary to certain opinions, there is no difficulty at all in using whose with reference to things.
Which means that if were talking about someone who is the doer, then we. Please note that british english spelling is used on this website. Relative clauses who, whose, where, which learn english. Mrs miller, father is a painter, came to new york in 1950. Do not use whos, the contraction for who is, for the possessive whose. Whose indicates ownership or possession and relates to student. Before doing the exercises you may want to read the lesson on relative clauses and relative pronouns choose the correct answer. No one knows whos whose responsible for the broken eggs. Do you know anybody whos going to canada this week.
Online exercise on the use of who, whose, whom, that, which and where for learners of english. I dont know to who, whom i should send the package. Fernandez carmona, english grammar with exercises, longman, 2000. Which or what exercise which for choices and limited groups which bus shall we take, the number 10 or 89. Whom is an object pronoun and should be used either to replace the object of a verb, or to follow a preposition a simple test is to see whether you can replace the whowhom with a subject pronoun i or he or an object.