In this instance, whom could be replaced by another pronoun in. Who is generally used for people, which is used for things, and whose indicates possession ex. After sensing a problem with the senior class, the principal demanded to know who, whom the class. Grammar exercise who, whom, whose, which my english pages. Who, whom, and whose are pronouns and therefore have specific cases that dictate where each can be used in a sentence. Sheila asked who whom would be the new principal at the school. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate relative pronoun. Relative pronouns, relative clauses, who, which, whose exercise learning english. Eliminate the dependent clause that starts with although. Check your answers with the interactive version of the exercise. In this instance, whom could be replaced by another pronoun in the objective case, such as him, her, us, me, you, etc.
Unlike possessive nouns, most possessive pronouns do not use apostrophes. Before doing the exercises you may want to read the lesson on relative clauses and relative pronouns choose the correct answer. This website has been written for teaching english grammar and vocabulary through interactive lessons and example sentences for showing and teaching how to use these grammar points and words in a sentence with the meaning in the authentic examples. A hammer is a tool is used to knock nails into wood. Join the following sentences by using a relative pronoun. It is perfectly normal in standard english to write sentences like the following. Whom is a pronoun in the objective case and must be used as the object of verbs or prepositions. It shows possession without an apostrophe because its already a possessive pronoun. The following is a minitutorial on the uses of who, whom, and whose. Exercise on the pronouns who who is who has and whose with an online check. The correct use of who and whom is a matter which many nonnative and native.
Oct 23, 2009 we use whose in relative clauses instead of hisherstheirs. In this exercise, you will be presented with some sentences with a word missing. In the following exercise you will have to decide whether to use whos or whose in these sentences. Do the exercise below on the relative pronouns who whom, whose and which. Possessive pronouns dont need no stinking apostrophes. Relative clause exercise 1 2 advanced relative clause exercise 3 4 intermediate pdf exercises. Multiple choice exercise on the use of the words who, whom, and whose. Choose the correct answer for each gap below, then click the check button to check your answers. You will meet the student whose favorite class is business communication. Choose the correct pronoun to fill the gap in the sentences on the right. A fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using either which or what. Whowhom was investing in edison electric light company. Whose indicates ownership or possession and relates to student. Remember, if you can rearrange the sentence and put a subject pronoun i or he in the space, you should use who.
Practice and learn when to use who, which or whose in english. Preposition exercise some students find it easier to remember that if there is a preposition, the rule is generally whom. If the sentence uses a preposition like for, to, with, of, or about. You will have to decide whether the missing word should be who or whom. Who whom was the one who received the highest score. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach whowhomwhose, shared by english language teachers. Which for the following exercises, complete the sentence with either who, that, or which. Use the hehim method to decide which word is correct. The man who that stole the money has been arrested. Robert anderson is the running back who, whom the pittsburgh steelers drafted in the second round. Whowhosewhom whichof which created by bridg with the test builder. Here are 10 exercises free online exercises to help you practice and learn when to use who and when to use whose in english.
Do the exercise below on the relative pronouns who, whom, whose and which. Online exercise on the use of who, whose, whom, that, which and where for learners of english. Which or what exercise which for choices and limited groups which bus shall we take, the number 10 or 89. Contrary to certain opinions, there is no difficulty at all in using whose with reference to things. As a member, youll also get unlimited access to over 79,000 lessons in math, english, science, history, and more. Who, which, whom, what, whose, that english grammar. Relative pronouns who, which, whose exercise englischhilfen. Plus, get practice tests, quizzes, and personalized coaching to help you succeed. We use whom because the pronoun acts as the object of the preposition for. Do you know anybody who is going to canada this week. He was especially kind to the guests who whom i had brought. People who whom agreed to the terms of the contract could signit.
Do you know anybody whos going to canada this week. The pronoun him is object case, so whom is the correct response. Drag and drop who which whose exercise 3 answer the questions by dragging and dropping relative pronouns into the correct boxes. In the following exercise you will have to decide whether to use who s or whose in these sentences. Peter, with whom i played tennis on sundays, was fitter than me. Fernandez carmona, english grammar with exercises, longman, 2000. Relative pronouns exercise english practice learn and. A relative pronoun tells us which thing or person the speaker means. This is the only one of his stories is worth reading. This is the house whichthat was built in two weeks. Firstly, keep in mind that your usage of the pronoun who vs whom will depend on the answer you are looking for.
He is the one who whom we think will give up first. Who, whom, whose fill in each blank space with who, whom or whose. Relative pronouns include who, whom, whose, which and that. Who, whom, whose fill in each blank space with who. How to troubleshoot in your mind, substitute a she or her, or a he or him, for the who or the whom.
We use where in relative clauses to talk about a place. She introduced me to her husband, whom i hadnt seen before. Peter, whowhom i played tennis with on sundays, was fitter than me. Relativpronomen who which whose entscheide, ob du who, which oder whose einsetzen musst.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate choicewho or whom. When trying to determine which pronoun to use, you must first. Relative clauses who, whose, where, which learn english. The plane, whose pilot had safely ejected, crashed into the woods. Intermediate fill in each blank space with who, which, or whose. If you already know how to use these words, you can skip the explanation and go directly to the exercises. Relative clauses practice relative pronouns exercise 1 2 3 who vs which exercise 1 2 3 which or where exercise drag and drop exercises. We use which and that in relative clauses to talk about a thing. We use whose in relative clauses instead of hisherstheirs.
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