WHO

WHICH

THAT

RELATIVEPRONOUNS

isusedforpeople(notforthings):
Athiefisapersonwhostealsthings
Doyouknowanybodywhocanplaythepiano?
Thepeoplewhoworkintheofficeareveryfriendly
isonlyusedforthings:
Jackworksinawarehousewhichis500yearsold
Abusisavehiclewhichisusedfortransportingpeople

maybeusedforbothpeopleandthings:
Thepeoplethatworkintheofficeareveryboring
Jackworksinawarehousethatis500yearsold
(Itisnot,however,consideredpolitetorefertopeopleusingthat)

possessive

Mary,whosefatherisAmerican,livesinNewYork

WHOSE

AFTERPREPOSITIONS/COMMAS

Afteraprepositionorcommaitisnotpossibletousethat.

MrSmith,whoisalawyer,drewupthecontract

Afteraprepositionweusewhominsteadofwho.

Thereareover100employees,25ofwhomareSpanish.

Note: Thechaironwhichyouaresittingor.thechairthatyouaresittingon.

OMISSION

Wecan,andusuallydo,omitthepronounifthesubjectoftheverbisnotthesameasthesubjectofthe
pronoun:

Theletter(which)wereceivedyesterday
TheletterwhichwaspostedonFriday

Themanwhopackedthegoods
Theman(who)IspoketoonTuesday

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who,whom,which,whoseorX(withaprepositionifnecessary)

1. Shelikeshamburgers.......................arehot.

2. Johnistheman.....ImetonFriday.

3. Thehouse...Iliveisverylarge.

4. BillClinton,...............wasPresidentoftheUSA,hasonlyonedaughter.

5. Myneighbour,...carisnew,isbuildingagarage.

6. Ispoketoallofthestudents;sixwereforeigners.

7. Thechair.............................Iamsittingonisbroken.

8. TheGirl..........................PlayedwithFire

Combinethesentences:

1
Iinterviewedseveralcandidates.Mostofthemwereunsuitable.

2
Therewasntatelephonedirectoryinthetelephonebox.Iwasphoningfromthisbox.

3
Iwassittingonachair.Itsuddenlycollapsed.

4
Imissedthetrain.Iusuallycatchthistrain.

5
Iwaswaitingforaman.Hedidntturnup.

6
Heintroducedmetohiscolleagues.Mostofthemwereforeign.

7
ImetMary.Sheaskedmetogiveyouthis.

8
OnMondaymorningTomwenttoJapan.HespeaksJapanese.

9
TomsbossdoesntSpeakJapanese.Hecouldntgowithhim

10
Shesaidtherewasanerrorintheinvoice.Thisturnedouttobetrue.

TRANSLATE:

1
Ayerfuialcineconalguienqueteconoce
2

Lamujerconlaquefuialaplayaesmicuada

Lasillaenlaqueestssentadoestrota

Ellibroquecomprcost20yeselmscarodelatienda

Estelibro,quesolocost10,esmsinteresantequeelotro.

Tengounlibroquenosayudararesolverelproblema

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