Charif Idrissi High School- Tetouan Instructor: Mohamed Ahaouari

Relative Pronouns A Review

- The woman lives upstairs. She is a nurse. - Main clause : The woman is a nurse.
- The woman who lives upstairs is a nurse. - Relative clause: (who) lives upstairs.
- Relative pronoun : who

Relative Usages
Pronouns
Examples
(Relate / refer) to

The boy who has just phoned is my classmate

Who (Subject) People The police arrested the man who escaped from prison a few days ago.

The jokes which you told me yesterday were witty.

Which Animals and things I want to see the cat which you bought yesterday.

(People, animals and things) The jokes that you told me yesterday were witty.
That Karim got the visa that he had applied for.
In informal ways

Possessive meaning (Owners): Do you know the boy whose shirt is black?
Whose Usually for people and animals. For I like trees whose leaves turn purple in autumn.
things in formal ways.
(Object)
The girl whom we met is a talented actress.
Whom For people in formal ways I am visiting the doctor whom you recommended.
(mostly after prepositions)

I hope to visit the house where I was born.

Where Places The town where Nadia lives is lovely.

In his autobiography, the writer talks about the hard times when he was poor.
When Times Theys till remember the moment when they met for the first time.

He is well qualified for the job. I don’t understand why his application is turned down!
Why Reasons Do you know the reason why the restaurant is closed this evening?
 Charif Idrissi High School- Tetouan Instructor: Mohamed Ahaouari

Relative Pronouns A Review

Exercise- Fill in The Gap with An Appropriate Word from The Lists:

1- The man ……………..…… I told you about is over there. –––––––––––––––––– which – whom – where

2- July is the month ……………..…… Ali goes camping with friends. –––––––––––––––––– when – where – whose

3- Karim got the visa ……………..…… he had applied for. ––––––––––––––––––– who – which – whom

4- I don’t know ……………..…… she is furious. ––––––––––––––––––– which – when – why

5- The waiters ……………..…… work in this café speak foreign languages. –––––––––––––––– whose – who – which

6- I can’t forget the place ……………..…… I grew up. ––––––––––––––––– where – whom – when

7- Many people want to help the family ……………..…… house was burned down. ––––––– whom – why – whose

8- The hotel ……………..…… they stay every holiday is comfortable. –––––––––––––––– where – when – which