Relative pronouns

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Relative pronouns

What is a relative pronoun? 

Relative pronouns are used to connect clauses or phrases to a noun or pronoun.

What are the relative pronouns?

• Who: refers to people (subject)
• Whom: refers to people (object)
• Whose: shows possession
• Which: refers to animals or things
• That: can refer to people, animals, or things (used in restrictive clauses)

The artist ____ painted this mural is famous.

1. Whom
2. Which
3. Who
4. That

The book ____ you borrowed is on the table.

1. That
2. Whose
3. Whom
4. Which

The teacher ____ students adore is leaving.

1. Who
2. Whose
3. That
4. Which

I have a friend ____ dog is adorable.

1. Whom
2. Whose
3. That
4. Which

Explanation

• Who as the subject (for people): "I know a girl who loves music."
• Whom as the object (for people): "The man whom they invited didn’t come."
• Whose for possession: "The student whose phone rang was embarrassed."
• Which for animals or things: "The car, which is red, belongs to John."
• That in restrictive clauses: "The movie that I watched was thrilling."

The car ____ was stolen has been found.

1. Whom
2. That
3. Which
4. Whose

My friend ____ father is a doctor is moving away.

1. Whom
2. Which
3. That
4. Whose

"The musician ____ I saw at the concert was amazing.

1. Which
2. That
3. Whom
4. Who

Practice

• I would give students a worksheet with a list of sentences that require them to choose the correct relative pronoun.
• Not going to do that but I would in TP.

Review assignment

• I would review some of the worksheet answers as a class. 
• I would ask students to summarize when to use each relative pronoun.
• Give them a few verbal examples, asking students to identify which relative pronoun would be appropriate.

Finish

Hand in worksheet, see you next week!