n6_ch04_relative pronouns -Who, Whom, Whose, Which

RELATIVE CLAUSES:

Who vs Whom vs Whose vs Which

WHO
The subject of the sentence:

The man who bought my car.
Nobody who has really thought about it can possibly agree...
They caught the accountant who stole the money.

WHOM
Technically the object of the sentence.

The man to whom I sold my car.
Whom did you give it to?

but

In modern English, in conversation it would be more normal in the above examples to say

The man I sold my car to. (Note that "to" has to be at the end)
Who did you give it to?

In written English, or formal situations it is better to use the "correct" form:

Our benefactor, to whom we are infinitely grateful, has once more come to our rescue.
The directors, whom I know personally, are all behind me in this.

WHICH
Use it for things, object or subject.

The injection which I gave him was for Polio.
The injection, which was painless, was for Polio.
The injection which I recieved was for Polio

WHOSE:
Posessive:

I spoke to a man. HIS office is near mine.
I spoke to a man WHOSE office is near mine.

The woman cancelled HER appointment. It was at 3:30.
The woman, WHOSE appointment was at 3:30, cancelled it.

Note that "whose" can be used for objects, not just people:

TMA is a company. ITS products are sold here.
TMA is a company WHOSE products are sold here.

Sometimesit is possible to use OF WHICH instead of

WHOSE:

The organisation, the problems of which we have all heard, has little influence these days.

The organisation, whose problems we have all heard, has little influence these days.

But not always:

It is a problem of which we are all aware.

I met a woman _____ parents have houses in Paris and Cannes.
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
I met a woman _____ has houses in both Paris and Cannes.
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
The woman ________ I met has houses in Paris and Cannes
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
I have a reservation on a flight _____ leaves at 12:15.
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
Ed Pearson is the man _____ is in charge of plant maintenance.
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
The HR manager is the one to _____ you should apply .
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
What we want is someone to _____ we can bring our problems.
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
The supervisor _____, has over 18 years of experience, will know what to do.
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
The supervisor will know ________ tool is best suited to the job.
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
The client, _____ appointment is at nine-thirty, called to cancel it.
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
A client with an appointment ________ I can't find in the computer is waiting at reception. Can anyone help?.
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
The company is planning an expansion _____ will make it more efficient.
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
The company, ________ expansion is planned for next year, will increase its workforce by 12%.
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
This is a very good book _____ I can recommend to anyone involved in improving management and worker relations.
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
The salesman from _____ we got the coffee machine wants us to buy a snack distributor now.
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
The salesman _____ sold us the coffee machine wants us to buy a snack distributor now.
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
We bought the coffee machine from the salesman _____ conditions were the most advantageous.
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
I have a neighbour _____ dog barks constantly, day and night.
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
My neighbour's dog, ________ barks constantly, annoys everyone in the street.
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which
I'm the one _____ name was announced over the PA system.
1. who
2. whom
3. whose
4. which

Level 6 - Chapter 4 - Relative pronouns - Who, Whom, Whose, Which

RELATIVE CLAUSES:

Who vs Whom vs Whose vs Which