Posts Tagged ‘who’

The relative pronoun who, which and that

September 10th, 2011 in Improve English

The relative pronoun that is only used in identifying (restrictive) relative clauses.

The boy who stole the bicycle has been caught. OR The boy that stole the bicycle has been caught.

Use of interrogative pronouns

August 29th, 2011 in Improve English

Who

Who is used only of persons.

Who is there?
Who won the first prize?
Who will be the next Chairman?
Whose is this coat?
Whom did you invite to preside over the meeting?

Relative pronouns exercise

May 11th, 2011 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks with appropriate relative pronouns.

1. He got married again two months later ………………….. surprised everybody. (which / where / what)

The joining words who, which and that

April 12th, 2011 in Improve English

We use who when referring to people. We use which or that when referring to animals or things. Note that that can be used in place of whom when referring to people.

Uses of the relative pronouns

January 31st, 2011 in English Grammar

As a general rule, who is used for persons only. It may refer to a singular noun or a plural noun.

Relative Pronouns Quiz 5

February 18th, 2010 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks with suitable relative pronouns

1.    We always like students ——————- speak the truth.

a)    Who
b)    Whom
c)    Which
d)    That

Who or Whom Quiz

February 8th, 2010 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks with who or whom