RELATIVE PRONOUNS

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PREPARED BY SAMER GAZAL TEACHER OF ENGLISH
LANGUAGE DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION NABLUS
PREPARED FOR ICT IN EDUCATION SESSIONS REGARDS
TO BRITISH COUNCIL BIERZIET UNIVERSITY
10/16/2005
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RELATIVE PRONOUNS

• Who whom whose that which when where

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Who

• He she they

• who

• person

Do you know the woman who used to work here?
woman who that SUBJECT
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Whom 1

• whom

• him her them

• person

Tell me about the man whom you met in the park?
Man who(m) that object
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Whom 2

• Preposition noun

• whom

This is the girl for whom we bought the flowers.
For whom for her
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Which 1

• which

• Things

• it they

Let us consider gold which is a precious
metal.
gold which SUBJECT
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Which 2

• which

• Things

• it they

Is this the dress which you bought in Paris?
Which that dress object
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Whose

• whose

• Things
• persons

• His her its their

I feel sorry for the girl whose car you
damaged.
Whose car her car
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PATTERNS
Subject \ Verb \ compl. Relative pronoun Noun described
You boughjt in Paris You met in the park Used to work here Car you damaged Is a precious metal We bought flowers for Which \ that \ X Who(m) \ that \ X Who \ that Whose Which whom The dress The old man The woman The girl Gold The girl
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Defining Relative Clause
A dress
Which dress ? ? ?
The blue one
The one with ribbons
The one which I bought in Paris.
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ANALYSING THE FORM
A dress
I bought it in Paris
A dress
which
A dress which I bought in Paris
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sample

• She is the girl ..... Going out with Billy.
• Who
• Whos
• Whose
• whom