Pronouns Flashcards
Put relative pronouns:
1 That’s the boy …. came yesterday.
who
Only use which as a relative pronoun for animals or things. The right pronoun to use for people is who (whose, whom)
Put relative pronouns:
2 The man to …. I spoke is my brother.
whom
We rarely use whom in modern English. We still use it after prepositions to, by, with, after, on etc.
Put relative pronouns:
3 The girl …. mother is ill has left school.
whose
Put relative pronouns:
4 This is the pen …. I bought.
which
Put relative pronouns:
5 I can’t repeat all …. I heard.
(that)
Don’t use the relative pronouns which and what after everything, all, something, anything, a lot, (not much), little, or nothing. We can use that after these words, or it can be omitted.
Put relative pronouns:
6 He’s a boy …. I know you can trust.
(who/that)
We rarely use whom in modern English. You can also use that in place of who.
Put relative pronouns:
7 She’s the girl …. we thought had been ill.
(who/that)
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8 He’s the tallest man …. I ever saw.
(who/that)
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9 She’s the same …. she’s always been.
that
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10 I like to help those … I love and … I know love me.
(who, who/that, that)
Put interrogative pronouns:
- … do you find easier to learn, English or French?
Wich
Use the interrogative pronoun which? for both people and things, asks for one out of a definite number.
Put interrogative pronouns:
- …. were you talking about? (the cinema)
What
Put interrogative pronouns:
- …. is this book? (my uncle’s)
Whose
Put interrogative pronouns:
- …. of the two players do you like better?
Wich
Use the interrogative pronoun which? for both people and things, asks for one out of a definite number.
Put interrogative pronouns:
5 …. do you think I wanted? (your brother)
Whom
Whom is the object of I wanted, do you think is a parenthesis
