This is the machine, the properties of which i described. Complete with the correct relative adverb why, where, when or pronoun who, which. Whom quiz the blue book of grammar and punctuation. In 99% of the cases, the correct form after a preposition is whom. Show me the road that which leads to the railway station 3. This is the restaurant we used to eat when we lived in boston. His house, whose windows are all broken, was a depressing sight. This is the picture which that caused such a sensation. Always use whom as the object of a preposition after a preposition about, above, below, for, in, to, toward, use whom. Remember, if you can rearrange the sentence and put a. After a preposition about, above, below, for, in, to, toward, use whom. Whowhosewhomwhichof which relative pronoun relative pronoun that what, which and all that.
It is more usual to move the preposition to the end of the clause but it is still more common to omit the relative altogether. Wellington, who defeated napoleon at the battle of waterloo, was a great general. Between this post and the previous one, you should now know a lot more about whowhom. The car, whose handbrake wasnt very reliable, began to slide backwards. Ask students to answer the question in a complete sentence using the same tense and words as the original. Who whom was the one who received the highest score. Who or whom quiz english practice learn and practice.
Eliminate the dependent clause that starts with although. In this instance, whom could be replaced by another pronoun in the objective case, such as him, her, us, me, you, etc. Both english learners and esl teachers can use this online exercise as a revision to check the knowledge of english relative clauses adjective clauses. Exercise 1 combine the two sentences using who, whose, which et where. I dont know to who, whom i should send the package. Relative clauses adjective clauses advanced level test. The subject is the one in the sentence doing the action. Sheila asked who whom would be the new principal at the school. Confusing words who whoever whom whomever grammar handout 023 december 2011. He is married to a writer of whom you may have heard. She has acted in a movie whose name i have forgotten. Also, when it comes to whowhom, while it is important to know when to use each one, most people will only use who in everyday conversation. Practice with the examples of who and whom on these worksheets.
Choose the correct answer for each gap below, then click the check button to check your answers. Before doing the exercises you may want to read the lesson on who or whom. English grammar online 4 u camino selectividad relative clauses exercises 1. We became friendly with some students whom that we met on the train. Each worksheet is printable, with a free copy in pdf included. Jul 10, 2015 whom is the object of the preposition from.
Youll be shocked when i tell you who called me last night. All the answers are included at the end of the exercises. Whom whom is possible instead of who when it is the object of the verb in the relative clause like the sentences in unit 93b. Sally asked whowhom was going on the field trip tomorrow. He was especially kind to the guests who whom i had brought. Here is a short quiz that gives you practice in choosing whowhom. Both english learners and esl teachers can use this online exercise as a revision to check the knowledge. Whom, me, us, you, him, her, them to choose correctly among the forms of who, first rephrase the sentence or the clause using one of the corresponding pronouns from the box above. For each of the following, choose the correct sentence. The correct form is whom because whom is the object of the preposition to.
Mr jones, for whom i was working, was very generous about overtime payments. Explain to your students that a subject of a sentence is. Of which is possible for things, but it is unusual except in very formal english. This includes all of the worksheets in both pdf and doc format. Who whom whose im going to support in the upcoming election. Peter, whom everyone suspected, turned out to be innocent c. When using who or whom, remember that who is the subject pronoun and whom is the object pronoun. In this exercise, you will be presented with some sentences with a word missing. In this exercise you will practise using relative pronouns. It was george who whom they saw at the bank earlier that morning. Put who, which, that or whose in each gap to make one sentence from the two sentences given. Whom is the object of the clause whom she had expected or she had expected himher. Who, whom did mom invite to marcelas birthday party.
I caught a ride with tony, whose car barely made it up the hill. Whom is a pronoun in the objective case and must be used as the object of verbs or prepositions. When the relative pronoun is an object, it can be omitted e xcept with whose and where. Martinet, a practical english grammar, oxford university press, 1986. Exercises for who and whom when who is used for the subject of a sentence. Firstly, keep in mind that your usage of the pronoun who vs whom will depend on the answer you are looking for. English grammar exercises online with answers pdf on this page you will find various free grammar worksheets of increasing difficulty that can be completed directly online, or at home theyll help you to put into practice all the key notions of the english grammar previously shown in the grammar lessons part of the website, and if you are a beginner you can.
It was a meeting whose purpose i did not understand. Choose the correct and most naturalsounding response to. Relative clause exercise 1 2 advanced relative clause exercise 3 4 intermediate pdf exercises. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. Who whom whose spent 10 years living with the pygmies in central africa. Complete the exercise with who, whom, whose or where.
Without the defining relative clause we do not know which film or man is being spoken about. Who whom whose he so vividly describes in his scandalous new book. Youll be able to train independently, without the need for assistance, in order to refresh your knowledge of the english language or to go further in your learning. Worksheets are who whom and whose, grammar work who or whom, who vs whom, whowhom answer keyteaching tips, word choice exercise 6 who and whom, who whom whoever and whomever, grammar who whom whose interrogative and relative, learnenglishfeelgood. For example, kelly is the friend whom i went horse riding with and to use who, who did you go with.
This second gap fill test contains 25 multiple choice questions on the topic of relative clauses adjective clauses of english grammar. Check your answers with the interactive version of the exercise. Use the hehim method to decide which word is correct. This first gap fill test contains 25 multiple choice questions on the topic of relative clauses adjective clauses of english grammar. Who whose whom whichof which relative pronoun relative pronoun that what, which. Any student who fails to do the homework will be punished. We can use of which instead of whose for the objects but of which is used in nondefining relative clauses.
Nov 29, 2018 relative pronouns exercises with answers click here to download this printable exercise in pdf. Research has shown that children whowhom have been overprotected often become adults for whowhom life is difficult beyond the family circle. Youll be shocked when i tell you whom called me last night. Worksheet 2 contains 16 exercises, all with space for students to write out the complete sentence answer. Have you got a novel that which is really interesting to read. Grammar exercise who vs whom do the exercises below on too and enough and click on the button to check your answers.
Displaying all worksheets related to who whom whose. English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level. The man that i saw the man i saw relative pronoun omitted with a preposition. Who, whom, whose fill in each blank space with who, whom or whose. We use whom because the pronoun acts as the object of the preposition for. Congratulations you have completed relative clauses. Whom is the correct form, though who is sometimes used in conversation.
Do the exercises below on too and enough and click on the button to check your answers. I am going to the party with whoever whomever asks me. In everyday speech, that is often used instead of who or whom. You will have to decide whether the missing word should be who or whom. Explain to your students that a subject of a sentence is the person, place or thing we are talking about. That is the man whom who that nothing i saw object subject verb relative pronoun whom is used less and less these days combine the sentences using defining relative pronouns. The doctor who you recommended is not available for three months. The pronoun him is object case, so whom is the correct response. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach whowhomwhose, shared by english language teachers. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate choicewho or whom. Relative pronouns exercises with answers click here to download this printable exercise in pdf. In distinguishing between whoever and whomever, the same rules apply.
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