whom object pronoun for people, especially in non-defining relative clauses in non-defining relative clauses we colloquially prefer who I was invited by the professor whom I talked to a
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B GRAMMAR FOCUS
*** A relative clause is also called an adjective clause It will meet three requirements
1 It will contain a subject and verb
2 It will begin with a relative pronoun or a relative adverb
3 It will function as an adjective
***A relative clause does not express a complete thought, so you must connect each relative clause to a main clause
my aunt.
which subject or object pronoun for animals and things The dog which is lying on the mat
is belonged to my brother.
which surprised me.
whose possession for people animals and things I know the doctor whose
daughter is our homeroom teacher
whom object pronoun for people, especially in
non-defining relative clauses (in non-defining relative clauses
we colloquially prefer who)
I was invited by the professor whom I talked to at the conference.
that subject or object pronoun for people, animals and
things in defining relative clauses (who or which are also possible)
I like the table that stands in the kitchen.
When-in/on which refers to a time expression I still remember the day when we
met him.
Where-in/at which refers to a place The Red’s grandma lives in the
forest where wolves and foxes often appear.
Why-for which refers to a reason The police still don’t know the
reason why the man was killed
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Who is the person (Maggie/ Linda) admires? And why?
(Sophia/Johnson/) admires ……who……
QuestionSophiaMaggieJohnsonLindaPeople the movie starThe
artistWhywho flew a kiss to herwho paints very well
STUDENT B Who is the person (Sophia/Johnson/) admires? And why? (Maggie/Linda) admires……who……
QuestionsSophiaMaggieJohnsonLindaPeoplethe writer the doctorWhywho tells funny storieswho saved his life
STUDENT A
What has the person (Maggie/ Linda) admires done recently?
How’s it going?
The person (Sophia/Johnson) admires ……which…
QuestionsSophiaMaggieJohnsonLindaWhatfinished a
moviebought a big houseHowis popular with teenslooks like a
castle
STUDENT B What has the person (Sophia/Johnson) admires done recently? How’s it going?
The person (Maggie/ Linda) admires ……which…
QuestionsSophiaMaggieJohnsonLindaWhathad a car accident took a tripHowcaused his deathcost him a lot of money
STUDENT A
How old is the person… admires?
Where does the person…admires come from?
The person …admires whose age is…comes from…
Questions Sophia Maggie Johnson Linda
How old whose
age is 25
whose age is 53
STUDENT B How old is the person… admires?
How does the person……admires look?
The person …admires whose age is…comes from…
Questions Sophia Maggie Johnson Linda
age is 65
whose age is 36
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STUDENT A
When did (Maggie/ Linda) visit the person she admires?
Where did the person live?
(Sophia/Johnson) still remember the date when she/ he
visited his house where…
QuestionsSophiaMaggieJohnsonLindaWhen
Wherewhere he spent his childhoodwhere he lived with his
wife
STUDENT B When did (Sophia/Johnson) visit the person she/ he admires? Where did the person live?
(Maggie/ Linda) still remember the date when she visited his house where…
QuestionsSophiaMaggieJohnsonLindaWhen Wherewhere lots
of rats appearedwhere some artists stayed