![Relative Pronouns](https://i0.wp.com/carvetheraw.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Relative-Pronouns.png?resize=720%2C428&ssl=1)
What are Relative Pronouns?
Pronouns replace nouns, what are relative pronouns? Relative pronouns are used to connect two clauses. In additions. They are used after the preceding nouns (people, things, animals, or ideas.) to which they refer. For example “the man, who is very brave. Or “the teacher, whom we talked to.
Relative pronouns are “who, whom, that, which, whose, when, why, where, whoever, whomever, whenever, wherever.
Relative pronouns | usages | examples |
---|---|---|
who | person | The man, who is kind |
Whom | person | The man whom we talk to |
That | Persons, things, and animals | The table that I took. |
Which | Things, idea | I like the picture, which she made. |
Whose | shows possession | The cat, whose tail is long. |
When | For time. | At the same time when she comes. |
Why | Reason, idea | I don’t know why she is late. |
Where | Place | UK where I live. |
Relative Pronouns Examples
Check out the examples given for relative pronouns. Please read them carefully and use them in your sentences too.
- He is the man whom we know.
- She is a student who got a position.
- Karachi is a beautiful city where we live.
- This is the table that I broke.
- The man, whom we know, is ill today.
- Whoever comes on time, we will give them the paper.
- I will leave the class whenever the principal arrives.
- This is the idea that was given by him.
- The man, who is standing outside the door, is our principal.
- Let’s join the class, whoever will be the teacher.
- I found the student who fled from class.
Indefinite Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Distributive Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
Reflexive Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
Relative Pronouns Exercises. Have a look over the following exercises which will increase your knowledge related to relative pronouns.
- He is the student _________________got the first position.
- A) whom
- B) that
- C) who
2. The man, ___________is a genius, broke the rule.
- A) whom
- B) that
- C) who
3. The teacher collected the papers ____________are checked by students.
- A) where
- B) that
- C) who
4. She bought the car ___________is updated.
- A) which
- B) that
- C) who
5. The country in ____________we live is progressing.
- A) where
- B) that
- C) which
6. I saw the cat _______is running downstairs.
- A) which
- B) that
- C) where
7. This is the book ________I love to read.
- A) in which
- B) that
- C) who
8. ________________went first to the store, we will catch him.
- A) Whoever
- B) whatever
- C) who
9. I saw the person ___________ stole my keys.
- A) when
- B) that
- C) who
10. I can find a man _________you don’t know.
- A) whom
- B) which
- C) who
11. _______________________I should go, he will find me.
- A) Wherever
- B) that
- C) whomever
12. There are many changes ____________we don’t know about.
- A) whom
- B) that
- C) who
13. People, ______________we called, are active.
- A) whom
- B) which
- C) when
14. How to find the person ___________brought the meal to our table?
- A) whom
- B) that
- C) whoever
15. ____________place he finds, we will build our office.
- A) where
- B) that
- C) Whichever
The following are the answers to the above exercise.
- He is the student who got the first position.
- The man, who is a genius, broke the rule.
- The teacher collected the papers that students checked.
- She bought the car which is updated.
- The country in which we live is progressing.
- I saw the cat which was running downstairs.
- This is the book that I love to read.
- Whoever went at first to the store, we will catch him.
- I saw the person who stole my keys.
- I can find the man whom you don’t know.
- Wherever I should go, he will find me.
- There are many changes which we don’t know.
- People, whom we call, are active.
- How to find the person who brought the meal to our table?
- Whichever place he finds, we will build our office.