The Use of Relative Pronouns
Who,Whom,Which,That,Whose,etc.This is the book which i want to buy.
The Use of Who, Whom and Whose
(a). The woman who lives next door is doctor.
Who- is the Subject.
Sometime who/that/which is the object of the verb.
(b). The women Who i wanted to see was away on holiday.
Who- is Object
I- is the Subject
(c) Whom is possible instead of who when is the object of verb the women whom i wanted to see was away.
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(d) We can also use whom with a preposition (to whom, from, with, whom).
First Example The People with whom i work are very nice.
a. First Example The woman who i wanted to see was away on holiday. (Formal English)
b. Second Example The woman whom i wanted to see was away on holiday. (Spoken English)
The ma whom i saw was tall.
This is the boy whose leg is fractured.
(i) My friend has a dog which is good at hunting.
(ii) Give me the book which is lying on the table.
1. The cow that i bought yesterday died.
2. the boy that some stole my pencil is absent.
Summary:
Which
Who
Whom
Whose
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