{"id":817,"date":"2022-04-21T11:36:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T11:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=817"},"modified":"2025-11-05T07:25:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T07:25:46","slug":"e-z-6-use-relative-pronouns-who-whom-whose-which-and-that","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-z-6-use-relative-pronouns-who-whom-whose-which-and-that\/","title":{"rendered":"E- Z.6 Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which and that"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which and that<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG3uS-Ev9Y\/7VJF8m_5PvmHN4dfod_w0w\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAG3uS-Ev9Y&#x2F;7VJF8m_5PvmHN4dfod_w0w&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAG3uS-Ev9Y&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Relative Pronouns<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Definition:<\/strong><br>Relative pronouns are words that <strong>connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun<\/strong>. They help give more information about a person, thing, or animal mentioned in a sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The common relative pronouns are:<br><strong>who, whom, whose, which, that<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>WHO<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Refers to <strong>people<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acts as the <strong>subject<\/strong> of a relative clause.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The teacher <strong>who teaches us English<\/strong> is very kind.<br>(\u201cwho teaches us English\u201d describes the teacher)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>WHOM<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Refers to <strong>people<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acts as the <strong>object<\/strong> of a verb or preposition in the relative clause.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The boy <strong>whom I met yesterday<\/strong> is my neighbor.<br>(\u201cI met\u201d \u2192 boy is the object \u2192 use <strong>whom<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you can replace the relative pronoun with <strong>him\/her\/them<\/strong>, use <strong>whom<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>WHOSE<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shows <strong>possession<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can refer to <strong>people, animals, or things<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The girl <strong>whose bike was stolen<\/strong> is very sad.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The company <strong>whose products are popular<\/strong> is expanding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>WHICH<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Refers to <strong>animals or things<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can describe <strong>one item or a whole group<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I bought a book <strong>which has beautiful illustrations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The dog <strong>which barked all night<\/strong> belongs to my neighbor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>THAT<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Can refer to <strong>people, animals, or things<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Often used in <strong>defining relative clauses<\/strong> (essential information).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sometimes replaces <strong>who<\/strong> or <strong>which<\/strong> in informal writing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The movie <strong>that we watched yesterday<\/strong> was amazing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The man <strong>that helped me<\/strong> is a hero.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do <strong>not use commas<\/strong> with \u201cthat\u201d in defining clauses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quick Table for Easy Reference<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Relative Pronoun<\/th><th>Refers To<\/th><th>Role<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Who<\/strong><\/td><td>People<\/td><td>Subject<\/td><td>The man <strong>who called<\/strong> is my uncle.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Whom<\/strong><\/td><td>People<\/td><td>Object<\/td><td>The student <strong>whom you praised<\/strong> is clever.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Whose<\/strong><\/td><td>People\/Things<\/td><td>Possession<\/td><td>I met a girl <strong>whose dog is cute<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Which<\/strong><\/td><td>Things\/Animals<\/td><td>Subject\/Object<\/td><td>I read a book <strong>which is interesting<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>That<\/strong><\/td><td>People\/Things<\/td><td>Subject\/Object (Defining)<\/td><td>The car <strong>that I bought<\/strong> is red.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Tips for Using Relative Pronouns Correctly<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Who<\/strong> \u2192 always subject (person).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Whom<\/strong> \u2192 object (person), often after prepositions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Whose<\/strong> \u2192 possession, can refer to people\/things.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Which<\/strong> \u2192 non-human subjects\/objects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>That<\/strong> \u2192 defining clauses, informal alternative for who\/which.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Fun Practice Challenge<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill in the blanks with <strong>who, whom, whose, which, or that<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The man _______ sold me the car is my uncle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I have a friend _______ father is a doctor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The book _______ is on the table belongs to Sarah.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She is the teacher _______ I respect the most.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The dog _______ barked all night kept us awake.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a 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