1. Relative Pronouns who, which and that Created 1/17/11

2. A relative pronoun connects the antecedents of sentences together Remember an antecedent is the word to which a pronoun refers.

3. Forms of who refer to people. Which refers only to things. That refers to either people or things.

4. Example 1 It was Elsa who did it. Who did it? Elsa Elsa is the antecedent the relative pronoun points at Elsa

5. Example 2 The cake, which Jeff made for Martha, was delicious. Find the following: A. Relative Pronouns B.Verbs C.Nouns D.antecedent Nouns: person place or thing Verbs: show action Antecedents: is the word to which a pronoun refers. Relative pronouns: that, which And who

6. A station wagon is the kind of car that I like. Find the following: A. Relative Pronouns B.Verbs C.Nouns D.antecedent Nouns: person place or thing Verbs: show action Antecedents: is the word to which a pronoun refers. Relative pronouns: that, which And who

7. The winner will be the one that finishes first. Find the following: A. Relative Pronouns B.Verbs C.Nouns D.antecedent Nouns: person place or thing Verbs: show action Antecedents: is the word to which a pronoun refers. Relative pronouns: that, which And who

8. The bowler’s ball,(that, which) was custom made, fell in the gutter. Find the following: A. Relative Pronouns B.Verbs C.Nouns D.antecedent Nouns: person place or thing Verbs: show action Antecedents: is the word to which a pronoun refers. Relative pronouns: that, which And who

9. Hector is the man (who, which) telephoned us yesterday. Find the following: A. Relative Pronouns B.Verbs C.Nouns D.antecedent Nouns: person place or thing Verbs: show action Antecedents: is the word to which a pronoun refers. Relative pronouns: that, which And who

10. This is the kind of car (that, who) I like to drive. Find the following: A. Relative Pronouns B.Verbs C.Nouns D.antecedent Nouns: person place or thing Verbs: show action Antecedents: is the word to which a pronoun refers. Relative pronouns: that, which And who

11. She is a person (that, which) can be counted on to help. Find the following: A. Relative Pronouns B.Verbs C.Nouns D.antecedent Nouns: person place or thing Verbs: show action Antecedents: is the word to which a pronoun refers. Relative pronouns: that, which And who

12. Is Mary the one (that, which) was elected to organize the campaign? Find the following: A. Relative Pronouns B.Verbs C.Nouns D.antecedent Nouns: person place or thing Verbs: show action Antecedents: is the word to which a pronoun refers. Relative pronouns: that, which And who

13. Candy, (who, which) lost her little dog, Peter, is very upset. Find the following: A. Relative Pronouns B.Verbs C.Nouns D.antecedent Nouns: person place or thing Verbs: show action Antecedents: is the word to which a pronoun refers. Relative pronouns: that, which And who

14. Ms. Cruz is a storyteller (which, who) delights in amusing her audience. Find the following: A. Relative Pronouns B.Verbs C.Nouns D.antecedent Nouns: person place or thing Verbs: show action Antecedents: is the word to which a pronoun refers. Relative pronouns: that, which And who

15. Formal writing has different rules In formal writing who and whoever are used as subjects. Whom and whomever are used as objects. Whose is used as a possessive. Examples: Is he the one who called in sick this morning? (Who called in sick?) I hope that whoever sees the ring returns it. ( whoever sees what?) The salesman to whom you talked is here today. (Whom you talked) Are you the one whose ring is missing? (Whose ring is missing?)

16. Underline the correct formal form for each sentence. 1.(Who, Whom) John was the man ___________ painted that beautiful mural. 2. (who, whom) For __________ did you buy that gift? 3. (Whoever, Whomever) ____________ ordered this equipment should sign for it. 4. (Who, whose) Chuck is the one _________ is coming to the reunion. 5.(who, whom) Ms. Fields, with ______________ I bowled last week, won the trophy. 6. (Who, Whom) I asked Jane _____________ is my best friend, about my new hair style. 7. (Who, Whom) That is the kind of friend _______opinion I value. 8. (Who, Whom) To _________ do we give our tickets?

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