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Whom is used as an object. For example:

Whom did you teach French?
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Whose is used as a possessive. For example:

Whose is this watch?
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Practice Time 4

Complete the following sentences using suitable interrogative pronouns.
1. That is a new house. ___________ lives there?
2. ___________ did you see when you opened the door?
3. ___________ do you think will win the game?

4. ___________ are you speaking to?
5. I said to her, “___________ do you want?”

6. ___________ of these sweets do you want?
7. ___________ are you going to the party with?
8. ___________ is the new student in your class?

Let’s Learn Relative Pronouns

Relative pronouns join two sentences and refer to the nouns that come before them. They
are: who, whom, whose, which, and that.
Look at the sentences below. The highlighted words are relative pronouns.

My cousin, who lives in New Zealand, is visiting me this summer.
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My cousin, whom I have not seen since school days, is coming for dinner tonight.
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My cousin, whose photograph I showed you, is going to Kanpur.
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In the above sentences, the relative pronouns who, whom, and whose tell us something
more about the noun cousin.
The relative pronouns which and that are generally used for objects. For example:

Let me show you the gift which I bought for you.
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The car that is parked on the road belongs to him.
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Read the following sentences and observe the use of relative pronouns.
Pronouns 2. The little boy is sitting alone. His mother is working.
1. The boy got the first prize. He participated in the debate competition.
The boy who participated in the debate competition got the first prize.

The little boy whose mother is working is sitting alone.

3. The servant has gone. You are looking for him.

The servant whom you are looking for has gone.

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