Relative clause Who, whom, whose worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s go through each sentence one by one. We need to choose the correct relative pronoun: who, whom, or whose — based on what comes after it and who/what we’re talking about.

Remember:
- Use who when the person is doing the action (subject).
- Use whom when the person is receiving the action (object), especially after a preposition like “to”, “with”, etc.
- Use whose to show possession — something belongs to that person.

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1. Nora is the only person __________ understands me.
→ “understands” is the verb, and the person is doing the understanding → use who

2. What was the name of the people __________ car had broken down.
→ “car” belongs to the people → use whose

3. Do you know the girl to __________ Tom is talking?
→ “to” is a preposition, and “the girl” is the object of “talking to” → use whom

4. I met the woman __________ can speak 6 languages.
→ “can speak” — she is doing the speaking → use who

5. I don’t like people __________ never stop talking.
→ “never stop talking” — they are doing the action → use who

6. Everybody __________ went to the party enjoyed it very much.
→ “went” — everybody did the going → use who

7. Mr Huynh, __________ is living behind my house, is a cook.
→ “is living” — he is doing the living → use who

8. The man __________ daughter is singing is a teacher.
→ “daughter” belongs to the man → use whose

9. I don’t like the boy with __________ Sue is going out.
→ “with” is a preposition, and “the boy” is the object → use whom

10. The man __________ she is going to marry is very rich.
→ “she is going to marry [him]” — the man is the object of “marry” → but no preposition here! In modern English, we often use who even for objects in informal cases. But strictly speaking, since there’s no preposition, and “the man” is the object of “marry”, some might say “whom”. However, in most school exercises, if there’s no preposition, they accept who. Let’s check the pattern from the table: “person WHO+V” — here, “she is going to marry” — the verb is “marry”, and the man is the object. So technically, it should be whom. But wait — look at sentence 3: “to whom” — because of the preposition. Here, no preposition. Actually, in this case, since “the man” is the object of “marry”, and there’s no preposition, many grammar books still allow who in spoken English. But for strict grammar, it’s whom. However, looking at common usage in such worksheets, they often expect who unless there’s a preposition. Let me double-check:
In sentence 9: “with whom” — preposition + whom.
Here: “the man ___ she is going to marry” — no preposition. The structure is: subject (she) + verb (is going to marry) + object (the man). So the blank is the object → should be whom.
But let’s see what the worksheet expects. Looking at their table:
“person (preposition) WHOM +S +V” — so only when there’s a preposition.
For object without preposition, they may still want who? Hmm.
Actually, in standard grammar, for object without preposition, you can use whom, but it’s formal. In schools, sometimes they teach: if it’s the object, use whom; if subject, use who.
So for #10: “the man” is the object of “marry” → use whom
Wait — but in sentence 11: “The man __________ mobile was ringing...” — that’s clearly whose.
Let me check online or recall: in many textbooks, for #10, they use who because it’s not after a preposition. But technically, it should be whom.
I think for consistency with the worksheet’s own examples, let’s look:
Sentence 3 has “to whom” — preposition.
Sentence 9 has “with whom” — preposition.
No example of object without preposition.
But in sentence 10, “she is going to marry” — the man is the direct object. So grammatically, whom is correct.
However, in practice, many native speakers use who here. Since this is a school exercise, and they have a table that says “person WHO+V” for subject, and “WHOM +S +V” only with preposition, perhaps they expect who for #10? That doesn’t make sense.
Let me think differently. Perhaps the worksheet considers that if the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause, use who; if object, use whom.
In #10: “the man ___ she is going to marry” — the clause is “she is going to marry [whom]” — so “whom” is the object. So it should be whom.
Similarly, in #3 and #9, it’s after preposition, so definitely whom.
I think for accuracy, I’ll go with whom for #10.
But let’s confirm with #11 first.

11. The man __________ mobile was ringing did not know what to do.
→ “mobile” belongs to the man → use whose

Now back to #10. To be safe, let’s see what is commonly accepted. Upon second thought, in many ESL worksheets, for sentences like “The man who she married”, they use “who” even though it’s object, because it’s not after a preposition. But strictly, it should be “whom”.
Looking at the user’s table:
It has three categories:
- person WHO+V → subject
- person (preposition) WHOM +S +V → object after preposition
- person, thing + WHOSE + N +V → possession

For #10, there is no preposition, and “the man” is the object of “marry”, so it doesn’t fit neatly into their table. But logically, since it’s an object, and no preposition, perhaps they still want whom? Or maybe who?
I recall that in British English, “whom” is used less, and “who” is acceptable for objects in informal contexts. But for homework, we should follow strict grammar.
Let me check a reliable source mentally:
“The man whom I saw” — correct.
“The man who I saw” — also common, but less formal.
In educational contexts, they often teach to use “whom” for objects.
Moreover, in sentence 3 and 9, they have prepositions, so “whom” is clear. For #10, no preposition, but still object.
Perhaps the worksheet expects who for #10? I’m confused.
Let’s look at the number of blanks: all others are straightforward.
Another way: in the clause “she is going to marry”, the subject is “she”, verb is “is going to marry”, object is “the man”. So the relative pronoun replaces the object → should be whom.
I think I’ll go with whom for #10.
But to match common textbook answers, sometimes they use who.
Upon reflection, I remember that in many similar worksheets, for “The man ___ she loves”, they put “who”. But that’s incorrect grammar.
To be accurate, I’ll use whom for #10.
Final decision:
1. who
2. whose
3. whom
4. who
5. who
6. who
7. who
8. whose
9. whom
10. whom
11. whose

But let’s write them out.

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Final Answer:
1. who
2. whose
3. whom
4. who
5. who
6. who
7. who
8. whose
9. whom
10. whom
11. whose