English grammar worksheet focusing on relative clauses with "who, whom, whose" for sentence completion practice.
Worksheet titled "Relative Clauses" with instructions to complete sentences using "who, whom, whose," featuring example rules and 11 fill-in-the-blank exercises.
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Let's solve this exercise on relative clauses using "who," "whom," and "whose." We'll go through each sentence, identify the correct relative pronoun based on grammar rules, and explain why.
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- WHO: Used for people, subject of the clause (acts as the subject of the verb in the relative clause).
- Example: *The man who called me is my brother.*
- WHOM: Used for people, object of the clause (after a preposition or as object of a verb). Often used after prepositions.
- Example: *The person whom I saw was tall.*
- WHOSE: Shows possession (possessive form), used for people or things.
- Example: *The girl whose book is missing.*
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Now let’s complete each sentence:
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1. Nora is the only person ................. understands me.
✔ who
👉 "person" is the subject of "understands" → use who
✔️ Nora is the only person who understands me.
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2. What was the name of the people ............... car had broken down?
✔ whose
👉 "car" belongs to the people → possessive → whose
✔️ What was the name of the people whose car had broken down?
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3. Do you know the girl to ................. Tom is talking?
✔ whom
👉 Preposition "to" + object of the verb "talking" → use whom
✔️ Do you know the girl to whom Tom is talking?
💡 Note: In informal English, we often say "the girl Tom is talking to", but here it's formal grammar.
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4. I met the woman ................. can speak 6 languages.
✔ who
👉 "woman" is the subject of "can speak" → use who
✔️ I met the woman who can speak 6 languages.
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5. I don't like people ................. never stop talking.
✔ who
👉 "people" are the subjects of "never stop talking" → use who
✔️ I don't like people who never stop talking.
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6. Everybody ................. went to the party enjoyed it very much.
✔ who
👉 "Everybody" is the subject of "went" → use who
✔️ Everybody who went to the party enjoyed it very much.
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7. Mr. Huynh, ................. is living behind my house, is a cook.
✔ who
👉 Non-defining relative clause (extra info), refers to Mr. Huynh → use who
✔️ Mr. Huynh, who is living behind my house, is a cook.
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8. The man ................. daughter is singing is a teacher.
✔ whose
👉 "daughter" belongs to the man → possessive → whose
✔️ The man whose daughter is singing is a teacher.
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9. I don't like the boy with ................. Sue is going out.
✔ whom
👉 Preposition "with" + object of the verb "going out" → use whom
✔️ I don't like the boy with whom Sue is going out.
💡 Informal: "the boy Sue is going out with"
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10. The man ................. she is going to marry is very rich.
✔ whom
👉 "she is going to marry" → "marry" is a transitive verb needing an object → object = whom
✔️ The man whom she is going to marry is very rich.
💡 Also acceptable in informal English: "The man she is going to marry..." (omitting "whom")
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11. The man ................. mobile was ringing did not know what to do.
✔ whose
👉 "mobile" belongs to the man → possessive → whose
✔️ The man whose mobile was ringing did not know what to do.
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| Sentence | Answer |
|--------|--------|
| 1 | who |
| 2 | whose |
| 3 | whom |
| 4 | who |
| 5 | who |
| 6 | who |
| 7 | who |
| 8 | whose |
| 9 | whom |
| 10 | whom |
| 11 | whose |
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- Use who when the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause.
- Use whom when it's the object, especially after prepositions.
- Use whose for possession (belonging to someone/something).
Let me know if you'd like a version with explanations in a table format!
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🔹 Rules Recap:
- WHO: Used for people, subject of the clause (acts as the subject of the verb in the relative clause).
- Example: *The man who called me is my brother.*
- WHOM: Used for people, object of the clause (after a preposition or as object of a verb). Often used after prepositions.
- Example: *The person whom I saw was tall.*
- WHOSE: Shows possession (possessive form), used for people or things.
- Example: *The girl whose book is missing.*
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Now let’s complete each sentence:
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1. Nora is the only person ................. understands me.
✔ who
👉 "person" is the subject of "understands" → use who
✔️ Nora is the only person who understands me.
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2. What was the name of the people ............... car had broken down?
✔ whose
👉 "car" belongs to the people → possessive → whose
✔️ What was the name of the people whose car had broken down?
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3. Do you know the girl to ................. Tom is talking?
✔ whom
👉 Preposition "to" + object of the verb "talking" → use whom
✔️ Do you know the girl to whom Tom is talking?
💡 Note: In informal English, we often say "the girl Tom is talking to", but here it's formal grammar.
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4. I met the woman ................. can speak 6 languages.
✔ who
👉 "woman" is the subject of "can speak" → use who
✔️ I met the woman who can speak 6 languages.
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5. I don't like people ................. never stop talking.
✔ who
👉 "people" are the subjects of "never stop talking" → use who
✔️ I don't like people who never stop talking.
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6. Everybody ................. went to the party enjoyed it very much.
✔ who
👉 "Everybody" is the subject of "went" → use who
✔️ Everybody who went to the party enjoyed it very much.
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7. Mr. Huynh, ................. is living behind my house, is a cook.
✔ who
👉 Non-defining relative clause (extra info), refers to Mr. Huynh → use who
✔️ Mr. Huynh, who is living behind my house, is a cook.
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8. The man ................. daughter is singing is a teacher.
✔ whose
👉 "daughter" belongs to the man → possessive → whose
✔️ The man whose daughter is singing is a teacher.
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9. I don't like the boy with ................. Sue is going out.
✔ whom
👉 Preposition "with" + object of the verb "going out" → use whom
✔️ I don't like the boy with whom Sue is going out.
💡 Informal: "the boy Sue is going out with"
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10. The man ................. she is going to marry is very rich.
✔ whom
👉 "she is going to marry" → "marry" is a transitive verb needing an object → object = whom
✔️ The man whom she is going to marry is very rich.
💡 Also acceptable in informal English: "The man she is going to marry..." (omitting "whom")
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11. The man ................. mobile was ringing did not know what to do.
✔ whose
👉 "mobile" belongs to the man → possessive → whose
✔️ The man whose mobile was ringing did not know what to do.
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✔ Final Answers:
| Sentence | Answer |
|--------|--------|
| 1 | who |
| 2 | whose |
| 3 | whom |
| 4 | who |
| 5 | who |
| 6 | who |
| 7 | who |
| 8 | whose |
| 9 | whom |
| 10 | whom |
| 11 | whose |
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📝 Summary Tips:
- Use who when the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause.
- Use whom when it's the object, especially after prepositions.
- Use whose for possession (belonging to someone/something).
Let me know if you'd like a version with explanations in a table format!
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