Worksheet for practicing relative pronouns: who, whom, which, that.

A worksheet titled "Relative Pronouns #2" with exercises to complete sentences using "who," "whom," "which," and "that." The page includes numbered sentences with blanks for students to fill in the correct relative pronoun.

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To solve the problem, we need to complete each sentence with the appropriate relative pronoun: who, whose, whom, which, or that. The choice of pronoun depends on whether the clause is describing a person or an object and whether it is restrictive (essential to the meaning) or non-restrictive (additional information).

Solution:

1. The cats ______ claws were removed were much more friendly afterward.
- Here, "claws" is a possession of the cats, so we use whose.
- Answer: whose

2. This is the man ______ told us the story about how he met his wife.
- Here, the man is performing an action ("told"), so we use who.
- Answer: who

3. The mirrors ______ was just cleaned, looks very sparkly.
- Here, "mirrors" is plural, and the clause describes the mirrors, so we use which.
- Answer: which

4. The woman ______ was on the game show won $10,001.
- Here, the woman is being described, so we use who.
- Answer: who

5. Quinn wore a shirt ______ was covered in pretty purple flowers.
- Here, the shirt is being described, so we use that.
- Answer: that

6. The girl ______ arms stretched out wide could catch anything thrown at her.
- Here, "arms" is a possession of the girl, so we use whose.
- Answer: whose

7. The elephants loved the trees ______ surrounded their watering hole.
- Here, the trees are being described, so we use that.
- Answer: that

8. Ethel made another ______ the entire family enjoyed.
- Here, the pronoun refers back to something Ethel made, so we use which.
- Answer: which

9. Jessica is a person ______ scared the most teethbrushers in town on Sunday.
- Here, Jessica is performing an action ("scared"), so we use who.
- Answer: who

10. This is the man ______ we need to thank for landscaping our yard so beautifully.
- Here, the man is the object of the preposition "thank," so we use whom.
- Answer: whom

Final Answers:

1. whose
2. who
3. which
4. who
5. that
6. whose
7. that
8. which
9. who
10. whom

Explanation:

- Who: Used for people when they are the subject of the verb.
- Whose: Used to show possession.
- Whom: Used for people when they are the object of a verb or preposition.
- Which: Used for objects or animals.
- That: Used for both people and things, often in restrictive clauses.

Each choice ensures the sentence is grammatically correct and makes logical sense.

Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of who whom whose worksheet.

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