Task Overview:
The task involves filling in the blanks with the correct relative pronouns:
who,
whom, or
whose. The choice depends on whether the pronoun is used as a subject, object, or to indicate possession.
Key Rules Recap:
1.
Who: Used for the subject of a clause (the person carrying out the action).
2.
Whom: Used for the object of a clause (the person receiving the action).
3.
Whose: Used to indicate possession.
Solution:
#### 1. Do we know
who is coming to watch football?
-
Who is used because it refers to the subject of the clause ("is coming").
#### 2. The student to
whom she spoke was very polite.
-
Whom is used because it refers to the object of the verb "spoke" (she spoke
to whom).
#### 3. You are eating dinner with
whom?
-
Whom is used because it refers to the object of the preposition "with."
#### 4. She had no idea
whose dog it was.
-
Whose is used because it indicates possession (whose dog?).
#### 5. I saw a man
who had the longest beard I had ever seen.
-
Who is used because it refers to the subject of the clause ("had the longest beard").
#### 6. You are going to the gym with
whom?
-
Whom is used because it refers to the object of the preposition "with."
#### 7. The coach didn’t know
whose kit had been left behind.
-
Whose is used because it indicates possession (whose kit?).
#### 8.
Who decorated your house?
-
Who is used because it refers to the subject of the clause ("decorated").
#### 9. For
whom did you bake the birthday cake?
-
Whom is used because it refers to the object of the preposition "for."
#### 10.
Whose cat is on our shed roof?
-
Whose is used because it indicates possession (whose cat?).
Final Answers:
1.
who
2.
whom
3.
whom
4.
whose
5.
who
6.
whom
7.
whose
8.
who
9.
whom
10.
whose
Boxed Final Answer:
\[
\boxed{
\text{1. who, 2. whom, 3. whom, 4. whose, 5. who, 6. whom, 7. whose, 8. who, 9. whom, 10. whose}
}
\]
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