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R
ELATIVE
P
RONOUNS
Who
(o/a qual, que, quem)
- refers to persons and to the subject
An astronaut is a person who
travels in space.
Whom
(o/a qual, que, quem)
- refers to persons when they are not the subject;
it
often used with a preposition
This is the man whom I saw stealing.
(I saw the man)
That’s the boy with whom I play football.
(I play with him)
Which
(que, a/o qual, as/os quais)
- refers to things and animals
Catco is a company which
makes toys.
That
(que, quem, a/o qual)
- refers to persons, things and animals; it can replace
who and which
This toy is a bag that changes into a ball.
Directors are people that
have a lot of responsibility.
Whose
(cujo, cuja, cujos, cujas)
- means possession and refers to persons, things and
animals
Mr Johnson is the person whose
job is to sell the toys.
That is the house whose
owner is my uncle.
A. Complete with WHO, WHOM, WHICH or WHOSE.
1. I am the person ______________ wrote to you.
2. That’s the boy ______________ was playing football yesterday.
3. I haven’t seen many people ______________ face I knew.
4. She is the girl ______________ I met yesterday.
5. That’s the old woman ______________ the children helped cross the road.
6. I know a girl ______________ father is a good surgeon.
7. He sold the house in ______________ he used to live.
8. We didn’t know ______________ that man was.
9. The girl ______________ you saw at the door is my sister.
10. This is the car ______________ the mechanic repaired yesterday.
