EXERCISE 17: Fill in the blanks with suitable Relative Pronouns. 1. He whom is honest is trusted. 2. Here is the tea set _ I bought yesterday. 3. I gave her tea had no sugar in it. 4. Jane is the girl brother is the badminton champion. 5. The boy _ is playing the guitar is blind. 6. God helps those help themselves. 7. The car collided with a van was badly damaged. 8. Shillong was the first hill station I visited. 9. They have cut the trees gave us so much shade. 0. They have bought the television they saw in the shop last month
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↬ Question:-
Fill in the blanks with suitable Relative Pronouns.
↳ Solution
1. He who is honest is trusted.
2. Here is the tea set that I bought yesterday.
3. I gave her tea that had no sugar in it.
4. Jane is the girl whose brother is the badminton champion.
5. The boy whom is playing the guitar is blind.
6. God helps those who help themselves.
7. The car which collided with a van was badly damaged.
8. Shillong was the first hill station that I visited.
9. They have cut the trees which gave us so much shade.
10. They have bought the television that they saw in the shop last month.
↬ ҡɳσω ɱoɾε:-
Relative Pronouns:-
- The Pronouns who, whose, whom, that and which join two sentences and refer back to Nouns going before them. They are called Relative Pronouns
For example:-
The sentence :
I met Ramesh. Ramesh stood first in the class.
I met Ramesh who stood first in the class.
- We add who to join the sentence
↳Some Rules to Know:-
- As a general rule, who is used for persons only. It may refer to a Singular or Plural Noun
↬ Example:-
a. I went to see Timmy who is my friend. .
b. I joined my friends who were playing in the park.
- Whose is used in speaking of persons.
↬ Example
a.Here is the man whose son met with an accident.
b. We met the travellers whose belongings were robbed.
- Whom is used in speaking of persons.
↬ Example
a.This is the snake-charmer whom we met yesterday.
b. These are the boys whom the Principal punished.
- Which is used for animals and things without life.
↬ Example
a. The dog which chased the thieves was killed.
b. The time which is lost is lost forever.
- That is used for persons, animals or things.
↬ Example
a. The thief killed the dog that chased him.
b. This is the shirt that you bought for me.
Question:-
Fill in the blanks with suitable Relative Pronouns.
Answer:-
1. He who is honest is trusted.
2. Here is the tea set that I bought yesterday.
3. I gave her tea that had no sugar in it.
4. Jane is the girl whose brother is the badminton champion.
5. The boy who is playing the guitar is blind.
6. God helps who those help themselves.
7. The car which collided with a van was badly damaged.
8. Shillong was the first hill station that I visited.
9. They have cut the trees which gave us so much shade.
10. They have bought the television that they saw in the shop last month.
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The words who, which, whom, that, when, whoever, whomever, whatever, whose, where, why are Ꭱelative Ꮲronouns. These are used to introduce a dependent clause and to connect it to an independent clause. Let's see about some!
- Who:- Refers to a person as the subject of the verb.
- Example: The woman who came to the door left flowers for you.
- Whom:- Refers to a person as the object of the verb.
- Example: I am not sure whom this file belongs to.
- Which:- Refers to an animal or thing.
- Example: This is the bouquet which Mrs. Smith left for you.
- What:- Refers to a nonliving thing.
- Example: Is this what you were talking about?
- That:- Refers to a person, animal, or thing.
- Example: He finally visited the coffee shop that had such great reviews.
→ Whose, Which - Possesive Relative Pronouns.
→ Whomever, Whoever, Whatever - Compound Relative Pronouns.