Relative pronouns
who,why, when,
which,
whose,where,
what
2
who
I usually speak to the woman. She owns the
hotel.
I usually speak to the woman who owns the hotel.
Use:
people
3
which
I have got a lovely dog. It has got white
fur.
I have got a lovely dog which has got white fur.
Use: things/animals
4
That
She’s the teacher who came to our school last week.
She’s the teacher that came to our school last
week.
This is the house which belongs to my friend.
This is the house that belongs to my friend.
Use: That can replace who or which in defining
relative clauses and in an informal style.
who
The woman _____
works in reception
is French.
The house, _______
which
is next to mine, is
for sale.
That’s the hotel
________
where we spent
our honeymoon.
why
The reason_____
we stopped going to
that restaurant
was because the
service was so long.
who
The teacher, _____
was mentioned at
the meeting, is
over there.
where
The town ______
they live is by the
sea.
what
I understand _____
you mean.
why
Is that _______
you decided not to
go there anymore.
Jenny, ______
whose
father is a judge,
is studying law.
Can you see the
man ______
who is
standing at the
bus-stop?
The restaurant
where we had
______
lunch yesterday
was in the papers
this morning.
We often go to St.
Tropez ______
which is on
the French Riviera.
July and August
are the months
________
when it’s the
hottest in France.
St. Tropez is
where Bridget
_______
Bardot lives.
No, that isn’t
what I said!
______
That’s John, the
man ______
who has
just been
promoted.
Thank you for your
which was
report ______
very interesting.
whose car
Brian, ______
broke down,
arrived late at the
meeting.
Saturday was
when we were
_______
expecting them to
arrive.
Look at that big
white house!
where my
That’s _______
mother was born.
Complete the definitions with who, which or where
with the correct form of the verbs below.
LIGHT, WEAR, BUILD, WRITE, BUY, LIGHT, LIVE
1.A builder is a person WHO BUILDS houses.
2. A bookshop is a place WHERE you BUY books.
3. A composer is somebody WHO WRITES music.
4. A zoo is a place WHERE animals LIVE .
5. A cap is something WHICH you WEAR on your head.
6. Matches are things WHICH we use to LIGHT fire.
“Happy is the one WHO says I am a TURK.”
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk