{"id":784,"date":"2022-04-20T09:31:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T09:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=784"},"modified":"2025-11-04T09:28:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T09:28:05","slug":"e-bb-8-use-relative-pronouns-who-whom-whose-which-and-that","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-bb-8-use-relative-pronouns-who-whom-whose-which-and-that\/","title":{"rendered":"E- BB.8 Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which and that"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG3uS-Ev9Y\/7VJF8m_5PvmHN4dfod_w0w\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAG3uS-Ev9Y&#x2F;7VJF8m_5PvmHN4dfod_w0w&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAG3uS-Ev9Y&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">\ud83d\udcdd <strong>Relative Pronouns: Who, Whom, Whose, Which, That<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Relative pronouns are words that <strong>connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun<\/strong>. They give us <strong>more information about a person, thing, or animal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Who \ud83d\udc64<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Refers to <strong>people<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acts as the <strong>subject<\/strong> of the relative clause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The girl <strong>who<\/strong> sings beautifully won the prize. \ud83c\udfa4\ud83c\udfc6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Tip<\/strong>: Use <strong>who<\/strong> when the relative pronoun is doing the action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Whom<\/strong> \ud83d\udc65<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Refers to <strong>people<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acts as the <strong>object<\/strong> of the relative clause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The teacher <strong>whom<\/strong> we met yesterday is very kind. \ud83c\udf4e\u270f\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Tip<\/strong>: If you can replace it with \u201chim\u201d or \u201cher,\u201d use <strong>whom<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Whose<\/strong> \ud83d\udd11<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shows <strong>possession<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can refer to <strong>people, animals, or things<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I met a boy <strong>whose<\/strong> dog is very cute. \ud83d\udc36\u2764\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Tip<\/strong>: Always shows <strong>ownership<\/strong> of something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Which<\/strong> \ud83d\udc31\ud83d\udcda<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Refers to <strong>animals or things<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can add extra information (non-essential clause) or specify (essential clause).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I bought a book <strong>which<\/strong> is full of pictures. \ud83d\udcd6\ud83c\udfa8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Tip<\/strong>: Avoid using <strong>which<\/strong> for people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>That<\/strong> \ud83d\udca1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Can refer to <strong>people, animals, or things<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often used in <strong>essential clauses<\/strong> (information needed to identify the noun).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The dog <strong>that<\/strong> barked loudly scared everyone. \ud83d\udc15\ud83d\ude31<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Tip<\/strong>: <strong>That<\/strong> is more flexible but not used in non-essential clauses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83c\udf1f <strong>Quick Tips<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Pronoun<\/th><th>Refers to<\/th><th>Usage<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Who<\/strong><\/td><td>People<\/td><td>Subject<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Whom<\/strong><\/td><td>People<\/td><td>Object<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Whose<\/strong><\/td><td>Possession<\/td><td>Owner of something<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Which<\/strong><\/td><td>Things\/Animals<\/td><td>Subject or object<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>That<\/strong><\/td><td>People\/Things\/Animals<\/td><td>Essential info only<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd39 <strong>Examples Together<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The woman <strong>who<\/strong> called you is my aunt. \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83e\uddb0\ud83d\udcde<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The boy <strong>whom<\/strong> you helped is very smart. \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83c\udf93\ud83d\udca1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I know a man <strong>whose<\/strong> car is red. \ud83d\ude97\u2764\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The cat <strong>which<\/strong> climbed the tree is mine. \ud83d\udc31\ud83c\udf33<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I saw the movie <strong>that<\/strong> won the award. \ud83c\udfac\ud83c\udfc6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83c\udfa8 <strong>Fun Trick to Remember<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Who \u2192 Subject (doing it)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Whom \u2192 Object (receiving it)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Whose \u2192 Possession (own it)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Which \u2192 Thing\/Animal (extra info)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>That \u2192 Essential info (must-have info)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\">Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/98342\/236\/735\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-186.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-186.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-186-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-186-150x150.png 150w, 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They give us more information about a person, thing, or animal. Who \ud83d\udc64 Refers to people. 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