LEARN ENGLISH - RELATIVE PRONOUN

 RELATIVE PRONOUN

Instead of Noun , We can use ‘Pronoun’ TYPES OF PRONOUN:

❖ Personal pronoun 

❖ Possessive pronoun ❖ Reflexive pronoun ❖ Emphatic pronoun ❖ Demonstrative pronoun ❖ Indefinite pronoun ❖ Interrogative pronoun ❖ Relative pronoun PERSONAL PRONOUN: I Person : I,We,Me,Us,Mine,Ours 

II Person : You,Your,Thou,Thee III Person : He,She,It,Him,Her,Hers,They,Them,Theirs 

NOTE: “If you speak of more than one person and you are one of them means ,you  should mention yourself last”. SPOT THE ERROR I, Tom andJohn are going to school.(Wrong) Tom,John and I are going to school.(Right) POSSESSIVE PRONOUN: ❖ To show possession

Ex: Where is mine? Where is hers?

REFLEXIVE PRONOUN:

❖ Refer to the same person , as the subject. 

Ex: The cat washed itself. They laughed themselves. We often talk to ourselves. EMPHATIC PRONOUN: ❖ Strong indicator ❖ Used with nouns for the sake of emphasis. Ex: The Queen herself visited the school. 

The town itself is not very large. We ourselves served the poor. 

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN: 

❖ Used to point out the “object’’ Ex: 

This is a present from my uncle. That is my house.

These are her books. Those are your books. INDEFINITE PRONOUN: 

❖ Refer to persons or things in a general way (some, few, many, all, one,none,) Ex: 

Some of the books.

All are not rich. Few escaped unhurt.

None of the above. 

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN:

❖ Introduce a question ❖ Who , what, which, / that 

Who

Ex:

Who broke the slate? 

Whom whose

Which will you take? 

 Objective case Possessive case

What do you want? RELATIVE PRONOUN: 

❖ Join two sentences ❖ Refer to nouns Ex: 

This is a boy who broke the window. This is a boy whose leg was broken. 

This is a boy whom the leader gave a prize. This is a horse which won the race. This is a horse that Jack built. ❖ Who  ❖ What ❖ Whom ❖ Why ❖ Whose ❖ Where ❖ Which  ❖ That ❖ When  ❖ How

EXAMPLES: 1. The thief who stole the jewels was caught. 2. This is the boy whom all praise. 3. This is the man whose son won the first prize. 

4. The horse which was sick died yesterday. 5. I had visited this place when I was young. 6. I am not satisfied with what you say. 7. I don’t know why she is crying. 8. This is the place where I left my shoes. 9. This is the house that Mr.Ruthyavarshan built. 10.He explained how he stood first in the exam. HINTS:- 

He , she, they - who It - which / that His , her, their, it’s - whose Him , her, them, it, (object) - whomEXERCISES:- 

1. We saw the children. They sang well. We saw the children who sang well. 

2. Amsa bought a pen. It is costly. Amsa bought a pen which is costly. 

3. I met a girl. Her father is a doctor.

I met a girl whose father is a doctor. 4. Vivek is a librarian. His son is in London. Vivek , whose son is in London , is a librarian. 

5. He is the man . I want to meet him. He is the man whom I want to meet.

6. There lived a giant. He was cruel. There lived a giant who was cruel. 7. We met a girl. She had lost her way. We met a girl who had lost her way. 

8. I know a man. He is blind.

I know a man who is blind. 9. Bring me the file. It is on the table. Bring me the file which is on the table. 10.This is the house. We built it. This is the house which we built. 11.I like the boy. His temper is good. 

I like the boy whose temper is good. 12.This is the boy. I saved him last month. This is the boy whom I saved last month. 13.I bought some apples. They were costly. 

I bought some apples which were costly. 

14.This is the hotel. We meet here often. 

This is the hotel where we meet often. 15.This is the book. I wanted to read it. This is the book which I wanted to read. 16.The oldman lost his purse. He is crying. The oldman who lost his purse is crying. 

17.This is the place. We lived here. This is the place where we lived. 18. I like Rathi. Her novels are very interesting.

I like Rathi whose novels are very interesting. 19. I saw a teacher. The students respect her. 

I saw a teacher whom the students respect. 20.I saw a man. He had a wooden leg.

I saw a man who had a wooden leg.

21.My key was missing. I found it. I found my key which was missing. 22.You are the man. I wanted to see you. You are the man whom I wanted to see. 23.I have a book. It is written by Tagore. I have a book which is written by Tagore. 24.This is viki. His father is an architect. 

This is viki whose father is an architect. 

25. I got the book. I lost yesterday. I got the book which I lost yesterday. 26.Ajith is an actor. He is very popular. Ajith, who is an actor is very popular. 

27. The elephant was sick. It died. 

The elephant which was sick died. 

28.I have heard about BillGates. I want to meet him. I have heard about BillGates whom I want to meet. 29. Mr. Sathish is our Engilsh teacher. His classes are very interesting. Mr. Sathish is our English teacher whose classes are very interesting. 30. I am going to the village. I was born there. 

I am going to the village where I was born. 31.Meenakshi is my teacher. She teacher us English. Meenakshi is my teacher who teaches us English.

32.I have sold the house. It was located on the bank of a river. I have sold the house which / that was located on the bank of a river. 

33. This is Sivapriyan. His father is a farmer. This is Sivapriyan whose father is a farmer.

34.Nithya invited most of her friends. They attended the party.

Most of her friends ,whom she invited, attended the party. 35. Give me the pen. It was gifted. Give me the pen which was gifted. 36. Bhuvanesh is 58. He has just retired. Bhuvanesh, who is 58, has just retired. 37.Do you see the cat? It is on the roof. Do you see the cat which is on the roof. 

38. This is the house. Shalu built it 

This is the house which Shalu built. 39.A man is honest. He succeeeds in life. A man, who is honest , succeeds in life. 40.Priyadharshan suggested many ideas. They were not practical. 

Priyadharsan suggested many ideas which were not practical. 

41.This is Iniyavan. He is the leader of our class. 

This is Iniyavan who is the leader of our class. 42.Yesterday I bought a book. It is an Autobiography. A book which I bought yesterday was an Autobiography. 43.Did you buy the book? You saw it in the shop. Did you buy the book which you saw in the shop. 

44.This is the girl. I want to marry her. This is the girl whom I want to marry.

45.The tiger ran fast. It was shot dead. The tiger which ran fast was shot dead. 

46.My sister is in Delhi. She is coming tomorrow. My sister who is in Delhi is coming tomorrow.

47.I went to Agra . I saw Tajmahal there.

I went to Agra where I saw Tajmahal. 48. The bridge was damaged. They were willing to set it right. They were willing to set the bridge right, which was damaged. 49.You met the actor. He is the hero of this movie. The actor whom you met is the hero of this movie. 50.The performance of these students has been outstanding. They will be give  special prizes. 

The students , whose performance has been outstanding will be given  

special prizes. PREPARED BY 

S.VASANTHI B.T.ASSISTANT(ENGLISH) TIRUPATTUR DISTRICT

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