We use
We use
who –
who –
for people
for people
which –
which –
for things
for things
The book is about a girl
The book is about a girl
who
who
runs
runs
away from home.
away from home.
Where is the cheese
Where is the cheese
which
which
was in the
was in the
fridge?
fridge?
Whom
Whom
Whom
Whom
is generally used in formal contexts
is generally used in formal contexts
Whom
Whom
is used for direct objects (people)
is used for direct objects (people)
To
To
whom
whom
am I speaking?
am I speaking?
The person
The person
whom
whom
you are trying to reach is
you are trying to reach is
not available.
not available.
(Most of the time we would say ‘who,’ not
(Most of the time we would say ‘who,’ not
whom!)
whom!)
In informal language we can use
In informal language we can use
that
that
instead of
instead of
who
who
/
/
which
which
/
/
w
w
hom
hom
The book is about a girl
The book is about a girl
that
that
runs
runs
away from home.
away from home.
Where is the cheese
Where is the cheese
that
that
was in the
was in the
fridge?
fridge?
In some cases we can leave out
In some cases we can leave out
that
that
The job
The job
(that)
(that)
he got wasn`t very
he got wasn`t very
interesting.
interesting.
A woman (
A woman (
whom/that)
whom/that)
my sister
my sister
knows has just bought the house
knows has just bought the house
next door.
next door.
We can`t leave out
We can`t leave out
who
who
,
,
which
which
,
,
what
what
in relative clauses with extra information
in relative clauses with extra information
that is important
that is important
Dorothy
Dorothy
,
,
who
who
does my hair,
does my hair,
has just
has just
had a baby.
had a baby.
I lent him “The Old Man and The
I lent him “The Old Man and The
Sea”
Sea”
,
,
which
which
is really easy to read.
is really easy to read.
Here we can`t use
Here we can`t use
that
that
.
.
Whose
Whose
We say
We say
whose
whose
for possession (‘of who’)
for possession (‘of who’)
We only use
We only use
whose
whose
after people to refer
after people to refer
to things that are theirs
to things that are theirs
I know t
I know t
he
he
boy
boy
whose
whose
goal is to fold
goal is to fold
origami.
origami.
We
We
cannot
cannot
omit
omit
whose
whose
!
!
Where
Where
We use where for places
We use where for places
This is the store
This is the store
where
where
I bought that
I bought that
dress.
dress.
Remember: This is the store
Remember: This is the store
which
which
sells vegetables and fruits.
sells vegetables and fruits.
When
When
We use when for time
We use when for time
That was the day
That was the day
when
when
I learned my
I learned my
teacher was an alien.
teacher was an alien.
Remember: That was the day which
Remember: That was the day which
was the most important day of mine.
was the most important day of mine.
Why
Why
We use why to explain the reason
We use why to explain the reason
The reason
The reason
why
why
I did it was because
I did it was because
John was annoying me.
John was annoying me.
(Usually, it´s better to just make the
(Usually, it´s better to just make the
sentence shorter:
sentence shorter:
¨I did it because
¨I did it because
John was annoying me.¨
John was annoying me.¨
)
)
Preposition
Preposition
This is the hotel. I lived in that hotel last
This is the hotel. I lived in that hotel last
summer.
summer.
This is the hotel where I lived last summer
This is the hotel where I lived last summer
This is the hotel in which I lived last summer
This is the hotel in which I lived last summer
This is the hotel which I lived in last summer
This is the hotel which I lived in last summer
The same with WHEN
The same with WHEN
I don’t know the reason why Tom left class
I don’t know the reason why Tom left class
yesterday
yesterday
I don’t know the reason for which Tom left class
I don’t know the reason for which Tom left class
yesterday
yesterday