Who / Which

That / Whose
Read the sentences and look carefully at the words in bold.

Carla, who is my best friend, is very beautiful.

The dress which she’s wearing is the same colour as mine.

I had an aunt that always baked me chocolate cupcakes.

This is Paul, whose brother went to school with me.

The words in bold are called

relative pronouns/determiners
___________________________________.

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A relative pronoun/determiner is used to replace a noun or
a pronoun and it always refers to the word it replaces, giving
extra information about that word.

The dress which she’s wearing is the same colour as mine.

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How do we use relative pronouns/determiners? Look at the
examples and complete the rule.
Pronouns /
determiners Use Examples

Who We use it to talk Harry, who is the prince, is very

about_____________.
people handsome.

Which We use it to talk about This is a car which is very rare

things and animals
__________________. and expensive. / The sea otter,
which is an endangered
species, can be seen in
California.
That We can use it instead of The painting that she bought is
who and which when the amazing. / The students that
information is essential didn’t go will be penalised.
and there aren’t commas.
Whose We use it to talk about Paul, whose house is next to
__________________.
possession mine, is on vacation.

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1. Choose the correct option for each sentence.

a) This is a test for students whose / which native language is not

English.

b) The man who / which lost his baggage is waiting in the office.

c) Children which / who eat a lot of candy often get teeth problems.

d) Look at the horses that / who are over there.

e) I put everything in my suitcase, whose / which is under the bed.

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2. Combine the two sentences using the adequate relative
pronoun or determiner.

a) That’s Ms. Jane. She is my teacher.

That’s Ms. Jane, who is my teacher.

b) The test was very difficult. It was about verbs.

The test which was about verbs was very difficult.

c) The writer is very good. His book is about aliens.

The writer whose book is about aliens is very good.

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