Relative clauses 1 — who, that, which, whose, whom, where
Add information about people, things, possession, and places with relative pronouns.
A — Sample sentences
Words like leak, repair, landlord, deadline, colleague, and overtime.
1) who / that — people
The person who / that …
- The landlord who owns our flat never fixes the leak.
- The colleague that works overtime every week looks exhausted.
- The tenant who complained about the noise got a reply.
- The supervisor that set the deadline is on holiday.
2) which / that — things
The thing which / that …
- The pipe which burst last winter caused a lot of damage.
- The fuse that blew needs replacing immediately.
- The workload which increased in January created a lot of stress.
- The repair that the landlord promised never happened.
3) whose, whom, where
whose = possession; whom = formal object; where = place
- The colleague whose desk is next to mine often works from home.
- The tenant whom the landlord called was at work.
- The office where I work has a serious staff shortage.
- The flat whose heating is faulty belongs to an absent landlord.
The rest of this lesson is in the General English course:
- B — Relative pronouns
Try it: Choose the relative pronoun
who, which, whose, or where?
- The colleague ___ helped me with the deadline is on leave.
(a) who (b) which (c) where - The boiler ___ broke down is very old.
(a) who (b) which (c) whose - The flat ___ heating doesn't work is freezing.
(a) who (b) whose (c) where - The office ___ I commute to is in the city centre.
(a) who (b) which (c) where
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