UNIT 94. Relative clauses 3; whose/ whom/ where ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

UNIT 94. Relative clauses 3; whose/ whom/ where

A	Whose We use whose in relative clauses instead of his/her/their: We use whose mostly for people: √ A widow is a woman whose husband is dead. (her husband is dead) What's the name of the man whose car you borrowed? (you borrowed his car) I met someone whose brother I went to school with. (I went to school with his/her brother) √ √ Compare who and whose: √ I met a man who knows you. (he knows you) I met a man whose sister knows you. (his sister knows you) √
B	Whom Whom is possible instead of who when it is the object of the verb in the relative clause (like the sentences in Unit 938): √ George is a person whom I admire very much. (I admire him) You can also use whom with a preposition (to whom /from whom /with whom etc.): √ I like the people with whom I work. (I work with them) Whom is a formal word and we do not often use it in this way. We usually prefer who or that, or nothing (see Unit 93). So we usually say: √ ... a person who/that I admire a lot or ... a person I admire a lot ... the people who/that I work with or ... the people I work with √
C	Where √ I recently went back to the town where I grew up. (or ... the town I grew up in or .. . the town that I grew up in) √ I would like to live in a place where there is plenty of sunshine.
D	We say: √ I can't meet you on Friday. That's the day (that) I'm going away. The last time (that) I saw Anna, she looked great. I haven't seen Jack and Helen since the year (that) they got married. √ √
E	We say: √ The reason I'm phoning is to ask your advice. (or The reason that I'm phoning I The reason why I'm phoning)

EXERCISES

94.1	You met these people at a party: The next day you tell a friend about these people. Complete the sentences using who or whose. 1 I met somebody ____ whose mother writes detective stories. _______________ 2 I met a man _________________________________________________________________ I met a woman _________________________________________________________________ I met somebody _________________________________________________________________ I met a couple _________________________________________________________________ I met somebody _________________________________________________________________ 3 4 5 6
94.2	Read the situations and complete the sentences using where. 1 You grew up in a small town. You went back there recently. You tell someone this. I recently went back to ____the small town where I grew up._________ 2 You're thirsty and you want a drink. You ask a friend where you can get some water. Is there a shop near here ______________________________________? 3 You work in a factory. The factory is going to close down next month. You tell a friend. The ______________________________________is going to close down next month. 4 Sue is staying at a hotel. You want to know the name of the hotel. You ask a friend. Do you know the name of ______________________________________? 5 You play football in a park on Sundays. You show a friend the park. You say: This is the ______________________________________on Sundays.
94.3	Complete each sentence using who/whom/whose/where. 1 What's the name of the man ____whose _____ car you borrowed? 2 A cemetery is a place _________________ people are buried. A pacifist is a person _________________ believes that all wars are wrong. An orphan is a child _________________ parents are dead. What was the name of the person to _________________ you spoke on the phone? 3 4 5 6 The place _________________ we spent our holidays was really beautiful. This school is only for children _________________ first language is not English. The woman with _________________ he fell in love left him after a month. 7 8
94.4	Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. They are like the examples in Sections D and E. 1 I can't meet you on Friday. That's the day ____ I’m going away.__________ 2 The reason ____________________________ was that the salary was too low. I'll never forget the time ____________________________ . Do you remember the day ____________________________? The reason ____________________________ is that they don't need one. ____________________________ was the year . ____________________________. 3 4 5 6

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