Relative Pronouns in English | WHO | WHOM | WHOSE | WHICH and THAT

In this lesson, learn about relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which and that. How to use them in defining and non-defining relative clauses. Test yourself at the end with a quiz to see how much you have learned.

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[NamNguyenVan-bzwx]

Nice to meet you again, Sarah.
I miss your lessons and you all the time. The following is my answer.
1. The man whom I marry will have to be someone really special.
2. The man I marry will have to be someone really special.
I can omit whom because it's non-difining relative pnonoun, and man here is object.
I hope I am correct.
See you very soon, Sarah.
Take care.

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[CleitonSilva-mxuj]

My answer for question 5:
Whom - because it is the object of the verb "marry".
Who - though it is not grammatically correct, it is normally used in spoken English.
That - it works like "who" here.... though I'm not sure.
We can also leave the sentence without these pronouns because they introduce a defining relative clause, essential information.

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[mervek.]

Hello, thank you very much for this clear explanation. I have one question; some of the sources say that omission of relative clauses (especially participle clauses) can and should be used in formal writing whereas some other sources say that in formal English it is better not to drop relative pronouns. Is omission of relative clauses formal or informal?

[GulnozaKholmurodova-bxyd]

The man whom I marry will have to be someone really special. I've chosen Whom because it's a object question. Thank you for lesson. 💙

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[rubeng]

Hello teacher! How are you? Thank you very much for this lesson, I think this topic is one of those that strongly can make the difference between speak like a native speaker or like Tarzan :); in fact, I still have some issues with whom vs who to, but anyway.
Well madam, I hope you be fine and have a nice weekend (you must be sleeping at this moment :) )

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[mohitpradhan]

The way of explaining is so simple while witching the inneative showed and good to know write these words in minds

[revanaemad]

What a great lesson 😊🙏
" here is a novel by the writer you and I ( were with - were with whom ) a week ago at the book fair. "
Is " were with " the correct answer ?
And why ?

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[akshatmukundam]

Nice explanation. I have a question to ask. For describing the personality of a person while narrating a story or an experience from the past, what should one use (past or present)? For eg:Last year, I lost my mother's phone. She was/is a bad tempered woman so, she told me off badly(is or was).or, Yesterday, I met a man. He had/has a good sense of humor. Or, I am not a movie buff but when I realized that he was /is the protagonist, I watched the movie.
I hope you understood what I want to ask you . (By the way, please remind me if what I have written has any grammatical mistake.)

[sampathalahakoon]

A great explanation, thanks for your time

[khadijaahmedalagmy]

The man who /that/no pronounce i marry will be vrey special..
Here is defining gives essential info so we can use who refer to a person as well that and we can also omitted because the man here is the object