4: a. who - You could say 'who we are meeting with' or 'with whom we are meeting'.
b. Correct - whom - You could say 'who we are meeting with' or 'with whom we are
meeting' (very formal).
c. which - Use 'which' to refer to things, not people.
d. whose - Use 'whose' to refer to possessive pronouns.
5: a. who - Which word is used to refer to her husband?
b. whom - Which word is used to refer to her husband?
c. Correct - whose - Whose is used for possessives, i.e. is used to refer to her
husband.
d. who's - Who's = who is. Which word is used to refer to her husband?
6:
a. where - 'Where' is not possible because of the preposition 'in' (in which I live).
b. Correct - which - 'Which' is the correct answer (in which I live).
c. who - Use 'who' to refer to people.
d. what - 'What' means 'the things that'.
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Who, Whom, Whose
Gap-fill exercise
Fill in all the gaps with either "who," "whom" or "whose," then press "Check" to check your
answers. Don't forget to capitalize when necessary.
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1. __________________wrote this book?
2. ______________are you going to recommend?
3. ______________dictionary is on the table?
4. It doesn't look like this is the right address. ____________did you ask for directions?
5. We have two extra tickets for the concert. ______________wants to go with us?
6. It wasn't me! I have no idea _______________left the oven on.
7. _______________car is parked in the handicapped parking space? If someone doesn't
move it, it's going to be towed.
8. The police have called in an expert to identify ________________handwriting is actually
on the ransom letter.
9. Do you remember ______________received the Academy Award for best actress that
year? Was it Nicole Kidman?
10. Melanie couldn't remember the name of the student ________________science project
received the $100,000 prize.
11. I know exactly ________________I'm going to support in the upcoming election.
12. That's the professor ______________spent 10 years living with the pygmies in Central
Africa.
13. She's the actress _______________he so vividly describes in his scandalous new book.
14. Can you please tell me the names of the people ________________helped organize the
AIDS charity event?
15. The national park is being renamed in honor of Dian Fossey,
____________________scientific research and environmental efforts helped save the last
remaining mountain gorillas.
Fill in who, whose or which.
1. The man _______ spoke is my father.
2. The car _______ he bought last Thursday was very cheap.
3. Tom _______ is my brother won the match.
4. The waiter _______ we gave the tip was very pleased.
5. That's the man _______ house was destroyed by a tornado.
6. The man over there _______ face is dirty saved the child.
7. The chair on _______ I was sitting broke down.
8. The pupils _______ he was speaking to were very noisy.
9. _______ are you speaking to?
10. The crowd _______ was very angry began to shout.
11. The man _______ you saw yesterday is my uncle.
12. The cupboard _______ we bought last Saturday was expensive.
13. This is the bike _______ I told about you last Sunday.
14. My friend _______ I have been waiting for two hours hasn't returned.
15. Thank you for the present _______ you sent me.
Fill in who or which.
1. I know a girl _______ likes apple with sugar.
2. The newpaper _______ I read yesterday was the Times.
3. A butcher is a man _______ sells meat.
4. The man _______ was arrested stole my bike.
5. The book _______ is lying on the table is very old.
6. The snow _______ fell last night caused a traffic jam.
7. Can you help the boy _______ has lost his glasses?
8. The hat _______ is made of straw belongs to my father.
9. I don't like pudding _______ is too sweet.
10. The train to London _______ arrives at 10:30 is late.
11. This is the pen _______ I was looking for.
12. Where is the shop _______ sells Chinese food?
13. The old lady _______ is crossing the street lives next to me.
14. The house _______ they had lived in was sold.
15. People _______ live in cities are sometimes lonely.