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who - people and sometimes pet animals
which - animals and things
that - people, animals and things; informal
whose - possessive meaning;
whom - people in formal styles or in writing; often with a preposition; rarely in conversation; used instead of who if who is the object
no relative pronoun - when the relative pronoun defines the object of the clause
THAT has to be used after the following words:
1) After the pronouns "all," "any(thing)," "every(thing)," "few," "little," "many," "much," "no(thing)," "none," "some(thing)":
The police usually ask for every detail that helps identify the missing person.
Dessert is all that he wants.
2) After the noun modified by an adjective in the superlative degree:
This is the best resource that I have ever read!
everybody
everyone
everything
somebody
someone
something
anybody
anyone
anything
only
nobody
no one
nothing
all
Examples:
All that I want now is a good cup of coffee.
You are the only person that I love
Relative Pronouns Exercises
Relative Pronouns Exercises
The following exercises will help you gain greater understanding about how relative pronouns work. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
The festival, ______________ lasted all day, ended with a banquet.
That
Who
Which
What
I am looking for someone __________ can watch my dog while I go on vacation.
Which
Who
Whom
Whoever
The police needed details _____________ could help identify the robber.
Who
Whatever
That
What
I’d like to take you to a café _______________ serves excellent coffee.
What
Whatever
Which
Whichever
The clubhouse, in __________ the dance was held, housed about 200 people.
Which
Where
That
Whom
You can choose one person, __________ you like, to share the cruise with you.
Whomever
That
Which
Whom
I saw the shoes __________ you bought last week on sale for less this week.
When
That
Who
Whom
The winners, __________ known, will receive money and other prizes.
Whoever
Who
When
That
This is the place __________ we met.
When
Where
Who
That
The baby, ________ nap had been interrupted, wailed loudly.
Whosw
Whomever
Whom
Who
Join the two sentences using a relative pronoun:
Exercise 1:
1. The man was sick. He looked very pale.
2. He was sitting in the emergency room. It was very crowded.
3. He called to a nurse. She was nearby.
4. The nurse called a doctor. She came quickly.
5. The doctor asked him to lie down. She looked very worried.
6. She gave the man an injection. It made him go to sleep.
Exercise 2:
7. The Olympic snowboarding event was exciting. Many people watched it on TV.
8. It was the first time snowboarding had been included in the Olympics. Snowboarding is a new sport.
9. The competition was very exciting. A Canadian won it.
10. The winner lives in Toronto, Canada. Many young snowboarders admire him.
Exercise 3:
1. That's the boy. His mother works in the post office.
2. The businessman was very rich. I saw him last night.
3. That's the building. I work there.
4. What's the name of the book? You want me to read it.
5. The hotel we stayed in. The hotel was very expensive.
6. That's the dog. Its owner is French.
7. The car was stolen. It was a BMW.
8. I rent a house. It is very small.
9. M y flat is in an old part of the city. It was built in the 1920s.
10. There are lots of bars and restaurants in the neighborhood. I live in the neighborhood.
11. The neighbor makes a lot of noise walking around. His flat is above mine.
12. I didn't see anyone on the street. No one looked suspicious.
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