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PRIMARY ENGLISH
GRAMMAR
WHO, WHOM, WHOSE
[
Who
refers to the DOER of an action.
It is usually followed by a verb or verb phrase [an action].
Example 1
Renee wrote the story. Renee is overseas now.
Renee
who
wrote the story is overseas now.
Renee,
who
wrote the story, is overseas now.
[
Whom
refers to the RECEIVER of an action.
It is usually sandwiched between two people [the “receiver” and the “doer”].
Example 2
Bob argued with George. George is still upset.
George, whom Bob argue with, is still upset.
[
Whose
indicates ownership. It is similar to [‘s].
It is usually followed by a noun [that belongs to a person].
Example 3
James is a vet. His dog drools a lot.
James,
whose
dog drools a lot, is a vet.
Here, Renee is the DOER of the action “wrote”.
NAME.________________________________________________________________
DAY/TIME. ______________________________________________________
DATE. _________________________________________________________________
TEACHER. ______________________________________________________
In sentences with
“who”, “whom”, and
“whose”, we use
either TWO COMMAS
or NONE.
Here, George is the RECEIVER of the action “argued”.
Having two commas will make
the sentence clearer!
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Exercise 1
Grammar Multiple Choice Questions
1
The seven-year-old child _________________________________ language ability is strong teaches
Chinese to younger children. [This is a true story!]
(1)
who
(2)
whom
(3)
whose
(4)
whoever
( )
2
My classmate, _________________________________ I bumped into at Starbucks, turned out to be my
neighbour too. He lives in the same estate!
(1)
who
(2)
whom
(3)
whose
(4)
whoever
( )
3
The man _________________________________ voice is loud can be heard talking on the phone from
metres away.
(1)
who
(2)
whom
(3)
whose
(4)
whoever
( )
4
Amelia is one of the team members _________________________________ won the silver medal for
synchronised swimming.
(1)
who
(2)
whom
(3)
whose
(4)
whoever
( )
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Megan, _________________________________ racket I am using, is a tennis champion.
(1)
who
(2)
whom
(3)
whose
(4)
whoever
( )
6
My uncle _________________________________ owns a car cannot drive.
(1)
who
(2)
whom
(3)
whose
(4)
whoever
( )
7
The celebrity _________________________________ the reporters surrounded answered the questions
patiently.
(1)
who
(2)
whom
(3)
whose
(4)
whoever
( )
8
The chef _________________________________ the judges praised also grows his own vegetables.
(1)
who
(2)
whom
(3)
whose
(4)
whoever
( )
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Exercise 2
Synthesis & Transformation
1
Brandon was nominated Head Prefect. Brandon never expected to be elected.
_______________________________________________________________________________________ who ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2
The violinist will be performing tonight. Her performances often leave her
audience in awe.
_______________________________________________________________________________________ whose _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3
Andrea organised the class barbeque party. We thanked Andrea for all her hard
work.
_______________________________________________________________________________________ whom _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4
Coen teased Rebecca. Rebecca had sneezed loudly during the concert.
_______________________________________________________________________________________ whom _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5
That man is my neighbour. He is in a red suit.
_______________________________________________________________________________________ who ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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6
The host welcomed the musicians to perform on stage. The musicians made
their instruments by hand.
_______________________________________________________________________________________ whose ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7
I saw Natalie buying apples earlier. Natalie has three younger sisters.
_______________________________________________________________________________________ whom _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8
Asher is running after Annette with his plastic cockroach. Asher’s plastic
cockroach scares Annette.
_______________________________________________________________________________________ whose ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9
Mikaela recommended me the tour guide. The tour guide is showing me around
Greece.
_______________________________________________________________________________________ whom _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10
Yi Yang does Wushu. Yi Yang will be representing his school in the competition.
_______________________________________________________________________________________ who _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PHEW! Did that feel like a lot
of work? Give yourself a pat
for a good job!