Choose a Relative Pronoun
A chef is someone ___ cooks food in a restaurant.
who
My sister (who/which) lives in London is a doctor.
who, commas needed
I have a phone. The phone is new.
I have a phone that/which is new.
The man which lives next door is very friendly.
The man who lives next door is very friendly.
He passed his driving test. This surprised everyone.
He passed the driving test, which surprised everyone.
That's the library ___ I go to study after school.
where
Shakespeare (who/which) wrote Hamlet is a famous playwright.
who, commas needed
That is the park. We played football there.
That is the park where we played football.
This is the book who I told you about.
This is the book which/that I told you about.
It rained all weekend. This ruined our camping trip.
It rained all weekend, which ruined our camping trip.
A dictionary is a book ___ gives you the meaning of words.
that/which
The car (that/who) won the race looked amazing.
that, no commas
I met a woman. Her daughter is in my class.
I met a woman whose daughter is in my class.
The school which I study is very big.
The school where I study is very big.
Our team lost the final match. This was very disappointing.
Our team lost the final match, which was very disappointing.
I have a friend ___ brother is a famous football player.
whose
My best friend (whose/which) name is Sarah loves to paint.
whose, commas needed
My uncle lives in Canada. He is an engineer.
My uncle, who is an engineer, lives in Canada.
My birthday, that is in December, is always cold.
My birthday, which is in December, is always cold.
It's terrible. Almost all the students failed the test.
Almost all the students failed the test, which is terrible.
The company, ___ name is "Green Tech," won an award for innovation.
whose
The Eiffel Tower (which/where) is in Paris is a popular tourist destination.
which, commas needed
We visited a museum. It had a special exhibit on ancient Egypt.
We visited a museum which/that had a special exhibit on ancient Egypt.
The movie we saw it last night was great.
The movie that/which we saw last night was great.
It's sad. Not many people read books these days.
Not many people read books these days, which is sad.