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Use of the Relative Pronouns Who and Which
May 4th
The relative pronouns who, whose and whom are generally used only for persons. Occasionally they are also used for some animals and inanimate objects. A boy who does not play games will never be healthy. This is the woman whose husband died in the accident. I have a Alsatian whose name is Bruce. This is [...]
Forms of the Relative Pronouns
May 4th
Who Read the following sentences Here is a boy who is very good at sports. This is the girl who won the prize. I know a man whose son is a doctor. Who are the students whose project reports have not been submitted? He is a writer whom many admire. There are few writers whom [...]
What are Relative Pronouns and What Do They Do?
May 2nd
Within the relative clause the relative pronoun may serve as the subject or the object of the verb. It may also act as the object of a preposition. As the subject of the verb Trust no man who does not keep his words. (Here who is the subject of the clause ‘who does not keep [...]
Relative Pronouns
Apr 1st
Read the following pairs of sentences. I saw a little girl. She was very cute. Here is the book. You lent me the book. Each of these pairs can be combined into a single sentence. I saw a little girl who was very cute. Here is the book which you lent me. In the sentences [...]
Correct Use of Interrogative Pronouns
Mar 29th
Who Who, whose and whom are used only of persons. Who is this? Who is that on the phone? Whose is this pen? Whom do you want to meet? Which Which is used for both persons and things. Which is your car? Which of you would like to participate? Which is your favourite color? What [...]
What are Interrogative Pronouns?
Mar 29th
Read the following sentences. What is his name? Who is he? Whose is this bag? Which is the road to the railway station? The pronouns who, whom, which, what and whose are called interrogative pronouns because they are used for asking questions. Note that the interrogative pronoun who has different forms for the different cases. [...]
Emphatic Pronouns
Mar 27th
Read the following sentences. I myself will do it. The announcement was made by the minister himself. You yourself are to blame. He himself admitted it. In the sentences given above, the compound personal pronouns are used for the sake of emphasis and hence they are called emphatic pronouns. Emphatic pronouns are usually placed immediately [...]
Reflexive Pronouns
Mar 27th
Read the sentences given below: The poor widow killed herself. We enjoyed ourselves. He hurt himself. They praised themselves. When -self is added to my, your, him, her and it, and -selves to our, your and them, we get compound personal pronouns. When a compound personal pronoun is used as the object of a verb, [...]