English Grammar Drills

Post-Noun Modifiers 53
In this sentence, whom is the object of the verb admired—as in “I have always admired him.”
Please give your dues to Ms. Walker, whom you all met earlier.
Here whom is the object of the verb met—as in “We all met Ms. Walker earlier.”
The musicians, whom we selected from local schools, will play for us today.
Whom is the object of the verb selected—as in “We selected the musicians earlier.”
Relative pronoun as possessive
Mr. Smith, whose father founded the company, has worked here many years.
In this sentence, whose Mr. Smith’s.
The companies whose employees are full time have done better.
Here whose the companies’ employees.
Those bridges whose supports were damaged in the flood have been closed.
Here whose those bridges’.
Exercise 4.5
The adjective clauses in the following sentences have been underlined. Replace the word(s) in
parentheses with the appropriate relative pronoun.
whom
The actor (the actor) I met last year is now starring in a new movie.
1. Anybody (anybody) wants to leave now may do so.
2. The person (the person) you met at the reception is Paul Kennedy.
3. Jason Grant, (Jason Grant’s) daughter is a friend of Susan’s, teaches at MIT.
4. Did you ever hear from the client (the client) left a message for you yesterday?
5. The flower (the flower’s) name I couldn’t recall is a hydrangea.
6. This is my husband (my husband) I don’t think you have met before.
7. We need to replace the window (the window’s) glass was broken in the storm.