THAT, WHICH, WHO? Important Relative Pronouns You Need to Know

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9:35 I disagree with dumbing down the language. I will always try to use correct grammar, whether spoken or written, a habit that everyone should have.

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[@InteractiveEng]

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Hey, why do we use „has been taught“ here instead of „was taught“? ☺️

[@englishwithnadin259]

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[@InteractiveEng]

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[@landosnowdrops7582]

Thanks a lot Wes for a great lesson!! Can you please make more grammar quizzes with relative pronouns?

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson. I'll make more quiz lessons in the future. 👍

[@Aerosmith77]

This lesson is easier to listen Than use these words correctly in a sentence. 💖 However practice makes a master.

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@howardbrown232]

Excellent class. Simple but very important.

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[@tommyboy9846]

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[@InteractiveEng]

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[@akunbaru2657]

Good teaching relative pronouns, sir. Thank you.

[@InteractiveEng]

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Thanks Wes for your teaching. I learned this and now I’m relearning.

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@InteractiveEng]

Awesome, thank you! 😃

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Amazing Lesson Wes! Now I better remember the rules, WHICH I’ve learnt many years ago 😂 You have amazing teaching skills! Which is why I subscribed to your channel! 👏🏼👊🏼

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@zamidiqbal1800]

Sir your efforts are really good and appreciated. I request you cordially that please make a video about....Could, might, and would and difference against can, may and will. I am totally ignorant about and unable of its proper use of these.

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for commenting & checking out the lesson. I'll keep this in mind. 👍

[@michaelsteven8892]

Well explained !! You have stressed upon the important block that sets the English communication going in all its requirements !! Many people especially students,use these pronouns inappropriately.In this regard,you have helped very cordially and eloquently !! Thank you !! ❤️❤️❤️

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I've got perfect score in your quiz. Thanks..

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[@dinadina7427]

Hello! This lesson, which I’m listening to, is great. 2) some English words, which I try to memorise, is very difficult to pronounce. 3. I like read books which is interesting. 4. I like This car that is very reliable. I’d like to go to this restaurant that is so fancy

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[@mauroseimandi4416]

I didn't know that "which" could be used for animals, something new learned 😊

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Thanks a lot Wes!

[@InteractiveEng]

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed the lesson. 👍

[@yalvar]

Regarding last sentence, I had thought 'that' was the answer as my reasoning was that they are pointing out specifically that particular gym and not another one there might be in the same neighbourhood or anywhere else in the city.

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[@rossellagiovanardi9154]

I knew "that" referring to things or animals and "who" only to humans. "Which" would be "il quale" in Italian "la qual cosa" but I think it's often interchangeable with "what". Whose "di cui" "di cosa". It refers to something that "belongs to". I also would have written "to whom" ... But I have also noticed that many people tend to use "who" instead and the use of "whom" is enough rare.

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Sir please explain how to connect sentences

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Hello sir, The shirt, which you are wearing now, is looking nice on you. Sir which category below mentioned sentence falls into? The way you teach us is easy to understand.

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@joyroy7595]

Sir Could you plz clarify MY confusion about these two phrases--- During those days or In those days,which one is perfectly correct to use,Sir????

[@swicheroo1]

They are both correct, depending upon the context. 'During' suggests that you are speaking about a continuous action that occurred in a specific interim: 'During my days teaching, I was continuously frustrated by students' tardiness' suggests that this is a continual frustration that happened many times over the interval. 'In those days teaching, I was frustrated by students' tardiness' is subtly different in the way it engages our understanding of time: This phrasing suggests that you are taking a broad view of a specific point in time. FWIW: I hold a PhD in English and have been a university professor of English Literature in the USA, though I'm not sure why I'm being suggested this channel.

[@cutecat506]

Good. I tried the quiz but got few mistakes. I think i need to watch the lessons again for better understanding. Quite confusing. Anyway, thanks Wes for teaching this lesson.

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for checking out the lesson. Keep up the good work! 👍

[@SteveLee-kx9nw]

at 9:36 why we must put "to", which can be replaced with in, on or other words in other sentences, before "whom"?

[@marcogaiotto2028]

Simon is my friend. He works in London. Hello! I have to combine these two sentences using a defining relative clause. It's a grammar exercise. I would say: Simon is my friend who works in London. Is that correct? Thanks a lot for you help!

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Hi west, O my....that was some which i never thought it would be tricky. This is my first time. yes i learn a lot. Good lesson Keep it up. From Dc

[@InteractiveEng]

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Hi Wes. Thanks for the video.

[@InteractiveEng]

You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed the lesson. 😊

[@mirshodruziyev4027]

Thank you for your valuable time and great explanation. I would like to know if it is appropriate to use pronoun "it" if the author is unknown. For example, Does the author buy any cereals? A. No, it doesn't buy B.Yes, it buys C. Sometimes buys D. No information in the text Thank you for your answer in advance

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I enjoy your explanation

[@InteractiveEng]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson. Thanks for your comment. 😊

[@antoineghannoum]

Dear Professor, Is the comma correctly used here (before "that")? Example from Longman Dictionary Dumbbell: Two weights connected by a short bar, that you can lift to strengthen your arms and shoulders. Best regards, Antoine Ghannom

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[@InteractiveEng]

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[@gladysgriffin7347]

Wes, thank you for this lesson.It's very helpful. It's not easy to use them, I'm going to watch your lesson several times and practice a lot.

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@kathleenrogers6750]

I would always use WHO when speaking about my own pets.

[@InteractiveEng]

Thanks for sharing. I thought about including that because I know others who do that. 👍

[@tacomaon4566]

Can I use "where" instead of which for the gym and Illinois?

[@correasilva2714]

You know what's really cool. I'm from Brazil, and I have a friend called Anna who is pregnant.

[@InteractiveEng]

Nice. Tell her I said congratulations. 🎉

[@sneakpeek9790]

Who got your friend Anna pregnant? 😁😁😁

[@correasilva2714]

@@sneakpeek9790I believe it was her husband Pedro, as far as I know.

[@abeehafarhan4496]

Awesome 👍 thnx sir

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@zsb707]

I aced the quiz, but without resorting to restrictive vs non-restrictive dichotomy ☺.

[@InteractiveEng]

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Thanks

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Thx.

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Good job teacher

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@InteractiveEng]

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[@kingjames2529]

Really good videos, and I got a quick Q: can I say “I don’t know the man whom you were talking to? ”😅(which just leave the preposition at the end of the sentence?)

[@MrAlexsegal]

This video seems to imply that the Bernard Shaw sentence below would be better if it had used “that” rather than “which”. But I think the sentence is fine just the way it is. “We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach but do not practise, and another which we practise but seldom preach.”

[@MrAlexsegal]

I should have attributed the sentence to Bertrand Russell.

[@adityavishalsingh3952]

Understood that lesson

[@InteractiveEng]

That's great! Thanks for your comment. 😃

[@sammodkumargurudev9263]

Hello sir, I'm from indi I have a doubt. Can we use Article the before Gerund??

[@ewerest9914]

How about disappear words who-which-that, which normally happen a lot?

[@tigranayvazyan5974]

I chose "that" for the last example: other than that, I got 'em right. Thank You again for another well-explained and informative lesson!

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@bernadettealegarbes7895]

Ive got5 score sir Wes, only one pts ive missed, coz ive doubted haha

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@sabina6579]

Hi , I have a question for u . In this sentence, I just wanted u to know that baby you are the best ~ "that" as a relative clause or what is that ?

[@InteractiveEng]

In this case, I believe 'that' is a conjunction (not a pronoun) and could possibly be omitted. 👍

[@sabina6579]

@@InteractiveEng aww thanks, i hoped so 🥰

[@sabina6579]

@@InteractiveEng conjusction and relative clause are the same thngs ?

[@sanjibganguli3084]

Respected sir, you are earnestly entreated to join the following sentences with Relative Clause -He has a duty to do.The duty is difficult.

[@75nordic]

Love ya teachin

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@samin21]

Which verb will use after the "Where" because I have seen many articles on internet "where" and "when" use as subject (relative pronoun) Beacause after "where" it has no any subject How to decide १ This is the place where is /are not allowed to take pictures. 2। I want to visit where is/are famous. Please reply 🙂🙂

[@sanjibganguli3084]

Respected sir, you are earnestly entreated to join the following relative clause -He has a duty to do.The duty is difficult.(Join with a Relative pronoun)

[@InteractiveEng]

He has a duty that he has to do. 👍 (But I would probably say 'task'.)

[@sanjibganguli3084]

@@InteractiveEng Revered sir,if answer the question in the following way-He has a task to do, which is difficult/He has a task which is difficult to do, would the answers be correct from the grammatical point of view?

[@sanjibganguli3084]

Sorry,if I....

[@sanjibganguli3084]

Sir, in my estimation you are the finest grammarian I have ever seen on KZbin.Do please crystallise my vague ideas into transparent ones.I find it very difficult to figure out why you didn't make any mention of the word"difficult".

[@dawnweyin9885]

l know the clauses by other names that is defining and non defining clauses. Please correct me.

[@InteractiveEng]

Yes, those terms also work. Thanks for commenting & sharing. 👍

[@VickiBee]

I did good. from Svetlana, Gustav's mother

[@InteractiveEng]

That's great! Thanks for participating in the lesson. 👏

[@ariohandoyo5973]

We use the word who for Tiger wood? i thought we use the word that i'm still confused with the word which.🤔

[@InteractiveEng]

When talking about people, even in restrictive clauses, WHO is more often used and regarded as more acceptable. 👍

[@ariohandoyo5973]

@@InteractiveEng Okay

[@thomasmuzondiwa4814]

Yes I have learnt samething New

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@thomasmuzondiwa4814]

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[@tyrellwhyte8650]

🎉❤😊🏆🥇🏅🎖Good Job

[@InteractiveEng]

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[@franciscopontesvelasco4315]

Relative pronouns aren't right up my street but thanks for your help

[@InteractiveEng]

You're welcome. Thanks for checking out the lesson. 👍

[@johng423]

Note that punctuation and pauses may indicate which pronoun to use. Let's look at these sentences and situations: 1 *You should join the gym, WHICH is five minutes away.* (NOTE: There is a comma, indicating a pause.) >> In this sentence, the phrase "is five minutes away" simply adds information that is not necessary, so the phrase is non-restrictive, therefore use "which". 2 *You should join the gym THAT is five minutes away rather than the one THAT is twenty minutes away.* (NOTE: There is NO comma.) >> This sentence refers to more than one gym and you want to indicate a specific one, so the pronoun should be restrictive, therefore use "that". 3 This will need the context of a conversation: Question: Should I join the gym that is five minutes away or the one that is twenty minutes away? Answer: *You should join the gym THAT is five minutes away.* (NOTE: There is NO comma.) >> Don't let this confuse you. Your answer does not (and does not need to) repeat all the choices--they are *implied by the question* just asked, so grammatically this is the same situation as in example 2 (above). You want to indicate a specific gym, so the pronoun should be restrictive, therefore use "that".

[@75nordic]

6/7

[@ruimintianomi6382]

When I was in high school, I was always bogged down with the nuances among those pronouns. Since then, I've read a load and watched countless films and TV shows, so now I can pick the correct answer in a quiz like that, but I can't explain why. It's like muscle memory.

[@shortshorts1380]

Then what are you doing here?