Which sentence contains a relative pronoun?
A. Please, put your book bag in your locker.
B. Mr. Moon, whom you have met, is my assistant.
C. Someone is coming down the hill.
D. Those are not my shoes.
A. Please, put your book bag in your locker.
B. Mr. Moon, whom you have met, is my assistant.
C. Someone is coming down the hill.
D. Those are not my shoes.
1 Answer
The sentence containing the relative pronoun is:
B. Mr. Moon, whom you have met, is my assistant.
Explanation:
The pronoun "whom" is a relative pronoun that introduces the relative clause , "whom you have met".
However, that is the incorrect relative pronoun.
The pronoun "whom" is an object pronoun.
This relative clause should use the subject pronoun "who":
"Mr. Moon, who you have met, is my assistant."
Examples of the correct use of the object relative pronoun "whom":
"Mr. Moon, with whom I work, is my assistant."
"Mr. Moon, to whom you were sent, is my assistant"
In these sentences, the relative pronoun introduces the relative clause as the object of a preposition.
Sentence A. contains the possessive adjective "your" (2x).
Sentence C. contains the indefinite pronoun "someone".
Sentence D. contains the demonstrative pronoun "those".
