Pronouns, Relatives & Modifiers

Teaching points

• • Pronoun case:
• • subject: I, he, she, we, they
• • object: me, him, her, us, them
• • possessive: mine, his, hers, ours, theirs
• • Relatives:
• • who = person subject
• • whom = person object, formal
• • whose = possession
• • which = things
• • Modifier trap:
• • An opening modifier must logically describe the subject that follows.

ضمير الفاعل يختلف عن ضمير المفعول. who للفاعل العاقل، whom للمفعول، whose للملكية، which لغير العاقل. العبارة الافتتاحية يجب أن تصف الفاعل الذي يليها مباشرة.

Practice

Answer the 3 questions, then check — أجب عن الأسئلة الثلاثة ثم تحقق

1. 1. Between you and _____, the proposal needs more work. A. I B. me C. mine D. myself
2. 2. The researcher _____ findings were published received an award. A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
3. 3. Walking through the laboratory, _____. A. the equipment looked unusual B. unusual equipment was everywhere C. the technician noticed unusual equipment D. the lights were bright