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Noteclass 11 12

Advanced relative clauses

Lesson 61 of 84

B2

whose = jis ka. whom = object (jise), formal. Object pronoun hata sakte ho: the book I bought. who / which / that rakho = 43. Cleft It was Ravi who = 60. Comma extra info = 67. Chhoti form sitting = 59.

1. Kya hai

43 me joiner dikhaya, pronoun rakha. Yahan teen rules: possession (jis ka), object-formal (whom), object hatao.

Rule Example
whose + noun the girl whose brother plays cricket
to / with + whom the officer to whom I gave the form
object hatao the book I bought (that/which hata diya)

2. whose / whom / who's

Word Use Example
whose possession — log ya cheez the girl whose brother… / a hall whose roof leaks
of which cheez, formal a hall the roof of which leaks
whom object / after preposition (formal) the person whom I met / to whom I spoke
who's who is / who has — joiner nahi the man who's waiting = who is waiting (43)

whose ke baad noun zaroori. Hatao nahi. Spoken: who aksar whom ki jagah. Exam preposition aage ho to whom / which, nahi who / that.

3. Hatao + preposition + where

Kab Yes No
object the book (that) I bought / the person (who) I met the book which I bought it
subject the man who called the man called is Papa. (hatao galat)
preposition + which / whom the shop in which I bought it / the person to whom I spoke in that I bought / to who I spoke
preposition last me the shop I bought it in / the person I spoke to the shop in I bought it

Place: the lane where we parked (ya in which). Time: the day (when / that) we met — when bhi hata sakte ho. Reason: the reason (why / that) the train was late. That's what I meant = the thing that (jo baat). the book what = 43 galat. Cleft What I need is rest = 60.

4. Examples

Bold = is page ki form yaad rakho.

  1. I know a girl whose brother plays cricket.
  2. That's the auto whose driver knew the lane.
  3. We sat in a hall whose roof leaks.
  4. a hall the roof of which leaks
  5. the officer to whom I gave the form
  6. the person whom I met at the station (formal)
  7. the person I met at the station (hata diya)
  8. This is the chai I ordered.
  9. This is the form I filled in.
  10. The man who called is Papa. (karta — mat hatao)
  11. the shop in which I bought the pan
  12. the shop I bought the pan from
  13. the lane where we parked
  14. the day we met Amma
  15. That's what I meant.

5. Common mistakes

the man who's phone rang / whose he lives
the man whose phone rang. who's = who is.
the person to who I spoke / the shop in that I bought it
to whom I spoke / in which I bought it / the person I spoke to
The man called is Papa. (karta wala who hata diya)
The man who called is Papa.
the book which I bought it / the book what I bought
the book I bought / the book that I bought (43: what nahi, that/which)
the girl whose plays cricket
the girl whose brother plays cricket. whose + noun.
It was Ravi whose brought samosas. (60 aur 61 dono ek saath mat lagao)
It was Ravi who brought the samosas. (60) the girl whose brother… (61)
the man sitting who near the door
the man sitting near the door (59) / the man who is sitting (43)
My brother who lives in Pune is a doctor. (extra info, no comma — 67)
Kaunsa brother: the brother who lives in Pune. Extra info + comma = 67.
Hindi note. Jis ka / jis ki = whose + noun. who's = who is, alag. Jise (object) formal = whom; roz = hatao ya who. Subject who mat hatao. Object that/which/who hata sakte ho, lekin extra it mat chhodo.

6. Practice

A. 10 MCQ

1. I know a girl ______ brother plays cricket.
2. the officer to ______ I gave the form
3. This is the book ______.
4. The man ______ called is Papa. (karta)
5. the shop in ______ I bought the pan
6. The man ______ waiting is Ravi. (who is)
7. This is the chai ______.
8. the lane ______ we parked
9. The person ______ I met was kind. (spoken)
10. a building ______ walls are thin

B. 5 fill-in

1. I know a girl ______ brother plays cricket.

2. the officer to ______ I gave the form

3. the shop in ______ I bought the pan

4. This is the book ______ I bought. (that / which)

5. Sahi karo: the man who's phone rang

C. 3 sentences

Model answers neeche. Ek whose, ek to whom, ek object hatao.

  1. whose: I know a girl whose brother plays cricket.
  2. whom: the officer to whom I gave the form
  3. hatao: This is the book I bought.

7. Answer key

MCQ
  1. a) whose — possession + noun. who's = who is. whom = object, baad me noun nahi.
  2. b) whom — after to. who informal, preposition last me. whose = possession.
  3. a) I bought — object hatao. which I bought it = extra it. who = log.
  4. a) who — karta, hatao nahi. whom = object. hatao = Papa called, matlab badal.
  5. b) which — in which. in that galat. who = log.
  6. b) who's — who is waiting. whose waiting = possession bina noun.
  7. a) I ordered — hatao. I ordered it = extra it. who = log.
  8. a) where — place. whose / whom nahi.
  9. b) who — spoken object. whose = possession. which = cheez.
  10. a) whose — cheez ka possession OK. who's / whom galat.
Fill-in
  1. whose — jis ka brother.
  2. whom — to whom.
  3. which — in which.
  4. that / which — object; hata bhi sakte, yahan word rakho.
  5. the man whose phone rang — not who's.
Model sentences
  1. I know a girl whose brother plays cricket.
  2. the officer to whom I gave the form
  3. This is the book I bought.

Check: whose + noun, not who's; whom after preposition; object hatao, extra it nahi; karta wala who mat hatao; in which not in that; spoken who / preposition last me; where/when/why optional; who/which/that rakho = 43; cleft = 60; sitting = 59; comma extra = 67.