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Grammar

Let’s learn.

He instructed his followers who were carrying their loots to return them at once.

The sentence above is a complex sentence. A complex sentence is a sentence
that has one independent clause and one dependent clause.
An independent clause may be joined to a dependent clause using ‘who’,
‘which’, ‘whose’ or ‘whom’ to make a complete sentence.
Examples:
1. Chakri looked at his parents who were dirty and dressed in rags.

Independent clause Dependent clause
He looked at his parents who were dirty and dressed in rags.
2. They hired the man whom they interviewed last week.

Independent clause Dependent clause
They hired the man whom they interviewed last week.

Let’s practise.

Complete the table.
1. I know the man who wrote the poem.
2. She likes the skirt which is worn by the mannequin.
3. Asin likes the song which won the award last year.
4. She is not sure whose car is parked near her house.
5. I met the woman whom you invited to the party last week.

Independent clause Dependent clause

Let’s do.

Fill in the blanks with ‘who’, ‘which’, ‘whose’ or ‘whom’.

1. That is the boy father is a famous artist.
2. The girls work in a factory manufactures tyres.
3. Asin’s brother has a friend is working in Penang.
4. He married the beautiful lady we introduced last year.
5. The police found the car was lost near the mining pool.

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