The words who, whose and which are relative pronouns. Use who to refer to people. Use which to refer to things. Whose can refer to both people and things. Use it to replace pronouns in the possessive case.

1. I talked to the boy ……………………….. won the first prize in the quiz competition. ( who / whose / which)

2. This is the man …………………………. daughter is an athlete. (who / whose / which)

3. He asked me a question ……………………….. I could not answer. (who / whose / which)

4. The plants …………………………… I bought from the nursery have beautiful flowers. (who / which / whose)

5. I met a girl …………………………. was selling flowers to tourists. (who / which / whose)

6. The man …………………………… bag was stolen complained to the police. (who / which / whose)

7. The cat ………………………….. you can see over there is my pet. (which / who / whose)

8. The woman …………………………… husband is a soldier is waiting for him to come home. (who / whose / which)

9. I decided to adopt the puppy ………………………….. I found in the alley. (which / who / whose)

Answers

1. I talked to the boy who won the first prize in the quiz competition.

2. This is the man whose daughter is an athlete.

3. He asked me a question which I could not answer.

4. The plants which I bought from the nursery have beautiful flowers.

5. I met a girl who was selling flowers to tourists.

6. The man whose bag was stolen complained to the police.

7. The cat which you can see over there is my pet.

8. The woman whose husband is a soldier is waiting for him to come home.

9. I decided to adopt the puppy which I found in the alley. (We normally use which to refer to animals.)