Which vs. who

[Iosiff]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #9 "Relative Pronouns", question 9

The person in the house next to mine knows someone ......... met the Queen.

(a) who
(b) whom
(c) which

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #9 "Relative Pronouns", answer 9

The person in the house next to mine knows someone who met the Queen.

Correct answer: (a) who

Your answer was: incorrect
The person in the house next to mine knows someone which met the Queen.
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how about "which"

Iosiff

[Alan]

Hi Iosiff,

Which would be used for things/inanimate objects and not people.

Alan
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[Lisa_Mard]

hi , can you explain to me the different among who, whose, and whom??

I still confuse when will i use one of them

[Zakiah1978]

Hi teacher,
what the different between who and whom? i am confused too.
thanks for you kindness.

[Yassin]

hi
im not a teacher but i think i can answer your question : we simply use who for people and which for non people.
bye

[Cisco795]

correct sentence:
The person in the house next to mine knows someone who met the Queen.

Correct answer: (a) who

Your answer was: incorrect
your sentence:
The person in the house next to mine knows someone whom met the Queen.

Translate sentence or define "who"

Please help here!
"The person in the house next to mine knows someone ......... met the Queen".

My personal thinking led me in the following direction:
1.- There are three subjects involved in the sentence:
a.- "The person in the house" (he)
b.- "Knows someone" (?)
c.- "The Queen"

"a" knows" be: He knows him, therefore, I used "whom". "Him" met "The Queen".

Please correct my approach in this exercise as needed, I thank you in advance.

God bless.
Cisco.
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[Esl_Expert]

Hello Cisco,

There is one thing you left out of your considerations, and that is the fact that "who" is the subject of the clause "who met the Queen".

You are correct in your thinking that the word "someone" is an object in the first clause, however the fact that "who" is the subject of the second clause takes priority over the fact that the word "who" refers back to a word that is an object.